Kathy Hudson

Ms. Hudson is the retired Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of Brady Corporation (“Brady”), a global manufacturer of identification solutions and specialty industrial products.  Ms. Hudson became President and CEO of Brady in 1994 after spending twenty-four years with Eastman Kodak Company.   
Her career at Kodak included positions in systems analysis, supply chain, finance, corporate communications, investor relations, information technology, litigation operations and general management as the Vice President of Professional, Printing and Publishing Imaging.  
From 1994 until her retirement in 2004, Brady expanded from 8 countries to 23 and its revenues doubled and market capitalization tripled.   
Ms. Hudson has served on the boards of directors of several public companies including:  Apple Computer Corporation, Honeywell, Case Corporation, Charming Shoppes, Inc. CNH Global, Ericsson. and most recently International Flavors and Fragrances.   
She is a past chair of the board of trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin and current Chair of the Alverno College board of trustees. She also serves on the board of directors of Restoring Lands  A Wisconsin Land Trust. 
She graduated with a BS in Management from Indiana University.  She was married to the late Robert O. Hudson.  Their son Robert K. Hudson is an EMT and a talented classical pianist, sound designer and composer of electronic music.  Ms. Hudson and her Golden retriever  Ozzy live in Mequon, WI.