20-40 Visionaries — Young Turks Set the Pace

Karl Kluetz, 38
VP of Operations, Nationwide Graphics, Houston

A good many managers in major league baseball were catchers during their playing days, which is no surprise since both vocations require a keen sense of everything that’s transpiring on the field, at all times. In a similar vein, Karl Kluetz believes that his experience on the shop floor earlier in his career has paid dividends in his managerial skills.