CEO, chemical manufacturing and distribution company · Hydrite Chemical Co. · Brookfield, Wisconsin
Kevin Honkamp
Kevin Honkamp, third-generation CEO of Brookfield-based Hydrite Chemical Co. (family chemical manufacturer/distributor). Not other Honkamp family members without the CEO role.
Net worth
$50 million+
September 17, 2026
About
Kevin Honkamp is chief executive officer of Hydrite Chemical Co., the Brookfield manufacturer and distributor BizTimes tags among Wisconsin’s most influential business leaders.
A third-generation family principal, he has spent nearly three decades at the company, served as president from early 2017 after leading sales and procurement, and later moved into the CEO seat while remaining on the Hydrite and Honkamp Foundation boards.
Hydrite traces to a 1929 Milwaukee tanning-industry supplier; Wayne Thompson and Richard Honkamp bought a majority stake in 1935, and the firm remains family-owned. A new Brookfield headquarters opened in 2021. The company reports about 1,000 employees with Wisconsin plants plus sites in Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Texas, California, and Colorado, and ranks on Deloitte’s list of Wisconsin’s largest privately held businesses.
Recent deals under Honkamp’s leadership include Missouri-based Fife Water Services, Colorado’s Precision Polymer Corp., and Enterprise Specialty Products, expanding foam-control and water-treatment lines and stretching Hydrite’s footprint coast to coast as the company approaches its 2029 centennial. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University.
Companies and affiliations
- Hydrite Chemical Co.
Notable facts
BizTimes Wisconsin 275 lists Kevin Honkamp as CEO of Brookfield-based Hydrite; third-generation family leader with nearly 30 years at the company; previously president since early 2017.
Company profile: roughly 1,000 employees; new Brookfield headquarters completed 2021; Deloitte 75 privately held Wisconsin ranking; plants in Wisconsin plus Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Texas, California, and Colorado.
Hydrite publicly lists its corporate office in Brookfield, Wis.
What questions can this profile answer
- What makes Kevin Honkamp notable?
- Kevin Honkamp is chief executive officer of Hydrite Chemical Co., the Brookfield manufacturer and distributor BizTimes tags among Wisconsin’s most influential business leaders. A third-generation family principal, he has spent nearly three decades at the company, served as president from early 2017 after leading…
- What is Kevin Honkamp's estimated net worth?
- Kevin Honkamp's estimated net worth is $50 million+ as of 2026-09-17.