President and chief executive officer; second-generation family-business leader · Zorn Compressor & Equipment, Inc. · Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Matthew D. Zorn
Matthew D. “Matt” Zorn, president and CEO of Pewaukee-headquartered Zorn Compressor & Equipment. Not Executive Chairman John Zorn (father) or VP/Secretary-Treasurer Katie Marks (sister).
Net worth
$4 million+
September 17, 2026
About
Matthew Zorn leads Zorn Compressor & Equipment, the Pewaukee family distributor of industrial compressed-air and vacuum systems that his father, John Zorn, purchased in 2001 and rebranded from Cochrane Compressor.
Matt began part-time in the Madison service department while in college, joined full-time after graduating from UW–Madison in 1996, and rose through sales and marketing before becoming president in 2009 and president and CEO in 2022.
Under the Zorn family’s ownership, the company spread from its Pewaukee corporate campus into a seven-branch Upper Midwest network—five Wisconsin locations plus Illinois branches in Gurnee (2011) and Woodridge (2018)—serving manufacturers, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage plants, municipalities and hospitals that treat compressed air as a critical utility. A separate Pewaukee installation-and-piping facility supports engineered system builds.
Three generations now work the business: John remains executive chairman; Matt’s sister Katie Marks is vice president, secretary and treasurer; and Matt’s children Emma and Pat have entered marketing and rentals. Second-generation operating control, a multi-state service footprint and an explicit family succession plan keep the company anchored in Pewaukee.
Companies and affiliations
- Zorn Compressor & Equipment, Inc.
Notable facts
Zorn’s first-party history says Matt became president in 2009 and president and CEO in 2022 after joining full-time in 1996; John Zorn purchased Cochrane in 2001 and renamed the company Zorn Compressor & Equipment in 2006.
The company lists Matt Zorn as president and CEO and publishes its corporate headquarters in Pewaukee, with additional Wisconsin and Illinois branches.
BBB business-management records identify Matthew D. Zorn as president of Zorn Compressor & Equipment, Inc. in Pewaukee.
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- What makes Matthew D. Zorn notable?
- Matthew Zorn leads Zorn Compressor & Equipment, the Pewaukee family distributor of industrial compressed-air and vacuum systems that his father, John Zorn, purchased in 2001 and rebranded from Cochrane Compressor. Matt began part-time in the Madison service department while in college, joined full-time after…
- What is Matthew D. Zorn's estimated net worth?
- Matthew D. Zorn's estimated net worth is $4 million+ as of 2026-09-17.