Karl Barnhart

A farm-boy from Pennsylvania, Karl Barnhart is the EVP and Chief Marketing Officer of BRANDT. In that role, he leads the company’s corporate marketing efforts across the organization’s three global operating divisions.

In 2011, Karl moved to the Midwest after 21 years in New York City. There, he held leadership positions in a number of strategic branding agencies, serving as partner and president of CoreBrand for the last several years. At CoreBrand, Karl was responsible for the company’s direction, client relationships and marketing while managing clients such as Cisco Systems, AT&T, Delphi Automotive, Ranger Boats, NASCAR, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, and MasterCard.

Karl has a B.S. in technical writing from Carnegie Mellon University. He and his wife Heather live in Leland Grove, Illinois.