Steven D. Gackenbach

Executive Vice President & Group President, Memorialization at Matthews International

Steve has served as Group President, Memorialization for Matthews International since 2011. In this role, he leads Matthews’ Cemetery Products Division and the Matthews Aurora Funeral Solutions Division. Prior to this role, Steve was Matthews Memorialization’s Chief Commercial Officer.

Before joining Matthews, Steve was employed by Kraft Foods where he spent almost 20 years in general management, strategy and marketing roles.

Steve graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.