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Jeffrey V. Kohler was a versatile executive with 15 years of rewarded results at nationally acclaimed media companies.  In 2021,  he is celebrating his 25th year in the executive search industry. Kohler specializes in recruiting candidates with multi-media backgrounds including publishing, online, digital media, broadcast and data.

He began his career in 1980 at the Chicago Tribune where he won the prestigious “President’s Award”. Recruited to Philadelphia Newspapers in 1988, Kohler became the SVP Consumer Marketing for both the Inquirer & Daily News. This included all responsibilities for circulation, customer service, marketing and promotion, transportation, an alternate delivery product and an independent telemarketing subsidiary.

A prominent leader in the newspaper industry, Kohler was elected to the Newspaper Association of America’s Circulation Council, representing over 1500 newspaper members, and served on its six-person Executive Committee.   He was a featured speaker and panelist at regional and national sessions.  In addition, he was a corporate liaison among the 27 Knight-Ridder newspapers.

With a strong commitment to community involvement, Kohler has served as the Chairman of Please Touch Children’s Museum; on the Executive Board of the Boy Scouts; as President of the Richie Ashburn Celebrity Golf Classic to benefit  handicapped Boy Scouts; was an active member of the Police Athletic League, served on the Board of the Philadelphia Eagles Youth Partnership and had been appointed to the Philadelphia National Convention committee.  He is also on the Board of Trustees of Mount Saint Joseph (H.S.) Academy.

Jeff is a native of the Chicago suburbs and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1979.  He and his wife Maureen reside in Upper Gywnedd, Pennsylvania and have four daughters.

David C. Stotler is a versatile executive with more than 20 years of rewarded results in the executive search industry following an 18 year career as a sales and marketing executive in the publishing industry. David specializes in the evaluation of talent and individual career development progress by tracking several thousand executives across the media landscape.

Over the course of more than 500 completed searches during his tenure with Jeff Kohler & Associates, David has predominately focused upon extensive research and screenings to evaluate top talent and to secure the interest of leading candidates. Initial candidate slates are assembled for client review toward the objective of determining finalist groups selected for on-site interviews based on the exacting requirements of our clients.

Prior to his recent work as an Executive Search Consultant David was an accomplished sales and marketing executive for Knight Ridder and the Hearst Corporation.

David is a native of Houston, Texas and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Vanderbilt University in 1979, majoring in Economics. In 1985, David earned an MBA degree at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business after working four years for Knight Ridder's Miami Herald in various Advertising sales management positions. David and his wife Adele have two daughters.