Nominee biography

Franklin Edward Simek Jr.

LCMS Foundation Board of Trustees

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Official nominee source text from the 2026 LCMS Biographical Synopses and Statements of Nominees.

Official nominee source text

Photo of Franklin Edward Simek Jr. from the 2026 LCMS Biographical Synopses and Statements of Nominees.
Section
LCMS Foundation Board of Trustees
Office/position
LCMS Foundation Board of Trustees
Candidate category
not specified
Source page
p. 59

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Additional official source text

Franklin Edward Simek Jr., Millstadt, IL; Trinity, Millstadt IL (SI); LCMS 45;

Retired. S: CUC BOR incl. Fin., Capital Strategy, Governance and Audit Coms., LCMS Chief Admin. Officer 6. O: CPA, VP Procurement Pabst Brewing Co. 2, VP Purchasing Frac. Tech. Int’l. 1, Purchasing & Corp. Fin. Plng. Anheuser-Busch 28.

I am thankful for being considered to serve on the LCMS Foundation Board of Directors. My formal training consists of an undergraduate degree in accounting and a master’s degree (M.B.A.) in finance. In addition, I passed the Certified Public Accountant (C.P .A.) exam. I have over 30 years of business experience with a Fortune 100 company managing operations with a heavy emphasis on financial planning. Most recently, I was blessed to have served as the LCMS’s Chief Administrative Officer for 6 years. During that time, I participated in many of the LCMS’s boards, including that of the Foundation, and I had the opportunity to work with the Foundation’s senior management and become familiar with its operations.

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