Horst Krippner

Horst Krippner was born in the small Bavarian farming village of Seussen. His father worked at the Shumann fine porcelain factory nearby. Watching the village blacksmith pour and forge metal created in Horst the desire to became a tool & die maker. In 1955, he obtained the coveted Industriemeisterbrief in recognition of his completed apprenticeship in Nurnberg. He then moved to Toronto, Canada and worked at Husky, Inc. as the company's first injection mold maker. In 1958, Horst moved to Los Angeles, California and worked to become the Manufacturing Vice-President at Setco, Inc. When Setco sold to the McCormick company in 1974, Horst took the opportunity to start his own injection mold making business - HK Plastics Engineering, Inc.

Peter Krippner

Horst’s oldest son Peter had begun to work at the company in 1985 while he was attending college. Peter spent most of his time managing accounting tasks at HK. He began to use computer spreadsheets and computer based accounting applications to handle the company's finances. After graduating from Southern California College with a degree in International Missions, he decided to work full-time for the company. He now serves as the company's CFO and lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife Gisele where he enjoys hiking. His son Timothy attends the University of Michigan.

Gerry Krippner

Horst’s middle son, earned a Mechanical Engineering degree from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and later an MBA degree from Cal State San Marcos. His career began as an engineering apprentice with Hunter Industries. After college, he worked with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) as a management consultant in their manufacturing systems practice. Most of his time with Andersen was with the Boeing company in Seattle,Washington and Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In 1990, Gerry began work at HK and now serves as the President and CEO. Gerry enjoys cycling (MTB & road), tennis, and fly-fishing and lives near Vista, California with his wife Renee and three sons, Evan, Andrew, and Ryan.

Ron Krippner

Horst’s youngest. In 1990 graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Marketing and decided to start his career with HK Plastics Engineering, Inc. He has played many roles at HK over the years holding positions such as molding shop foreman, ISO coordinator, and now Vice-President of Sales. Ron enjoys surfing and volleyball and lives in Oceanside, California with his wife Kristine and three daughters, Sarah, Lauren, and Kate.