Saint Louis, Missouri—Dr. Bruce G. Kintz, President and CEO of Concordia Publishing House, will be awarded the Baldrige Foundation Award for Leadership Excellence in the Nonprofit sector from the Baldrige Foundation on April 9, 2019.

“The Baldrige framework is a powerful tool for business leadership,” said Kintz. “At Concordia Publishing House, our Baldrige journey was laser-focused on the improvement of our systems and processes to better serve our customers. Without it, we would not have experienced the results we have seen in the last decade and expect to see long into the future, and the lasting benefit has been long-term sustainability.”

In announcing the award, Al Faber, President and CEO of the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Inc., said, “There are so many people doing such important work promoting the Baldrige Framework. Through their efforts to grow the Baldrige community, they help thousands of organizations across the country to improve their performance. . . . These great leaders are helping to ensure the sustainability of Baldrige into the future.”

For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Lindsey Martie, Public Relations, by phone at 314-268-1303 or by email at Lindsey.Martie@cph.org.

About Dr. Bruce G. Kintz

Joining Concordia Publishing House in 1999, Dr. Kintz applied his business experience to improve operations, increase mission-focus, and grow customer loyalty. His passion for excellence has always been motivated by a profound care and concern for reaching the lost for Christ. Under his leadership, CPH won the Missouri Quality Award in 2009 and the National Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award in 2011.

Dr. Kintz has served on various corporate boards of directors, has taught as an adjunct professor at the graduate level, and serves as a mentor for various leaders in aerospace and in small disadvantaged and minority-owned businesses.

Dr. Kintz holds a bachelor’s degree (BS) from Maryville University in Saint Louis in mathematics, and a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from Fontbonne University. He holds a doctor of education degree (EdD) in curriculum and instructional leadership from Lindenwood University. His dissertation focused on the future of digital curriculum for schools and formed the basis for strategic planning at CPH. In 2018, he was awarded an honorary Litterarum Humanarum Doctor (LHD) degree from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

About Concordia Publishing House

Concordia Publishing House (CPH) is the publishing arm of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. For 150 years, CPH has been providing individuals, churches, and schools with products that are faithful to the Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions. From books and Bibles to church supplies, curriculum, and software, CPH offers over 8,000 products to support the proclamation of the Gospel worldwide. Visit CPH online at cph.org.