Hampshire Investments Ltd.
CEO
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
United States
Ludwig Kuttner is an investor, developer, philanthropist and patron of the arts, dividing
his time between Charlottesville Virginia; New York City; and Prague, Czech Republic.
Born in Munich, Germany in 1946, Mr. Kuttner grew up in postwar Germany and studied
law at the Universities of Munich and Regensburg. He moved with his family to the
United States in 1975 and started Hampshire Group Limited, an apparel company, as
their Chairman of the Board, CEO, and president. He is now CEO of K Holdings and
President and CEO of Hampshire Investments, both real estate and investment
companies. Ludwig is actively involved in various boards and charities, including Tibet House, Friends of Charlottesville Downtown, Ix Arts Foundation, Charlottesville Angel Network, among others. He has
developed projects in New York City, NY; Austin, Texas; St. Petersburg, Russia; Prague,
Czech Republic; Munich, Germany; and Ischia, Italy. He built a hotel in Prague that has virtually zero carbon impact with such innovative technology as grey water and heat reclaim systems. He is married to Susan Kuttner, has three sons, and 10 grandchildren.
Offer
Building environmentally friendly buildings using advanced and cutting edge design and technology.
NEED
Government bureaucracy that interferes with building creative environments and push back from community members that do not understand or appreciate how new development and creative density can create a strong economic environment for all.
Call-to-Action
The development of a master vision for mixed use/mixed income neighborhoods that address the diverse needs of different members of a community in a financially feasible, but environmentally friendly manner.
