About Us

Meet Our CEO, Moshe Katan

Above all else, Moshe Katan is a modern-day Pilgrim, an innovator
and a man who epitomizes the American dream.

Growing up on a kibbutz in Israel, Moshe Katan quickly learned the values of hard work, selflessness, family (he even met his wife there!), and unity. He also learned that he was good with his hands. Upon reaching the age of eligibility, Moshe served in the paratrooper branch of the Israeli Defense Force, rising up to the rank of Officer. When his time serving his country was done, all Moshe wanted was to find a job that would allow him to continue to use his strong, steady hands on a consistent basis.

However, such jobs were scarce in his homeland, so Moshe and his wife Susanne did what millions of other people have done throughout the course of history: they crossed the Atlantic Ocean and came to North America, where Moshe began looking for an opportunity to put his skills to work in the United States. After reaching Nova Scotia in 2005, the couple set out on their sailboat for a tour of the Atlantic Coast, with their destination set as the islands of the Caribbean. But they never made it there. It was fate that they didn’t.

A storm blew the Katans’ boat off course and rendered it impossible for them to continue their journey in the dangerous Atlantic waters. So Moshe braved the storm, guided the boat to the shores of Charleston, and he and Susanne began to explore the city while waiting for the storm to pass. That was when the couple realized they’d found the place in which they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together.

Two years after he moved his family into Charleston, Moshe saw a small manufacturing company for sale, seized the opportunity, and never looked back.

Since completing the purchase, Moshe Katan has grown MW Millworks from a company of five employees into 40 and expanded its business footprint to the point where he now sells the doors and windows his company manufactures to customers throughout the Palmetto State,
as well as in Georgia, Florida, and New York.

Moshe attributes his success with MW Millworks to the environment he grew up in. He runs his company as though it’s a kibbutz, where the core values of hard work, selflessness, family, and unity create a strong bond amongst all who inhabit it- and drive everyone to do the best job they possibly can.
When Moshe Katan is not hard at work, you can usually find him spending time with his wife Susanne and his two children or exploring the various waterways around Charleston in his beloved speedboat.