An accounting and MBA graduate of Drexel University, Jack Kolb worked for the university for 11 years, the final four as controller. He joined Holman Enterprises in 1950 as a dealer salesman and subsequently joined the Holman subsidiary, Automotive Rentals, Inc., (now Automotive Resources International, ARI). From 1957-1970, Kolb was ARI executive VP and general manager.
Kolb was inducted into the AF Fleet Hall of Fame in 2008.