Who is Brad Courtney?

I am not being a smart-ass, for once. This is a serious question.

Who in the world is Brad Courtney, about to become the chair of the Republican Party of Wisconsin?

I've been reading reports about his ascension to the throne all week, but none ever say anything except he is the current first vice-chair of the party and is a Whitefish Bay businessman.

Spivak and Bice added today that he is 47 years old.

And that's about it. You can Google or use whatever tools are readily available and find very little.

No one has even said what kind of business he's in, let alone the name of the company or the position he holds.

You'd think he was in the witness protection program.

On some of the Republican blogs where there's been some back-and-forth about who should be new new chair, people speak highly of Courtney. He's apparently paid his party dues, literally and figuratively, and is well-liked.

Isn't there a political reporter out there with enough curiousity to write a short profile?

I truly am just curious. Comments welcome.

UPDATE: Little help from readers, but WisPolitics to the rescue with this in its weekly report to subscribers:

Brad Courtney, who expects to be selected as the new Republican Party of Wisconsin chairman next week, said he doesn’t expect any significant departures from the way Rick Graber did business, acknowledging that he has “big shoes to fill.”

... Courtney is a Whitefish Bay native and lifelong Wisconsin resident, except for his years attending Vanderbilt University, where he earned degrees in political science and business administration.

He and his brother, Robert, own Courtney Industrial Battery, a Milwaukee-based supplier of forklift batteries, battery chargers and peripheral equipment to manufacturers and warehouses in Wisconsin. Courtney is also an avid jogger and enjoys coaching soccer.

His roots as a party activist in Wisconsin date back to his election as vice chairman of the North Shore Republican Club in 1989. But, he says, he never had designs on being the top dog in the state, even after he ran for first vice chair in 2001...