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Overview

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Panelists

Doug Young CEO Behler-Young

Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Doug Young earned his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering at the University of Michigan and his MBA at Carnegie-Mellon University. He began his professional career in 1978, working for five years at Multi Fastener Corp. before joining his family company, Behler-Young, an HVAC Distributor, in 1982. While at Behler-Young, he has helped the company grow and expand its distribution network and has served as president since 1992. Co-founded by his grandfather in 1926, Doug is the third-generation family leader of Behler-Young, which currently has 19 locations throughout Michigan and Northern Ohio. Doug’s son Cameron has joined the company representing the fourth generation.

Doug has also served as president of HARDI, the HVAC distribution industry association, and on the board of NAW’s Distribution Research and Education Foundation. Doug enjoys mentoring next-generation family business leaders. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, serves on the Executive Committee of Habitat for Humanity of Kent County, and serves on the Board of Heart of West Michigan United Way (HWMUW).

Rob Sligh Senior Consultant The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc.

Rob spent 33 years in multi-generational family business leadership. Initially in brand management at SC Johnson for several years, he went on to become Chairman & CEO and of Sligh Furniture and Clocks, a 4^th generation manufacturing and marketing company with a majority-outside board of directors.   

He has served on twenty family business fiduciary or advisory boards and non-profit boards. On many of those, he served as Chairman of the Board and / or Chairman of the Compensation, Finance or Nominating Committee.  

Today, Rob is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a director on the fiduciary board of Utility Supply and Construction Company. He also serves on the Advisory Boards of Spectrum Industries Inc. and Erhardt Construction Company. 

Rob is a consultant for The Family Business Consulting Group, helping enterprising families with family meetings, business ownership and leadership succession and creating and developing family business boards. He also facilitates a North American peer group for Chairs of family business enterprise boards. 

He is a Gold member of the Young Presidents Organization and participates as a member of the Chicago Chapters of the Private Directors Association and the National Association of Corporate Directors.                       

Education

• MBA degree, Boston College
• BSBA degree, University of Denver 

Flavia De Veny General Management and Operations Executive

Flavia De Veny is a General Management and Operations Executive with thirty years of progressive responsibility and demonstrated achievement throughout her career. She has successfully managed numerous divisions and businesses - from ground up builds to turn-arounds; contributed to extensive organic revenue growth; and developed corporate strategic plans that resulted in numerous new market penetrations and large-scale company expansions.

Most recently, as President & CEO of Camaco-Amvian, Flavia managed a $500+M global seating solutions auto supplier with nine manufacturing facilities and 3,200 employees spanning six countries. In her first eighteen months, Flavia effectuated a wholesale organizational turn-around and positioned the company for prudent and profitable growth.

Previously, Ms. De Veny held $150M P&L responsibility with Magna International successfully launching a 200,000 ft² manufacturing facility from groundbreaking to full production in twelve months and 1^st expansion completed one year after.  

Prior to re-joining Magna, Ms. De Veny served as Vice President Business Development & Customer Satisfaction for Cooper-Standard Automotive where she directed business planning, forecasting and growth of North American sales to all major automotive OEMs, managing a $1.7B portfolio of booked business.

Ms. De Veny was a founding executive of Martinrea International and named Vice President Engineering in 2005. Thru 2011, Ms. De Veny’s broad capabilities in corporate strategy, technology and business development all played a pivotal part in driving company revenues from $300M to $2.2B in under eight years.

Ms. De Veny holds an MBA from the Wharton School, a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Oakland University, and a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland.

Moderator

Mike Fassler Principal The Family Business Consulting Group

Mike Fassler provides family business planning services with a focus on helping his clients grow their relationships, capabilities and capital.  Mike is a principal of The Family Business Consulting Group and has been serving family businesses for over 25 years.

Mike helps families develop and implement plans and decisions for succession, governance, and strategy.  Most of Mike’s work is focused on family businesses owned by sibling teams and cousin teams with an emphasis on helping clients balance the tension of family and business.  Mike works across industries and internationally.

Mike’s serves as Vice-Chair of the board of The Family Business Consulting Group and chairs the Finance and Compensation Committee. He serves as an independent director on the board of Mno-Bmadsen, the non-gaming investment arm of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and serves on the advisory board of FloSonix, a medical device start-up.

Mike is a member of and earned his Certificate in Family Business Advising from the Family Firm Institute (FFI), is an FFI Fellow and has served on the FFI Practitioner Editorial Committee.

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