Exit Planning and Succession at Family Businesses

Speakers:

• Joe Bazzano, COO, Beacon Exit Planning
• Kevin Kennedy, CEO, Beacon Exit Planning 

Q&A with speakers from 11:00am-11:15am

It’s a question many glass industry leaders face—how to pass on your glass business to the next generation when you’re ready to retire? Kevin Kennedy and Joe Bazzano, CEO and COO respectively of the consultancy Beacon Exit Planning, will provide guidance to GlassBuild attendees about how and when to hand off your family business. In their Main Stage session, “Exit Planning and Succession at Family Businesses,” these experts will explain what an Entrepreneurial Operation System is, discuss why you need to start planning early, and  provide an overview about the exit options available to you, such as selling to an outside buyer, private equity firm, a company manager or an ESOP.