(SCHAUMBURG, IL)—Oct. 28, 2014—Sasser Family Holdings, a 4th generation company with roots dating back to 1928, will sponsor the upcoming meeting of the Family Business Network of North America (FBN-NA) on Nov. 20-21 at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, FL. The meeting, “A Balancing Act: Family and Business Governance”, will gather key principals in family businesses throughout North America for professional growth and idea exchange.
“Being a family-owned business comes with a unique set of opportunities. As we grow and transition from generation to generation, the support and resources we have received through FBN has been invaluable,” said Fred Sasser, Chairman & CEO, Sasser Family Holdings, and a Director on the FBN-North America Chapter Board. “We are proud to support them at this upcoming event."
In 2013, when Family Business Network International (FBN-I) launched the new chapter to expand activities across the United States and Canada, Sasser stepped up as one of the Chapter’s initial Directors. Now FBN-I has 30 chapters around the globe. Organized under the motto “By Families, For Families,” the chapter is a trusted resource, dedicated to the success and sustainability of families in local, national and global businesses. Their primary values are confidentiality, trust, openness, honesty and mutual respect in a solicitation-free environment.
Meeting presenters include Eric Allyn, a 4th Generation Owner from Welch Allyn, Inc. on “Evolving Governance and Protecting the Company Culture”; Ernest Patterson of Brown Forman Company, on “Improving Cross Communication and Shareholder Relations”; Joe Perrino, 2nd generation CEO of Home Run Inn Pizza on “Governance By Design: Empowering the NextGen”; and Alexis Sabat Echavarria, 4th generation New Business Platform Leader at the Corona Group, on “Building Bridges Between the Family and Business”.
About Sasser Family Holdings, Inc.
SFH is a 4th generation, family-held transportation asset services and management company with roots dating back to 1928. Other subsidiary business units include Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co., Union Leasing Inc., CF Rail Services LLC, CF Asia Pacific Group PTY Ltd., NxGen Rail Services LLC., and Xc?d Aviation Services. The subsidiary units are leading providers of commercial and industrial-focused rail and vehicle transportation equipment solutions including asset leasing, fleet administration management, asset repair and maintenance, and innovative technology services throughout North America, and Australia. Visit Sasser Family Holdings, Inc. at www.sfhsinc.com. ###