Passing the Torch: Succession Planning with Purpose
Formal succession planning ensures the long-term stability and continuity of your business by proactively identifying and developing future leaders. It minimizes disruption during leadership transitions and protects the legacy you’ve worked hard to build.
Whether transitioning to a leader within the business or selling, Succession Planning is critical to increasing performance and valuation. Without a plan, you’re leaving the future of your company to chance.
What you’ll hear in this session:
• What is it
• When to start and what’s next for you
• Identify Talent; inside or outside
• What about family?
• How to utilize Behavioral Science to establish a formal development plan
Speaker:
– Brian Van de Water, CEO, SPL Consulting, LLC
In 2017, Brian Van de Water established SPL Consulting, LLC. combining executive-level thought processes with a rare blend of proficiency in Strategic and Succession Planning, Lean Enterprise Implementation, and Talent Development utilizing Behavioral Science. In other words, linking the “what” with the “how” to the “who”. As an executive in industry, he led seven turnarounds resulting in double-digit EBITDA growth. This was accomplished through treating people as the most important asset and involving them in the change process to create team-based and positive change.
Brian is a proven business leader with over 30 years of industry expertise in Printing, Packaging, Labels, Converting, and Co-Extruded Film, Robotic Systems and Microbiology. He now leads SPL Consulting, LLC. SPL Consulting specializes in Strategic Planning, Lean Implementation and Talent Development. Brian has been in executive level positions since 1996 with companies like WS Packaging, REXAM Medical Packaging, and James River Corporation and led or sponsored hundreds of Kaizens resulting in millions of dollars of bottom-line improvement. He received extensive training throughout his career in Lean Methodologies including Certification through Shingijutsu Top Japan Training. SPL has generated over 181,000 hours of capacity, $68M in revenue with an ROI of 10X for clients.