Session III

Leading the Family Business LifeCycle – Phases that Deliver Growth & Value, Over Time
Speaker: Robert D. Walter | Founder of Cardinal Health | Bio
Date: October 29 @ 5 p.m.

Family business ownership has a large impact on a firm’s performance, and family owners play a significant role in determining how their firms perform throughout the company’s life-cycle. However, the dynamics of this relationship can change when family firms undertake initial public offerings (IPOs) for long-lasting growth of their business, resulting in a governance and management transitions during the post-IPO stage.