Our guest today is Christophe Cloitre.
Christophe is the President of Ashland Electric Products located in Rochester, New Hampshire. Ashland Electric was founded in 1953 as an original equipment manufacturer of high-performance motors, fans and blowers for the aerospace, medical, transportation and military markets. Ashland was purchased by the Cloitre Family in 1985.
Christophe has run the family business for the past 10 years. He has worked in the family business for 40 years in a variety of roles. He is active in his community promoting the trades as a viable career path and a debt free alternative for secondary and post-secondary education.
Christophe is a member of a CEO Peer Group at the University of New Hampshire Center for Family Enterprise. He lives in Dover, NH with his wife, Malone, and their animals. He enjoys sailing, surfing, traveling and landscaping in his free time.
In this episode of Family Business Today, you will learn:
How specializing and staying nimble in the face of changing demand has led to the longevity of Ashland Electric Products
How Christophe has spent 40 years in his family’s business, from summers spent cleaning to his role as president of the business
Christophe’s personal experience with transitioning into the president’s role of his family’s business
How peer groups of other family business owners and CEOs have supported Christophe through the nuts and bolts details of running a family business
The advice Christophe has for the Next Gen who are preparing to take over their family business
And more…
To learn more about Christophe and his family business Ashland Electric Products, Inc., visit www.ashlandelectric.com.
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