Company Culture Drives Success of Family-Owned Business in Netherland | A Conversation with Fedor Heijl

Boardroom&Beyond Podcast

In this episode, Lyndsey talks with Fedor Heijl, Chair of Vistage in Netherland. Board Chair of TechnoParts B.V.. and a family business trusted advisor.

Their conversation of this episode is regarding the company culture of family-owned business.

Conversation with Fedor Heijl Highlights

The beauty of Netherland and Netherland cultureo Netherland with diverse culture (4:00) o World-class R&D center (5:30)

Key reasons of Netherland family-owned company’s successo Family controlled public listed companies (7:30) o Small family-owned business focus on long-term value (8:00) o Simply organization structure make decision making process efficient (8:40)

Fedor’s family-owned business structure?o Brief intro (10:00) o Governing and managing structure (11:00) o Treat employees as partners (12:30)

Top challenges growing family businesso Long-term growth with employees and customers in mind (13:15) o Biggest challenge is the lifecycle of the business (14:30) o Opportunity for the business (15:00) o Pros and Cons for next steps of the business (16:00) o Think global, act local! (18:00)

Guest Contact Information

1. Contact info: Fedor Heijl MSc. [e-mail] linkedin.com/in/fedorheijl [phone]
2. Websites: www.fvice.nl www.vistage.nl www.vistage.com