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Top 75 Family Business Leaders 2019: Americas

September 30, 2019

CampdenFB has featured many of the leading lights in the family business and family office space over its 75 issues. Here we take a look at some of the icons in the world of business families plus the up-and-comers taking the community into the 21st century

CampdenFB has featured many of the leading lights in the family business and family office space over its 75 issues. Here we take a look at some of the icons in the world of business families plus the up-and-comers taking the community into the 21st century.

Fast forward: Top 50 family business leaders 2017

November 6, 2017

Fast-growing companies are what get economies moving and this year more than 70% of the leaders in our Top 50 list are from expanding new companies we have never featured. Read on about the leaders getting their family businesses going in the right direction

Family Business Roundup: Bechtel, Market Basket, and Samsung

June 3, 2016

Bechtel names 35-year-old as new chief executive; Family behind Market Basket grocery chain back in court; and South Korean court rules against Samsung merger suit

Bechtel names 35-year-old as new chief executive

Bechtel Corporation, one of the largest family businesses in the US, has named fifth-generation Brendan Bechtel as its new chief executive.

The 35-year-old will replace Bill Dudley, who became the first non-family CEO to run the business after Brendan’s father, Riley Bechtel, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease two years ago.

Divorces, impact investing and rich lists: Top 10 stories of 2014

December 24, 2014

A messy divorce, impact investing, and Indonesian rich lists – these were just some of the themes that kept CampdenFB readers hooked during 2014. Below we’ve listed the most read stories of the year.

1. Berkshire Hathaway offers long-term alternative for family offices

Poor health forces Bechtel fourth-gen to step down

February 5, 2014

Bechtel Corporation, one of the largest family businesses in the US, is to appoint its first non-family chief executive and president, after fourth-geneneration Riley Bechtel announced he was stepping down due to health problems.