MacLean Fogg Co., a global enterprise that makes engineered components for the electrical, telecom and automotive industries, has 23 family stakeholders. The Mundelein, Ill.-based company has been conducting family education for eight years. Fourth-generation member Gillian MacLean Growdon, executive vice president of shareholder relations, leads MacLean-Foggâs family education effort.
Vermeer Corporation, a global manufacturer of industrial and agricultural equipment based in Pella, Iowa, has presented family education programming since the 1980s. Allison Van Wyngarden, a third-generation family member, chairs the ownership council education committee for the 70-member Vermeer family.