Succession at Erving Industries

A year ago, I told my son, Morris, that it was time for him to “learn my job.” He replied, “I know you will be disappointed, Dad, but I don't want your job.”

Instead, Morris, who is 33, indicated that he would like to manage two divisions of Erving Industries for which I was seeking a manager. Erving Industries is the holding company for a $100 million business that started as a paper mill in Erving, Massachusetts, in 1905 and until recently comprised 14 related enterprises, from paper mills and companies making various paper products to a trucking company and an environmental consulting firm.

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