7th Gen Hollingsworth & Vose - Manufacturing Innovation Since 1728
A family company since 1793. Val and Annie Hollingsworth on keeping fifty-plus cousins interested and always having a better product on the bench.
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Always have a better product on the bench.
Seven generations in, the Hollingsworth family still treats standing still as the biggest risk. Does your family talk about the next opportunity, not only about protecting what it has?
“When a family member brings a new business idea, the family has a way to consider it seriously.”
Biography
Annie was elected to the H&V Board of Directors in 1997. She currently serves on the Nominating & Governance and the Executive Compensation committees of the Board. Prior to joining the Board, Annie worked at H&V starting in 1984. She held several positions in Sales and Marketing including Product Manager, Battery Separator and Marketing Manager, Nonwovens. She was instrumental in getting H&V into the battery separator business. Annie’s father, Mark was the CEO of H&V from 1963 – 1983.
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