Tag: Family Business

Going full steam ahead into training at BUTTING!

Going full steam ahead into training at BUTTING!

The BUTTING family of employees continues to grow. Managing Director Thomas Schüller welcomed all 35 new trainees at the induction event on the factory premises in Knesebeck at the beginning of August.
Former Sankyo President and CEO Mr. Johnnie Morikawa (right) recently passed the business on to his son Mr. Hiromichi Morikawa.

Passing down the family business

For family-owned businesses, the succession of ownership represents a pivotal moment in company history. Recently, Sankyo of Japan joined a growing list of companies that have undergone generational transition, with the CEO’s son assuming corporate control from his father. The successful passage of power between generations will be crucial to the global economy in coming years, as family enterprises make up a significant portion of the world’s businesses.