Over Four Decades of Wire Harness Industry Observations
WHMA Webinar Series: Over Four Decades of Wire Harness Industry Observations
In this webinar, we will hear from Industry Leader, Loren Smith of Blue Valley Capital. He has over four decades of wire harness experience. This will be a very interactive webinar. Please come prepared with your questions. The first half of the webinar will cover the topics below. The second half will be the discussions/questions portion of the webinar.
• LMS Background
• Upper 1% Performers
• Pandemic Effect
• 4 Decades of Change
• Mexico and China – Can the US Compete?
• M & A – How not to sell?
• Discussions/Questions
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Speaker Information
Loren M. Smith’s wire harness experience spans four decades––as a former CEO and owner of a wire harness company, an M&A adviser to the industry, and a founder of the Wire Harness Manufacturers Association. By acquiring and integrating a number of harness companies, he built Monona Wire Corporation (MWC) into the leading wire harness supplier to the construction equipment industry, growing revenue from under $1 million to $85 million before selling his business to a private equity firm. As CEO of Blue Valley Capital for the last 15 years, he has put together dozens of deals for both sellers and buyers while providing board-level support and consulting services to owners of harness companies. Loren earned a BS degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and an MBA from Northeastern University in Boston. Residing in Marysville, Kansas, and Scottsdale, Arizona, he and his wife have three children and four grandchildren.
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Online Event
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3000 Lakeside Dr.
Bannockburn, IL 60015
United States