2020 has brought us some really defining moments. This year, perhaps more than ever, we have embraced the opportunities presented by difficult business and personal conditions and leveraged them to demonstrate our real selves. Our “Keep the Change” mindset will continue as we identify near- and long-term adjustments that will drive improvements in both our work […]
HBM is proud to employ four Veterans on our HBM team and many more across our portfolio. HBM’s Veterans represent an impressive four of the five military branches – Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force. Collectively this group has served in a variety of fields, received numerous awards, and traveled around the globe – including […]
We initially defined HBM’s Core Values when we were getting the concept of HBM off the ground nearly eight years ago. Since then, HBM has added several operating companies, refined our strategy, updated our organizational structure, and incorporated learnings from our early experiences. It made sense to revisit our values and take a fresh look […]
We are pleased to announce the promotions of Kevin Sheehan, Isaac Tipton, and Brad Naert! These organizational changes facilitate HBM’s goals of providing top-tier resources and support to our Operating Companies and positioning ourselves for growth. Kevin Sheehan: Kevin joined HBM the Summer of 2019 after completing his MBA from the Kelley School of Business […]
Recently, Eric Van Rens was appointed to the Board of Directors on the American Gear Manufacturers Association. AGMA is a voluntary association of companies, consultants, and academicians with a direct interest in the design, manufacture and application of gears, couplings and related power transmission components and equipment. Having Eric on the board of directors will […]
HBM is proud to announce the recent promotion of Stacy Schlenk to Manager, Human Resources and Administration. Stacy has worked for HBM for over six years with a primary focus on Talent Acquisition and within the last year has continued to assume additional duties within, Talent, HR, Marketing, and Communications. In this newly created […]
Attracting, building, and retaining talent is critical for HBM’s success. Several years ago, HBM recognized the need to increase our Finance expertise to drive our growth plans and to support increased analysis across the portfolio. At the same time, Alex Aubel was contemplating his next career move beyond public accounting at PwC and was intrigued […]
Earlier this year, HBM announced the successful acquisition of Charlotte, NC-based HarperLove into our portfolio of companies. When looking at businesses to bring into the HBM portfolio, culture is an important factor in our evaluation criteria. We were able to observe HarperLove’s “people-focused” culture first-hand throughout the acquisition process and it continues to shine during […]
Recently, Schafer Industries welcomed Barb Shklar to lead the HR team. A key member of the Schafer leadership team, Barb leads strategic and day-to-day efforts related to employee relations, recruitment, and all HR aspects of the business as it continues to grow. This appointment came at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and provided an […]
Thank You to Employees Across the HBM Portfolio A favorite quote I learned early in my first job out of college is “The strength of a company lies in its people.” Watching our team respond to the uncertainty created by this COVID-19 pandemic affirms for me that we have some of the best people working […]
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