IBIE 2013: Industry leaders share insight, thoughts at ABA’s ELDC event
Key leaders of the baking industry addressed a sold-out crowd during the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) 2013 show at the American Bakers Association (ABA) Executive Leadership Development Committee (ELDC) forum at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Mike McKee, McKee Foods Corp.; Paula Marshall, The Bama Companies; Miles Jones, Dawn Food Products; and Fred Penny, Bimbo Bakeries USA, served on the panel moderated by ELDC co-chairs Connie Vaughan, McKee Foods, and Pete Frederick, Milner Milling. More than 220 attendees turned out to hear the leaders’ views on core strengths needed by effective leaders, identifying and managing talent and the value of participating in ABA to build valuable networks.
Topics highlighted by the panel included doing business overseas and managing multiple cultures when it comes to customers as well as employees, the value of integrity throughout your leadership experience, the willingness to see your team succeed and to be a team player, the importance of diversifying your workforce, mentorship and the impact changing consumer demographics will have on the industry.