Tim Cabot - President of Katahdin Industries, Chairman of Southworth International and Board Member of Community Resources For Justice (Non-Profit)

So my two primary activities in the for-profit world are I'm the President of Katahdin Industries Inc.

Tim Cabot: It's a platform company that focuses on coating and the application of coatings onto medical devices located here in Massachusetts. And it's a company that I've been involved with for the past 17 years, building it up both organically and also through a number of acquisitions.

In addition to my work at Katahdin, I've also been fortunate enough to be involved in a family company called Southworth International Group. Southworth is a large. Provider of equipment for the material handling industry? It is located both here in the US and it has overseas operations as well.

So it's a global company. In that role, I'm a chairman of the board and I've been involved with it for approximately the same amount of time since about 2008.

David Rosen: Do you have other board roles as well, currently or in the past?

Tim Cabot: The other current role I have is I'm the the chair of the finance committee of a not-for-profit located here in Boston called Community Resources for Justice.

It's about a 70 million non-profit focused on the developmentally disabled as well as people leaving the prison system and reestablishing connections into the world.

TIMELINE

[00:01:43] Turning the Career Journey into an Acquisition Opportunity

[00:06:45] Where Tim's Career Journey Began

[00:09:43] How the Katahdin Business Grew from $9M to $50 Million

[00:14:33] Focus on Growth and Managing Lower Priorities that Turn Into Opportunities

[00:30:19] What it Takes to be a Great Leader

[00:35:15] People Teams and Business Success

[00:37:35] Key Considerations About Boards and Board Governance

[00:39:49] Dealing with Counter Strategic Initiatives - What Can You Do?

[00:44:51] Risk

[00:48:15] How to Reach Tim Cabot