The shareholder-only Forté summer meeting took place August 1-2, at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park hotel. Before members attended the day’s events a Board of Directors meeting was held where the decorative plumbing and hardware buying group officially hired its first CEO, Cindy Hall. Her first day in office was Aug. 21.
During the event, attendees discussed challenges their businesses were facing with their peers as well as with Fredric Lucas, CEO of Prima Ressource, during his presentation on closing a sale.