On Friday, Aug. 19, I received a call from my good friend, Ken Rohl, who shared that ROHL was being acquired by Fortune Brands, a member of the S&P 500 Index. By now, you’ve probably heard the news.
The Ken/Hank friendship dates back to the late 1970s when Ken was the Western regional manager for Elkay and I was a corporate manager for Slakey Bros., a large PHCP distributor headquartered in Sacramento, Calif.