Hilti - Leadership and Ownership Transition in a Culture - Rich Company
By Kavil Ramachandran, Nupur Bang
Harvard Business Publishing | August 2019
Harvard Business Publishing | August 2019
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Ramachandran, Kavil., Bang, Nupur. (2019). Hilti - Leadership and Ownership Transition in a Culture - Rich Company Harvard Business Publishing hbsp.harvard.edu/product/ISB167-PDF-ENG?Ntt=hilti&itemFindingMethod=Search.
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Abstract
The Hilti Corporation was founded by Martin Hilti in 1941 in Liechtenstein, Germany. Take from case on product -market and performance
From its inception, Hilti set the highest standards of peoples’ practices, innovation, quality and governance. The values of the company; Team, Commitment, Integrity and Courage, defined by Martin, remained unchanged over the years, even though the company leadership transitioned from Martin to his son Michael to the non-family Chairman Baschera and later Fisher. Continuity was given a lot of importance at Hilti.
In 2017, the family trust and the board of directors of the Hilti corporation, both had non-family leaders. Michael Hilti, the Lifetime Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors, was happy that the transition of leadership had happened smoothly and as planned. He was keen to identify and correct possible areas of weaknesses existing or that might emerge in future. He knew that he didn’t have a long time to further institutionalize the family and business. He also wanted to create another trust in a different location to protect the trust and wealth from geo-political crisis like a war or changes in taxation rules.
From its inception, Hilti set the highest standards of peoples’ practices, innovation, quality and governance. The values of the company; Team, Commitment, Integrity and Courage, defined by Martin, remained unchanged over the years, even though the company leadership transitioned from Martin to his son Michael to the non-family Chairman Baschera and later Fisher. Continuity was given a lot of importance at Hilti.
In 2017, the family trust and the board of directors of the Hilti corporation, both had non-family leaders. Michael Hilti, the Lifetime Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors, was happy that the transition of leadership had happened smoothly and as planned. He was keen to identify and correct possible areas of weaknesses existing or that might emerge in future. He knew that he didn’t have a long time to further institutionalize the family and business. He also wanted to create another trust in a different location to protect the trust and wealth from geo-political crisis like a war or changes in taxation rules.