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How family businesses move faster: a conversation about good governance and innovation

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Kristine Hubbard, Margaret Hudson, Donald Lang


Kristine Hubbard is operations manager of Beck Taxi. Founded in 1967 by Jim Beck, Kristine’s grandfather, Beck represents Toronto's largest fleet. Kristine has been with Beck for over 25 years, and now oversees major tech projects and marketing, and manages corporate contracts.
Margaret Hudson (Rotman MBA ’99) is president of Burnbrae Farms Limited. Burnbrae Farms is a sixth generation Canadian family–owned and operated company that is Canada’s largest integrated egg supplier. Margaret is the daughter of company chairman Joe Hudson. She worked her way up through the business and is now responsible for overseeing strategy development, succession planning and overall operations management for the company.
Donald Lang is executive chairman of CCL Industries. Don joined CCL industries Inc. in 1982 and was appointed CEO in 2000 when it embarked on becoming the world’s largest label manufacturer, now employing more than 20,000 people operating over 165 production facilities in 40 countries with corporate offices in Toronto, Canada, and Framingham, Massachusetts. CCL Industries’ brands include CCL Labels, Avery (labels), Checkpoint (RF and RFID technology), and Innovia (surface-engineered films).