Sunday, February 1, 2009

Selim Bassoul Combines Care and Competitiveness at Middleby Corp

Selim Bassoul '81
Recipe for success
Selim Bassoul ’81 combines care and competitiveness at Middleby Corp.

By Amy Trang

Two core values instilled by family members have guided Selim Bassoul’s leadership path.

The Middleby Corp. chief executive’s drive to win came from his father, an Olympic swimmer. His aunt, a nun, impressed upon Bassoul the importance of acting with significant compassion and heart.

Bassoul has helped Middleby strike a balance between those values. The food service equipment maker is estimated to make more than $700 million in sales this year while retaining a 2 percent turnover rate for employees...

(Excerpt from the Kellogg School of Management)

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