Strategic Leadership Succession: Building a Future-Ready Organization

Includes a Live Web Event on 08/06/2025 at 4:00 PM (EDT)

In the lumber and building materials industry, where relationships, operational know-how, and long-term vision are critical, leadership succession is more than a plan—it's a strategic advantage. This session offers a practical roadmap for developing future-ready leaders from within your organization, ensuring business continuity and long-term growth.

Through a real-world case study, participants will explore how to:

  1. Build a strong governance foundation with a board and strategic committees aligned to long-term goals.
  2. Structure capital and incentive plans to support growth and retain top talent across sales, operations, and leadership.
  3. Identify key contributors and created tailored investment and ownership opportunities
  4. Establish performance benchmarks and review processes to adapt succession strategies over time.
  5. Manage leadership transitions with thoughtful liquidity planning that preserved company cash flow and empowered rising leaders.


Whether you're a regional manufacturer or a national wholesaler, this session will help you build a leadership pipeline that keeps your business strong for generations to come


Speaker:  Alberto del Pilar, Managing Director | ButcherJoseph & Co.

Alberto del Pilar

Managing Director

ButcherJoseph & Co.

Albert is a Managing Director and a key member of the leadership team at ButcherJoseph & Co.  He has over 20 years of global corporate finance, capital markets and ESOP experience at industry-leading investment banks.

Albert began his career at Merrill Lynch where he helped execute over 50 equity and equity-linked investment offerings totaling more than $18 billion. He then joined the Credit Suisse capital markets group in New York where he collaborated on 45 public equity offerings totaling $6 billion. Afterwards, Albert joined the Sao Paolo office, working on cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Prior to ButcherJoseph & Co., he was a member of the Global Industrials Group at Morgan Stanley, where he advised public and privately held companies on corporate finance, capital markets and the structuring and execution of shareholder liquidity transactions involving the sale of equity to employees, management, and private equity investors.

Albert was chosen as one of the Top 100 St. Louisans to Know to Succeed in Business in 2022 by St. Louis Small Business Monthly. In 2014, he was selected as a winner of The M&A Advisor’s 40 Under 40 Dealmaker Recognition Awards.  As a champion for employee ownership, Albert is a member of Employee-Owned S Corporations of America (ESCA), The ESOP Association (TEA) and the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO).

Albert graduated cum laude from Harvard College and holds a Master of Science degree in foreign policy from Georgetown University where he was recognized for academic excellence. He has also served on the board of the St. Louis International Institute Community Development Corporation and the Glenridge Children’s Center.

 

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Strategic Leadership Succession: Building a Future-Ready Organization
08/06/2025 at 4:00 PM (EDT)  |  60 minutes
08/06/2025 at 4:00 PM (EDT)  |  60 minutes In the lumber and building materials industry, where relationships, operational know-how, and long-term vision are critical, leadership succession is more than a plan—it's a strategic advantage. This session offers a practical roadmap for developing future-ready leaders from within your organization, ensuring business continuity and long-term growth. Through a real-world case study, participants will explore how to: Build a strong governance foundation with a board and strategic committees aligned to long-term goals. Structure capital and incentive plans to support growth and retain top talent across sales, operations, and leadership. Identify key contributors and created tailored investment and ownership opportunities. Establish performance benchmarks and review processes to adapt succession strategies over time. Manage leadership transitions with thoughtful liquidity planning that preserved company cash flow and empowered rising leaders. Whether you're a regional manufacturer or a national wholesaler, this session will help you build a leadership pipeline that keeps your business strong for generations to come. Speaker: Alberto del Pilar, Managing Director | ButcherJoseph & Co.
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