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2024 Private Company Boards of the Year From MLR Media

Philadelphia, March 27, 2024 – Business Wire

Seven private company boards have been honored with Private Company Boards of the Year awards for their business governance excellence by MLR Media. The awards will be presented at the 2024 Private Company Governance Summit®, which will take place May 15-17, 2024, at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City, Washington, D.C.

Award Recipients

The boards of these companies were selected for recognition:

  • Linqto Inc.
  • E.A. Sween Company
  • HEI Civil Inc.
  • Yakima Chief Hops
  • Restek Corporation
  • Cathedral Holdings Inc.
  • Golden Corral Corporation

Recognition for Governance Excellence

Seven private companies were selected for the governance excellence demonstrated by their fiduciary boards. The awards, which will be presented at a dinner during the Private Company Governance Summit® on May 16, 2024, honor private company boards that best serve their stakeholders—owners, shareholders, employees, and the community—with best practices in their structure and performance.

Purpose of the Awards

The awards were created to recognize private companies that go above and beyond legal governance requirements and commit to the highest levels of governance, whether through fiduciary or advisory boards. The awards honor the performance of the board as a whole.

Award Categories

The ninth annual awards recognize fiduciary boards (those tasked with protecting shareholders, with the authority to vote on decisions that are binding for company management) as well as advisory boards (more informal boards that have no binding regulations, but often a significant strategic role). The awards were broken down by company revenues and ownership type. Awards are not made in every category.

About the Private Company Governance Summit®

The Private Company Governance Summit®, now in its twelfth year, is the only national conference focused on the unique governance challenges for owners, shareholders, directors, and advisory board members of closely held, family-owned, and private equity-owned companies. To learn more, visit Private Company Director.

Recognized Companies and Their Categories

  • Linqto Inc.
    • Location: San Jose, CA
    • Category: Fiduciary Board/Investor-Owned
    • Revenue: Less than $100 million
  • E.A. Sween Company
    • Location: Eden Prairie, MN
    • Category: Fiduciary Board/Family-Owned
    • Revenue: $100 million to $350 million
  • HEI Civil Inc.
    • Location: Castle Rock, CO
    • Category: Fiduciary Board/Closely Held
    • Revenue: $100 million to $350 million
  • Yakima Chief Hops
    • Location: Yakima, WA
    • Category: Fiduciary Board/Cooperative
    • Revenue: $350 million to $1 billion
  • Restek Corporation
    • Location: Bellefonte, PA
    • Category: Fiduciary Board/ESOP
    • Revenue: $100 million to $350 million
  • Cathedral Holdings Inc.
    • Location: Lawrenceville, GA
    • Category: Fiduciary Board/ESOP
    • Revenue: $100 million to $350 million
  • Golden Corral Corporation
    • Location: Raleigh, NC
    • Category: Fiduciary Board/Family-Owned
    • Revenue: More than $1 billion

About MLR Media

MLR Media publishes Directors & Boards, Family Business, and Private Company Director magazines, FO Pro: The Family Office Professional information service, and produces The Private Company Governance Summit®, the Transitions (Spring and Fall) and Family Business Legacy conferences, Family Business NextGen, Transformational Women in Family Business, ALIGN: Connecting the Family and the Family Office, and Character of the Corporation events.

About Linqto

Linqto is a leading private equity investment platform allowing accredited investors to identify, evaluate, and make liquid investments in the world’s leading unicorns and private companies. Accredited investors worldwide have trusted Linqto to make over US $350 million of investment transactions in over 50 innovative mid-to-late-stage private companies across diverse sectors, including fintech, artificial intelligence, health tech, sustainable materials, and digital assets. With a rapidly growing community of more than 700,000 users in 110 countries, Linqto is a leader in democratizing access to private market investments. To learn more, please visit Linqto.