Today' post is part of an interview conducted by my friend and colleague, Henry Ochnik:
Building A number of things become abundantly clear when speaking with Frank Hasenfratz, founder and chairman of a Company Linamar Corp. and recipient of the Canadian Manufacturing Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Firstly, from he has an obvious passion for his work and for Linamar.
Secondly, you will rarely hear Hasenfratz use the word �I�. Frank Hasenfratz would rather speak about
Linamar Corp., the group of companies that Linamar Corp. is associated with, and the solid group of entrepreneurially spirited members of the Linamar Corp. team. Thirdly, and most certainly not leasty, Frank Hasenfratz has a deep concern for Canadian Business.
Frank Hasenfratz, founder and chairman of Linamar Corp., and recipient of the coveted Canadian Manufacturing Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 1994. Linamar Corp. of Guelph, founded in 1966, has grown from a one-man basement operation to a world wide manufacturer of auto parts, farm equipment, and defence components, with over 2800 employees and annual sales in excess of $400 million.
the entrepreneurial spirit in general, and what he would term as �outside forces� affecting business development and entrepreneurialism in Canada.