PPT Slide
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Notes:
ONLY BECAUSE OF ALL THESE SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS WERE WE ABLE TO ACHIEVE OUR RESULTS, DESPITE A DISMAL GLOBAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND SOME DRAMATIC SHIFTS IN THE BUSINESS DRIVERS THAT IMPACT OUR ADHESIVES ECONOMICS.
IN THE INTRODUCTION TO HIS BOOK, “FUTURE SHOCK,” ALVIN TOFFLER WROTE, “CHANGE IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE FUTURE INVADES OUR LIVES.”
I AM A GREAT BELIEVER THAT A COMPANY MUST EVOLVE OVER TIME, RESPONDING TO THE CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND IT, IF IT IS TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE. H.B. FULLER TODAY IS A MORE ROBUST ENTITY THAN WE WERE FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN WE BEGAN OUR JOURNEY TOGETHER. WHY? BECAUSE WE HAVE BUILT UPON OUR STRENGTHS, WHILE MAKING THE APPROPRIATE CHANGES TO SECURE OUR FUTURE. THIS HAS RESULTED IN AN IMPROVED BALANCE SHEET AND ENHANCED FUNDAMENTALS.