Mairi Mickel Inducted Into Family Business Hall Of Fame

We are delighted to announce that Mairi Mickel has been inducted into the Family Business United ‘Family Business Hall of Fame,’ which recognises the exceptional contribution of individuals and their work in advancing the field of family business.

Mairi is an adviser and coach to the owners and next generation of UK and global family businesses.

She is a Family Business Advisor, Educator, Coach and certified Non Executive Director, specialising in future proofing closely held businesses on a Global basis. As an active 4th generation owner of her own Scottish Construction Family Business – Mactaggart & Mickel Group, she gets Business Families because she is part of one.

In all of her roles she aims to deliver excellent service by supporting and guiding family businesses, their directors, their owners and advisors: Whether as board advisor, non exec director, facilitator, mediator, coach or educator Mairi supports family businesses to grow, learn, develop, change and succeed using a strong humanistic, systemic approach.

Utilising her expertise in leadership, strategy and governance, combined with roles in education, she supports the intergenerational space enabling families who are in business together make aligned, transformational decisions about their collective futures as owners. Mairi has a particular passion to define the layers of capital in a family business – human, intellectual, entrepreneurial and financial – and ensuring these are amplified in the transition process to the next generation of leaders.

As Paul Andrews, Founder and CEO of Family Business United adds, “Mairi has demonstrated over a number of years her commitment to the family business sector. She has first hand experience from her own family business and continues to push boundaries and support the sector in so many ways and is truly worthy of her place in the Family Business Hall of Fame.”

As Mairi concludes, “Family businesses are resilient, ambitious and adaptable, they think about the long term success, the legacy of their actions, and because they comprise of family members working together they are also challenging and complex. I love working in this field – I’ve been a next gen, a now gen and an active owner and now I am fortunate enough to advise the sector. I want to give owners of family enterprises the energy and support to recognise what they are already doing well and to thrive through their transitions of ownership and leadership.”

“I am very flattered to be recognised in the Family Business Hall of Fame amongst so many of my peers and visionaries. What an amazing idea Paul. I am delighted to be one of the inaugural inductees.”