In 2006, Candy Manufacturing Company
suffered the loss of its founder and
president, Robert V. Hendershot, who
died at age 76 after a short illness.
Bob invented Candy’s first product,
the Phase Variator, in the 1960s. He
devoted his next forty years to building
Candy Manufacturing Co., Inc.; through
his creativity he led innovation in
industrial timing controls, and through
his character and personality he developed
great working relationships and friendships
inside the firm and with customers and
suppliers.
Bob’s daughter, Sarah Hendershot,
who was Candy’s vice president
prior to his death, and who had worked
directly with Bob for two years on succession
planning, is now president. His son,
Kennedy Hendershot, joined the family
business as vice president after working
for fifteen years in international finance,
management, and IT. Bob had travelled
extensively in the past decade and during
this period he had a strong and effective
general management in place at Candy.
In the interim period after Bob’s
death, Sarah and Kennedy strengthened
the Candy team through consultancy provided
by former employees and, with thanks
to all, the unexpected transition went
smoothly.
We all remain
committed to the business and to Bob’s
management style, and our employees
continue to say that Candy is a great
place to work.
