Our team has some exciting news to share coming out of CEO Kevin Hancock‘s office. After months of planning and collaboration, we are honored to announce Kevin has partnered with SSCA Consulting and is launching a joint executive leadership program. Kevin’s personal growth and leadership evolution led him to create a vision for his family […]
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Kevin Hancock’s Business of Shared Leadership
Kevin Hancock is the CEO of our family business as well as an award-winning author and nationally recognized public speaker. For the last decade, Kevin’s written books, spoken nationally, and created content that fuels his website, The Business of Shared Leadership, where he invites any visitor to follow his blog for leadership inspiration. The mission of his personal […]
Kevin Hancock Honored with Leadership Award
At the end of last month during their virtual annual meeting the Maine Development Foundation (MDF) honored Kevin Hancock with the Kenneth M. Curtis Leadership Award. Each year MDF’s Leadership Maine alumni nominate candidates for the Kenneth M. Curtis Leadership Award that recognizes extraordinary achievements by Leadership Maine graduates. Governor Curtis was not only the […]
Celebrating Kevin Hynes and his Amazing Career at Hancock Lumber
It’s hard to believe that today marks Kevin Hynes’ last day of work at Hancock Lumber. After an incredible 16-year career with our company, our Sawmill Division COO is retiring and moving to the west coast. Over the last couple of weeks, teams have gathered, reflected, laughed, shared, and celebrated Kevin Hynes. At our farewell […]
Everybody Leads: Getting through this Together
A letter from Kevin Hancock on Hancock Lumber’s response to coronavirus (COVID-19) March 16th, 2020: To: All Hancock Lumber Customers Re: Coronavirus (COVID-19) As trying as these times have suddenly become, I have personally found it very uplifting to see and hear all the stories about our employee, supplier, and customer teams coming together to […]
Kevin Hancock’s new book – The Seventh Power – releases today!
Team Hancock is proud to announce the official release of Kevin Hancock’s second book, The Seventh Power: One CEO’s Journey into the Business of Shared Leadership. Published by Post Hill Press, the book is now available to order online through any of the outlets listed below. Over the past decade, Kevin’s leadership journey has formed […]
Culture Makes the Difference
What differentiates companies? It’s generally not products, services, facilities, or equipment. In our industry, for example, our lumberyard competitors sell essentially the same assortment of building materials that we do. Across New England, our white pine sawmill competitors make products that are very similar to our own. Additionally, we all tend to sell our products […]
Leadership Evolution at Hancock Lumber
By LBM Journal Paul Wainman LBM Journal has learned that Paul Wainman will become president of Hancock Lumber effective January, 2020. Wainman, who will keep his role as CFO, will be just the eighth person to serve as president since the company’s founding in 1848. Kevin Hancock, who has been president since 1998, as well as CEO […]
Growth Within Hancock’s Leadership Team!
A letter from Kevin Hancock | October 2019 Hello!I am writing to share some exciting news. Beginning in January 2020, Paul Wainman (our current CFO) is going to become President of Hancock Lumber. I am going to continue working as CEO and BOD Chair. I am not retiring or planning on retiring. So, this move is just additive […]
Hancock Lumber named a Best Place to Work in Maine for the 6th year in a row!
“This award is not about WHAT we do, but HOW we do what we do.It’s about working in a manner that aspires to respect, value, and empower every person’s voice in our company.“ –Kevin Hancock, President + CEO Being a part of Team Hancock means taking pride in doing the right thing for our teammates, our customers, and […]