Factory Man

What was Bob Spilman's connection to the Bassett family as noted in the biography, Factory Man?

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Bob Spilman was married to Jane Bassett, Doug Bassett’s daughter. He was elevated to a leadership position when Doug died and eventually was named President and CEO. Bob Spilman was proud of the reputation he had for being tough. He was known to stand by the elevator and greet workers who were a few minutes late for work with a sarcastic, “Good afternoon.” According to some, Bob was really just the titular leader of the company. It was Jane who, behind the scenes, who ran the company. Spilman felt threatened by John and wouldn’t even let him fly on the company plane. He eventually assigned John to run the Mt. Airy plant because he didn’t like John around.

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Bob Spilman was married to Jane Bassett, Doug Bassett’s daughter. He was elevated to a leadership position when Doug died and eventually was named President and CEO. Bob Spilman was proud of the reputation he had for being tough. He was known to stand by the elevator and greet workers who were a few minutes late for work with a sarcastic, “Good afternoon.” According to some, Bob was really just the titular leader of the company. It was Jane who, behind the scenes, who ran the company. Spilman felt threatened by John and wouldn’t even let him fly on the company plane. He eventually assigned John to run the Mt. Airy plant because he didn’t like John around.

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