The right conditions for succession

Tim Dupre’s ascension to CEO of Conditioned Air frees Theo Etzel to pursue growth. For a company that averages 40 promotions from within per year, it's also validation of a core belief.

Theo Etzel, left, has handed the reins of Conditioned Air to new President and CEO Tim Dupre, who started with the company 21 years ago as a novice installer.
Theo Etzel, left, has handed the reins of Conditioned Air to new President and CEO Tim Dupre, who started with the company 21 years ago as a novice installer.
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On an end table next to a sofa in Theo Etzel’s upstairs corner office at the Naples headquarters of Conditioned Air is a nameplate-style desk sign that reads, “I’M RESPONSIBLE. I’M ACCOUNTABLE. IT’S ME.”

The same sign is in newly minted President and CEO Tim Dupre’s office. And everyone else’s office, too.

 

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