Putting People First: OM Seating

When I first met Eric MacDonald, the leader of the product design and development team at OM Seating, I was struck by his confidence and his obvious love for his job and company. He introduced me to Queenie Wong, the leader of the company’s marketing team, and she also exuded the sort of energy I’d appreciated in Mr. MacDonald.  At the time I made a mental note to follow up and learn more about what’s going on over at OM Seating to engender such passion in two of its young leaders. They both told me I had to meet the leader of the company, Wilson Chow, and while it has taken a while for me to do so, here’s what I learned. In 1985 William Chow was the Vice President of a “mega-stationer” in downtown Los Angeles when the City of Los Angeles decided to expand its convention center on …