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Draper and Kramer Wins Plaudit for Governance

Draper and Kramer Inc. said its board of directors has been recognized with a 2020 Private Company Board of the Year Award, honoring excellence in corporate governance.

Conferred by “Private Company Director,” “Directors and Boards” and “Family Business” magazines, the award spotlights private company boards that go above and beyond legal governance requirements and serve stakeholders through best practices in their structure and performance.
 
Among other things, the award cited Draper and Kramer’s board for providing counsel and suggesting benchmarks that improved company performance and for helping increase family engagement. Draper and Kramer is family-owned, and the board is majority-independent, with six independent members and three family members serving, in addition to the company’s CEO.
 
“As a fifth-generation, family-owned company, Draper and Kramer owes part of its success over the past 127 years to the expertise and strategic input of our board,” said Todd Bancroft, president and CEO.

Pictured: Draper and Kramer headquarters at 55 E. Monroe.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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