2026 Private Company Boards of the Year From MLR Media

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seven private company boards have been honored with Private Company Boards of the Year awards for their business governance excellence by MLR Media. The awards will be presented at the 2026 Private Company Governance Summit®, which will take place June 10-12, 2026, at The Westin DC Downtown in Washington, D.C.

The boards of these companies were selected for recognition:

• Benco Dental
• U.S. Venture Inc.
• Edmund Optics
• Wyo-Ben Inc.
• ThermFlo Inc./Zonatherm Products
• Kingsbury Inc.
• MSA Professional Services

Seven private companies were selected for the governance excellence demonstrated by their fiduciary boards. The awards, which will be presented at a dinner during the Private Company Governance Summit® on June 11, 2026, honor private company boards that best serve their stakeholders — owners, shareholders, employees and community — with best practices in their structure and performance.

The awards were created to recognize private companies that go above and beyond legal governance requirements and commit to the highest levels of governance, whether through fiduciary or advisory boards. The awards honor the performance of the board as a whole.

The eleventh annual awards recognize fiduciary boards (those tasked with protecting shareholders, with the authority to vote on decisions that are binding for company management) as well as advisory boards (more informal boards that have no binding regulations, but often a significant strategic role). Fiduciary board awards were broken down by company revenues and ownership type.

The Private Company Governance Summit®, now in its 14th year, is the only national conference focused on the unique governance challenges for owners, shareholders, directors and advisory board members of closely held, family-owned and private equity-owned companies. To learn more, visit www.privatecompanydirector.com.

The boards of the following companies were selected for recognition:

Benco Dental
Fiduciary Board/Family-Owned
More than $1 billion in revenues

U.S. Venture Inc.
Fiduciary Board/Family-Owned
More than $1 billion in revenues

Edmund Optics
Fiduciary Board/Majority Family-Owned
$101 million to $350 million in revenues

Wyo-Ben Inc.
Fiduciary Board/Majority Family-Owned
$101 million to $350 million in revenues

ThermFlo Inc./Zonatherm Products
Fiduciary Board/Family-Owned
Under $100 million in revenues

Kingsbury Inc.
Fiduciary Board/Family-Owned
Under $100 million in revenues

MSA Professional Services
Fiduciary Board/Employee-Owned
Under $100 million in revenues

About MLR Media

MLR Media publishes Directors & Boards, Family Business and Private Company Director magazines; and produces The Private Company Governance Summit®, the Transitions (Spring and Fall), Family Business Legacy and ALIGN conferences; and The Character of the Corporation.

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