Lafe Nolan Bailey is a seasoned business leader from Sabetha, Kansas, with over three decades of executive experience in global manufacturing. As the former CEO of Wenger Manufacturing, Inc., Mr. Bailey stewarded the company to become a worldwide industry leader, achieving 6.8% compound annual revenue growth and expanding the organization from 120 to more than 500 employees across multiple continents.

Under his leadership, Wenger Manufacturing established itself as the premier global brand in its sector while maintaining strong values-based corporate culture. Mr. Bailey successfully navigated both the company’s strategic transition through a complex family business succession and simultaneously managed significant personal challenges.

His business acumen was influenced by several generations of entrepreneurial leadership, particularly his maternal grandfather, Louis Wenger. The elder Wenger’s legacy of integrating faith-based principles with business excellence helped shape the company’s enduring corporate philosophy and values.

Today, as a widower, Mr. Bailey continues to build on this legacy as a father of four and grandfather of five, bringing his wealth of experience in family business dynamics, strategic leadership, and values-based management to new endeavors.