Ron Lewkowitz

 

Message from the President

When I was growing up, my father Bernd Lewkowitz the founder of RSL, made sure that I understood the value of saving money. I was always encouraged to save all or some part of a monetary birthday gift from a relative. With hindsight, I see his wisdom, which was forged by the Great Depression.

While our country is in better shape than those dark days, we are definitely in the midst of what experts are calling the greatest recession of the last 80 years. Some industry goliaths are already gone, and by the time that you read this, others may be. Still, in the midst of this gloom, I feel very secure about RSL and where we are headed.

Of course, no one knows the future and virtually no one predicted the severity of the financial crisis that we are now experiencing. But I can tell you that RSL is well prepared for it. My father guided the company to manage during the good times so that we can survive the bad times. For decades, RSL invested in account receivable insurance to safeguard us against defaulting receivables. We own all of our properties and production facilities. And we invest in our employees to be able to attract and retain the most skilled and dedicated team of employees. I will share with you, that one of the most painful and regrettable decisions that I have had to make in business was last year when we consolidated three of our production facilities into two and had to lay off many talented members of our team. These times require difficult decisions.

To meet unforeseen challenges, we’re all working together to find areas where we can improve productivity and reduce discretionary spending so that we can continue to provide long-term security for our employees and provide you with superior service and products at competitive prices. Our team pledges to continue setting RSL apart from the rest of the industry.

On behalf of our entire team, allow me to sincerely thank you for your support of RSL!

Ron Lewkowitz
President, RSL Inc.