Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> August 10, 2009
Ken Rodenburg graduated from Southern Illinois University and has worked for
FFDA for more than 25 years. Mr. Rodenburg has headed up FFDA's Management
Analysis department for more than 15 years. Profile
John Rodenburg is President of Federated Funeral Directors of America (FFDA). He
is a graduate of the University of Illinois and has a Bachelor of Science in
accountancy. Mr. Rodenburg is a licensed CPA in Illinois and Michigan. After
working two years for the "Big Four" CPA firm of Ernst & Young in Chicago, Mr.
Rodenburg returned to the University of Illinois. During the two years in which
he earned his Master of Business Administration, he taught various accounting
courses at the university and enjoyed Big 10 football. In 1976 he joined FFDA,
the firm his grandfather co-founded and of which his father was President for
many years. Profile
TWST: How long has Federated Funeral Directors of America been in business? What does your company do?
Mr. John Rodenburg: We are a family-owned business. We started in 1925 serving
funeral