Potential Interview Meeting in Germany

I was contacted by a head-hunter group a few weeks ago about a position with the US subsidiary of a German company called PERI. PERI is the world leader in concrete (sorry, Dad) formworks and molds, and construction support systems. Anyway, the US divisional CFO is German and came from the parent company, but his family wants to move back home. So his spot opened up and the head-hunter submitted my resume - along with eight others.

I made it through the first round, meeting the current CFO, and I had a second interview on Nov-5 with the division CEO. That went well, I think. The guy reminded me of Giff which reduced my anxiety a lot. If I made it pass that round (only three of the original nine will), then I'm supposed to meet with one or all of the German owners (a father and two sons; it's a private company) who will make the hiring decision. The idea is that the US division would be happy with any one of the final candidates, but the German parent makes the call. So, to do that, they either fly me to Germany or one of the owners comes to Maryland.

PERI looks like a great company! Very teamwork oriented; great infrastructure (systems, processes, etc.); the owners have no desire to go public (they tell me the sons' plans are to pass the company on to their GRAND-kids, not just their kids, and to keep it private for the next 50 years); And they've had non-stop growth for the last 15 years (although they are planning and prepared for a modest drop in business next year - assuming the US doesn't pass an infrastructure improvement bill or something.)

Anyway...blah, blah, blah. I hope to hear from them next week to see if I made the cut. If so, the German meeting will take place very soon after that. Wish me luck!