News - Beka Casting

January 24, 2013

Executives on the rise

Houri Bederian grew up in the outdoor furniture industry via her family’s business, Beka Casting, where some of her earliest memories involve shadowing her father. He made a mold for the company’s AC-003 table top, but to her, it looked like he was cutting shapes out of Play-Doh, and the 7-year-old Bederian wanted to help.

Beka builds its business with a family touch

BEKA CASTING CEO Maggie Bederian keeps a portrait of her late husband, Avo, hanging behind the desk in her office. It’s as if he’s there to keep everyone in line, even though Bederian has proven she can hold her own with anyone.