Spencer Coates

Board Member

Spencer joined the InfoWorks Board in January 2022. He is the past president and Board member of Houchens Industries, Inc.  Headquartered in Bowling Green, KY, Houchens is one of the largest and most diversified 100% employee-owned companies in the United States. Houchens is a multifaceted company, with holdings in supermarkets, insurance, construction, manufacturing, franchise operations, pharmacies, and many other businesses.

Spencer has over 30 years of experience in accounting as well as extensive experience in business consulting, and merger and acquisitions practices.  Over the years, Spencer has succeeded in diversifying the portfolio of many companies. He is a current member of the Board of Directors (and the Executive Committee) of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and has served on numerous not-for-profit and philanthropic boards. In addition, Spencer is one of the ten members of National Commission on Hunger and is a past member of the Board of Governors of The ESOP Association.