MIDDLEBURY — Vermont Soap Company founder and long-time CEO Larry Plesent, 61, is retiring from the Middlebury company. Plesent, who took Vermont Soap from “a twinkle in daddy’s eye” to its status today as one of Vermont’s iconic manufacturers of healthy, earth-friendly products, said in a statement that “the time to retire is when you are healthy enough to enjoy it.”Known for his hands-on management style and a “there are no unimportant parts” holistic approach to life and work, Plesent was equally comfort … (read more)
