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Please join us for the kickoff of our 2009-2010
program year September 24, 2009 Time: 5:30-6:30
PM : Cocktails & Networking Program Overview: How well did our boards perform dealing with the extraordinary events and pressures of the past year? What board management lessons can we learn from this experience? This program will serve as a valuable follow-up to our June* program on “What Impact will a Reset and De-leveraged Economy Have on Board Management?” Dan Sweeney, a member of our Advisory Board, will moderate a panel of experienced Independent Directors and CEOs of major companies recounting their actions and reactions over the past year in the life of their companies. The panel will share some of their most challenging board discussions on such issue as:
* We do not meet for programs in July and August. Do not miss this great program year kickoff event; seating is limited, so register now. Our panel is comprised of the following outstanding individuals: Dr. Daniel Sweeney (Moderator) is an independent business consultant, corporate director and university professor with over 30 years of experience as an international management consultant and business executive. Dr. Sweeney serves as a director of West Marine Inc., a public company and the nation’s largest specialty retailer of boating supplies and apparel, where he has served several years on the Audit Committee and presently serves as Chairman of the Governance and Compensation Committee. He also serves as a director of Shoe Sensation, Inc., a privately held retail shoe company. Dr. Sweeney is a founding member, President and director of the Center for Corporate Excellence, an independent research center formed to monitor and advance ethical behavior in the business community. He also serves as Adjunct Professor at the Daniels College of Business at The University of Denver where he teaches courses in both marketing and leadership in the school’s MBA program. From 1995 until 2000, Dr. Sweeney headed the global management consulting practice serving the Distribution Industries for IBM Global Services, serving clients in the retailing, consumer package goods, and travel and transportation industries throughout the world. Prior to joining IBM Global Services, he was Chairman of Management Horizons, Inc., the premier research and consulting firm serving the retailing industry. Before earning his Ph.D. in Economics from The Ohio State University, Dr. Sweeney received an M.B.A. from Indiana University and a B.S. from The Ohio State University. Steve Bangert has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of CoBiz Financial, Inc. since September 1994. CoBiz Financial Inc. is a $2.7 billion financial holding company headquartered in Denver which operates Colorado Business Bank and Arizona Business Bank, full-service commercial banking institutions that offer a broad range of sophisticated banking services to a targeted customer base of professionals and small to mid-sized businesses. Mr. Bangert also serves as Chairman of the Board of several of CoBiz’s wholly owned subsidiaries. From August 1992 to March 1999, Mr. Bangert served as President and a director of Western Capital Holdings, Inc., formerly the bank holding company for River Valley Bank-Texas. From March 1992 to July 1998, he also served as Chairman of the Board of River Valley Bank-Texas, and, from April 1988 to July 1994, he served as Vice Chairman of the Board and CEO of River Valley Savings Bank- Illinois. From February 1994 to July 1998, Mr. Bangert served as a director and member of the Executive Committee of Lafayette American Bank. He holds a B.S. degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska. Senator Hank Brown is Senior Counsel with the law firm of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and he holds the Quigg and Virginia S. Newton Endowed Chair in Leadership at the University of Colorado, teaching in the political science department. He presently serves on the board of directors of Sealed Air Corporation, Sensient Technologies Corporation, Delta Petroleum Corporation and Guaranty Bancorp, all public companies. From 2005 to March 2008, Senator Brown served as President of the University of Colorado. From 2002 to 2005, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Daniels Fund, a well known Denver charitable foundation, and was recently elected chairman of its Board of Directors. He served as President of the University of Northern Colorado from 1998 to 2002. From 1991 to 1997, he served as a United States Senator from the State of Colorado. From 1980 to 1991, Senator Brown served five consecutive terms in the U. S. House of Representatives, representing Colorado's 4 th Congressional District. His public service also included serving in the Colorado Senate from 1972 to 1976. Senator Brown served as a vice president for Monfort of Colorado for 11 years from 1969 to 1980. He holds a B.S. degree in accounting, a J.D. degree from the University of Colorado, and a Master of Law degree from George Washington University. Senator Brown is also a certified public accountant. Sean Menke joined the Board of Directors of Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. on September 7, 2007, the same day he became President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Menke brought over 15 years of airline experience to his new responsibilities, holding key leadership positions at Frontier Airlines, Air Canada, United Airlines and Western Pacific Airlines. During his first tenure with Frontier Airlines, he oversaw a number of critical areas of the company and led the launch in 2003 of the company's "A Whole Different Animal" brand, which has become a hallmark of Frontier's marketing efforts. Frontier Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April 2008, and under Mr. Menke’s leadership, has implemented major cost cutting initiatives and operational changes resulting in the carrier reporting operating profits in the six months ended April 30, 2009 in one of the most competitive markets in the country and during one the most difficult economies in nearly 80 years. Frontier Airlines recently confirmed exit financing and Republic Airways Holdings will serve as equity sponsor for Frontier's reorganization and purchase 100% of the equity in the reorganized company, subject to bankruptcy court approval and various conditions. Mr. Menke holds an executive M.B.A. from the University of Denver and dual bachelor degrees in economics and aviation management from The Ohio State University. Barbara Rambo is currently a director of Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation (PG&E), UnionBanCal Corporation (Union Bank of California), and Nietech Corporation. Ms. Rambo has held executive positions with companies in the financial services and technology sectors. Most recently, Ms. Rambo was CEO of Nietech Corporation, a consumer payments services company for the retail and financial services industries. Prior to this position, she was CEO of OpenClose Technologies, a financial services technology company. Ms. Rambo assumed this position from Bank of America, where she was Group Executive Vice President and Head of National Commercial Banking. Previously, she headed Bank of America’s California Commercial/Retail Banking Division and the U.S. Corporate/Institutional Group in the East. Ms. Rambo began her career in the International Banking Division of Bank of America in New York. She is a director and chair of the Finance Committee, and a member of the Compensation and Nominating & Governance Committees of PG&E. She is also a director and member of the Executive Compensation and Audit Committees of Union Bank of California, where she also chairs the Board’s strategic planning initiative. Past board positions have included Gymboree Corporation, BankAmerica Capital, the College of William and Mary Board of Sponsors, Women’s Forum West, San Francisco Ballet Board of Trustees, and the Roundabout Theatre in New York. Ms. Rambo holds an M.B.A. in finance from New York University and a B.A. in International Affairs from the College of William and Mary. Time: 5:30 PM
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