Board of Directors

President
Olof S. Nelson
President, NACD-CT
CEO, Consolidated Management Group, Inc.

Chair
Suzanne M. Hopgood
President & CEO, The Hopgood Group, Multi-Board Director

Treasurer
John S. Santa
Vice Chairman, Santa Energy

Secretary
Michael S. Wilder
Director, Safelite Glass Corp.

Thomas O. Barnes
Chairman, Barnes Group Inc.

Richard Booth
Chairman, HSB Group, Inc.

Kevin Fiala
Bywater Corporate Development Services

Robert D. LeBlanc
Retired President & CEO,
Handy & Harman;
Director, Church & Dwight

Denise L. Nappier
Treasurer, State of CT

Edgar J. Smith, Jr.
Retired VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Witco Corp.

Board of Advisors:

Sean Egan,
KPMG

James I. Lotstein,
Edwards & Angell Palmer & Dodge

Peter Lupo
Pearl Meyer & Partners

Meredith Miller,
State of Connecticut

W. Bruce Murray, Jr.,
RC Knox & Company, Inc.


Robert Siegel
Day Pitney

Linda Ulrich,
Buck Consultants

Chris Todoroff,
Aetna Inc.
The Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors will host our 3rd Annual Directors’ Education Workshop on June 18th. Please make plans to join boardroom colleagues at our season closing event that will feature cutting edge content as well as the region’s best networking for directors. This year’s workshop will kick off with a light breakfast & networking, followed by these three educational workshops:
 
• Second Round of Proxy Disclosure: This panel will explore the effectiveness of the 2008 executive compensation disclosure process through a panel of experts. Among the issues covered are the likely impact of expanded reporting rules on pay levels, challenges in satisfying SEC requirements and whether expanded disclosure is driving changes in program designs.
 
Panel:

Peter Lupo, Managing Director, Pearl Meyer & Partners

Meredith Miller, Assistant Treasurer for Policy, State of Connecticut

Yale Tauber, Principal, Independent Compensation Committee Adviser, LLC
 
•

Duties of Directors in Considering Extraordinary Corporate Transactions: Behind the closed doors of the conference room, directors and their leading advisors strategize to stay in front of the ever-changing current of extraordinary corporate transactions, including:

  • Duties of directors- care, loyalty, good faith.
  • Business Judgment Rule, as the standard of review of directors actions.
  • What is expected of directors on receipt of an unsolicited acquisition proposal?
  • What conduct is expected of directors in working through extraordinary transactions?
  • How should directors handle conflicts of interest situations and when should a special committee be considered?
  • What to do about a public company buyer's demands for deal protection provisions- voting agreements, no shop provisions, break up fees, "fiduciary outs," "force-the-vote."
Please join our expert panel for a discussion that will examine these points
along with how directors should respond and perform when they reach the
tipping point of "ordinary" director obligations.

 
Panel:

John D. Carton, Managing Director, Burnham Securities Inc.

 James Lotstein, Partner, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge

John Levy, Principal & CEO, Board Advisory Services,
                 Multi-Board Director
• Climate Change Investment Opportunities and Their Impact on the Board: Climate Change, as an issue of growing concern, has moved from the labs of climate scientists and economists to the boardrooms of corporations across the world. Listed as the first or second most pressing business issue by attendees at the past several World Economic Forums, it is also clear that investors and business leaders are looking to develop strategic advantages that might come from identifying risks and exploring opportunities that have been presented to their companies as a result of climate change. Board members have to better understand the business impacts of climate change in order to be able to provide the proper risk management oversight and fiduciary responsibility of the companies they oversee on behalf of their shareholders and stakeholders.
 
Panel:

John L. Cusack, President, Gifford Park Associates

Dr. Robert Repetto, Professor in the Practice of Economics and Sustainable Development, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
 
Panels will run consecutively, allowing each participant to attend every session or just one. Please register today and be sure to invite a colleague!
 

3rd Annual Directors Education Workshop
 
When:

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
 
Where:

Hosted by Fairfield University
Dolan School of Business
 

Agenda:

8:30 am Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:00 am Welcome
9:10 am Second Round of Proxy Disclosure
10:05 am Refreshment Break
10:20 am Duties of Directors in Considering Extraordinary Corporate Transactions
11:15 am Climate Change Investment Opportunities & Their Impact on The Board
12:15 pm Adjourn


 

Time: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
 
Cost:

NACD Members: $100
Non-Members: $150
 
Register: Sorry, this event has been postponed. Please check back soon for the new date.
 
 

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