National Association
of Corporate Directors

1895 Boston Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
(203) 319-1904


The Connecticut Chapter is sponsored by:

Day, Berry & Howard LLP
Edwards & Angell LLP
Heidrick & Struggles
Mellon Financial Corporation
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
RC Knox & Company

 Board of Directors & Officers:

President
Suzanne M. Hopgood
President, The Hopgood Group, LLC

Vice President
Theodore L. Dysart
Partner, Heidrick & Struggles

Treasurer
John S. Santa
Vice Chairman, Santa Energy

Secretary
Michael S. Wilder
Director, Safelite Glass Corp.

Thomas O. Barnes
Chairman, Barnes Group, Incorporated

Robert D. LeBlanc
Retired President & CEO, Handy & Harman

C. Alan MacDonald
Principal, CAM Consulting

The Hon. Denise L. Nappier
Treasurer, State of Connecticut

Olof S. Nelson
 Director, Sunterra Corp.

Board of Advisors:
Alex M. Corl, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Kevin Fiala, Bywater Corporate Development Services
Jeffrey G. Grody, Day, Berry & Howard LLP
James I. Lotstein, Edwards & Angell LLP
W. Bruce Murray, Jr., RC Knox & Company, Inc.
Edward J. Speidel, Mellon Human Resources & Investor Solutions



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Maintaining Director Independence
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly


Gail Deegan, Executive in Residence
Simmons School of Management
Babson College
(Click for Resume)

Robert D. LeBlanc, Retired President & CEO, Handy & Harman (Click for Resume)

Dorothy D. Adams, President & Founder
Capital Value (Click for Bio)

 Discussion will include a review of such issues as:

  • What happens when our independence is compromised?
  • Why we must stand our ground on behalf of shareholders.
  •  What are the consequences of hanging tough? Knuckling under?

    Wednesday, June 8, 2005
    The Hartford Club
    46 Prospect Street, Hartford, CT

    7:15 a.m. - Sign-in /Continental Breakfast
    7:45 to 9:00 a.m. - Program

    NACD Members: $40
    Non-Members: $55

    Register Now!!
    By phone: (203) 319-1904
    By e-mail: oleary@theacademygroup.com

    The National Association of Corporate Directors is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving corporate performance through better board
       practice  by providing guidance to CEOs, corporate directors and boards based on the expertise of preeminent governance practitioners. Founded in 1977,  NACD is the only national association devoted exclusively to providing information, education and research to board directors on corporate governance  issues and best practices. In addition to the Connecticut Chapter, NACD has chapters in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis,   New York,   the Research Triangle, San Francisco, the Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.nacdonline.org or www.nacdct.org.


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1895 Post Road Fairfield, CT 06824