The CEO Forum 2007 - 2008 Program Schedule
CEO Forum Membership Program -- 4 breakfast programs
Location: New England Center, Durham (03.27.07 program to be held at CR Sparks in Bedford.)
Time/s: 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.
Cost: $795 for 2 attendees
Tuesday, 10.30.2007 - Mark Huddleston
President, University of New Hampshire
Location: New England Center, Durham
Thursday, 11.29.2007 - David Pelletier
CEO, Annalee Mobilitee Dolls
Location: New England Center, Durham
Thursday, 02.7.2008 - Kevin Hancock
CEO, President and Chairman, Hancock Lumber
Location: New England Center, Durham
Thursday, 03.27.2008 - Helen Greiner
Co-Founder and Chairman, iRobot Corp.
Location: Please note, this program will be held at CR Sparks, Bedford
Thursday, 05.08.2008 - Michael Cicio
VP of Operations and Site Manager, Lonza Biologics
Location: New England Center, Durham
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Speaker/s: Mark Huddleston, President, University of New Hampshire
Location:New England Center, UNH Durham
Time/s: 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. (includes full breakfast)
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Mark Huddleston
President, University of New Hampshire
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Mark W. Huddleston is the 19th president of the University of New Hampshire. He brings three decades of experience in public and private higher education as a faculty member, dean, and senior administrator, most recently as president of Ohio Wesleyan University. His term at UNH commenced in July 2007.
Huddleston began his academic career at the State University of New York-Buffalo in 1977 as an assistant professor of political science. He then joined the faculty of the University of Delaware in 1980, where he remained for the next 24 years. Dr. Huddleston chaired the Department of Political Science and International Relations and served as associate provost for international programs. He was named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 2001, where he managed 45 academic departments, and centers with nearly 900 fulltime faculty and staff, and served in that capacity until he was named president of Ohio Wesleyan University in 2004.
Having received his bachelor's degree in political science from SUNY-Buffalo, Huddleston went on to receive both a master's degree and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. An author of numerous books and articles, he has been active as a consultant for both the U.S. government and international organizations. He also served as an advisor in Bosnia on rebuilding financial and administrative infrastructures after the Dayton accords.
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
Speaker/s: David Pelletier, CEO, Annalee Mobilitee Dolls
Location:New England Center, UNH Durham
Time/s: 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. (includes full breakfast)
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David Pelletier
CEO, Annalee Mobilitee Dolls
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David Pelletier became CEO of Annalee Mobilitee Dolls, Inc in October 2002, following two years of turnaround consulting with this company. Dave started his relationship with Annalee while he was principal in the strategic and financial consulting firm of R.E. PINARD & CO. of Manchester, NH. Dave joined R.E. PINARD &CO., INC. in 2000, returning to his native Manchester, NH after spending more than 27 years in executive level domestic and international positions and companies ranging from start-up ventures to Fortune 500 firms. While at the firm, Dave worked with a number of companies in the areas of strategic growth initiative development, company turnarounds and as an intermediary in the sell-side of M&A transactions.
Prior to his return to New Hampshire, Dave was co-founder and President of an Ohio based start-up company providing specialized value added manufacturing services to the worldwide appliance industry. Dave was a primary force behind building the company into a thirty million+ dollar organization with four US and two International locations. Critical to the company's success was Dave's ability to establish strategic appliances with two US and three European multi-national companies which were critical to the supply chain. The company's largest customers include GE, Whirlpool, Frigidaire, Amana, and Thermador.
Dave received a B.S. from Cornell University in Marketing and a MBA from the University of Colorado in Organizational Development. He also attended Columbia University's six-month Executive Development program in Organizational Dynamics.
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Thursday, February 7, 2008
Speaker/s: Kevin Hancock, CEO, President and Chairman, Hancock Lumber
Location:New England Center, UNH Durham
Time/s: 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. (includes full breakfast)
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Kevin Hancock
CEO, President and Chairman, Hancock Lumber
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Kevin Hancock graduated from Bowdoin College in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. Kevin has worked with Hancock Lumber Company since 1991, and currently serves as President, Chairman and CEO of both Hancock Lumber Company, Inc. and Hancock Land Company, family owned businesses since 1848. Hancock Lumber Company is an integrated company with 600 employees, presently operating 6 lumberyards, 2 discount outlet stores, three Eastern White Pine sawmills, kitchen design centers, a construction financing company, a wall panel shop, and a Marvin Window store. Hancock Land Company owns and manages 40,000 acres of timberland in Southern and Western Maine and prides itself on sustainable forestry, including its FSC certification. Kevin served as Chairman of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association in 2006 and is currently the President of the Bridgton Academy Board of Trustees. He also spends his free time as the coach of several local sports teams. Kevin and his wife Alison currently reside in Casco, Maine with their two daughters, Abby and Sydney.
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Speaker/s: Helen Greiner, Co-Founder and Chairman, iRobot Corp.
Location: CR Sparks, Bedford (please note different location)
Time/s: 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. (includes full breakfast)
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Helen Greiner
Co-Founder and Chairman, iRobot Corp.
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Under Helen Greiner's leadership, iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT) is delivering robots into the industrial, consumer and military markets. Helen is highly decorated for her visionary contributions in technology innovation and business leadership. She was named by the Kennedy School at Harvard in conjunction with the U.S. News and World Report as one of American's Best Leaders, and was recently honored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) with the prestigious Pioneer Award. She has also been honored as a Technology Review Magazine "Innovator for the Next Century," invited to the World Economic Forum as a Global Leader of Tomorrow, and has been awarded the DEMO God Award at the DEMO Conference. In 2003, she was named one of the Ernst and Young New England Entrepreneurs of the Year (with iRobot co-founder Colin Angle). Her 16+ years of experience in robotic technology includes work at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Helen is a Trustee of the Museum Science, on the Computer Science Advisory Board of Worcester Polytechnic Institute; and is a Director of National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). She holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in computer science, both from MIT.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
Speaker/s: Michael Cicio, VP of Operations and Site Manager, Lonza Biologics
Location: New England Center, UNH Durham
Time/s: 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. (includes full breakfast)
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Michael Cicio
VP of Operations and Site Manager, Lonza Biologics
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Michael has 22 years of Biotechnology experience with focus in manufacturing and contract management. He currently holds the position of VP of Operations and Site Manager for Lonza Biologics in Portsmouth NH. Michael has responsibility for site management as well as all Operations including Manufacturing, Facilities and Engineering, Quality Control, Manufacturing Technical Services, Project and Contract Management, Purchasing, Procurement and Logistics. Previous to Lonza Michael was employed with Wyeth for 15 years were he held positions as Director of Network Drug Substance for Wyeth overseeing drug substance contract manufacturing and Director of Manufacturing in their Andover, MA facility. Michael has vast experience with manufacturing technologies, technology transfer, process optimization, process validation, and facility start up including equipment validation.
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