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The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) recently announced that Laura Bingham, a Partner of Newport Board Group in the Carolinas practice, has become a NACD Fellow, the highest level of credentialing for corporate directors and corporate governance professionals.
Peter Duff, a partner with the Newport Board Group in Central Texas, has signed an expert author agreement with the Business Bank of Texas.
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Jerry Dilettuso of Newport’s Dallas practice, presented a seminar titled Five Roles of the CEO to Southern Methodist University MBA students as part of the Edwin L. Cox Business Leadership Center’s programming. Jerry’s practical knowledge resonated with these graduate students, as he earned the Business Leadership Teaching Excellence Award for his presentation.
Jed Dunn of Newport’s Carolinas practice has been awarded the Ron Doggett Scholarship for 2013 by the Board of Directors of the Research Triangle Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Jed will be able to apply this scholarship to NACD Director education programs. This is a significant honor that reflects Jed’s standing in the Research Triangle business community.
Michael Kipp, Managing Director of Newport Board Group, has been elected chairman of Atlas Bank. Kipp, former CEO of Premerus Diagnostics and Signature Health Alliance, was an organizer and director of American Home Bank and is a director of other privately held companies. He has authored a number of articles on strategy and governance.
Newport Board Group partner and retail industry expert Helen Bulwik has been quoted several times recently in the San Francisco Chronicle about trends in the retail industry. One article discussed the entry of retail behemoth Amazon.com into the local fresh food delivery service industry. The piece noted that AmazonFresh, which has been delivering groceries, meat and seafood in its hometown, Seattle, for the past six years, is coming to the Bay Area as early as October, according to retail trade sources. The Chronicle quotes Bulwik as commenting she would describe the move by Amazon as a “land grab. Amazon has to keep getting into new products, and food is so important. And with all the warehouses they're building, they'll end up with more square footage than any retailer in the country."
