Newport Board Group Pacific Northwest Managing Director Colleen Brown was featured in a recent article in Bizwomen, an online publication featuring profiles of prominent female executives as well as other business news. The piece focuses on Colleen’s role as Chair of American Apparel.
Colleen Brown Featured in Bizwomen
The article touches on a number of issues that Colleen and her board colleagues face in turning around American Apparel. These include the company’s efforts to rebuild its structure and finances, to recover from the $340 million in losses the firm incurred since 2010 under its previous leadership.
Colleen and Newport’s Southern California Managing Director Richard Munro are driving a far reaching initiative to promote Newport partners as public and private board members. A significant number of Newport partners who are board director candidates are women and/or have experience and perspectives that is of interest to firms seeking diversity for their boards.
About The Experts
Colleen Brown has achieved outstanding results as a business leader. As Director, President and CEO of Fisher Communications, an owner of TV, Radio Digital and Mobility assets, Colleen drove turnaround at this NASDAQ-listed company after it had experienced five years of losses. Under her leadership the company increased cash flow by 88%. Its market cap doubled in its last three years and she then led the sale of the company at a 44% pre-announcement premium. Contact or learn more about Colleen here.
Richard Munro has 30 years of experience bringing leadership to growth and underperforming businesses and improving their performance. He has held senior executive positions as a CEO, CFO, COO, CRO, Court appointed Receiver and strategic advisor, as well as serving as a director on public and private company boards. Richard’s experience spans the food, energy, consumer products, healthcare, and specialty retail industry sectors. Contact or learn more about Richard here.
