Events for CEOs

Newport Board Group partner Helen Bulwik, a well-known expert on trends and opportunities in the retail industry, was quoted in a recent story in the San Francisco Chronicle about Safeway, the major supermarket chain acquired by a New York private equity firm, Cerberus Capital. Cerberus is merging Safeway with another chain, Albertsons.

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.

On February 26, 2015, Doug Tatum, Chairman of the Board for Newport Board Group, and Newport Partner Rick Williams will be participating in Harvard Business School Association of Boston's "How Companies Succeed - Why Many Don't." This event will be taking place from 7:00-8:00pm at the Main Club House at the Harvard Club in Boston, Massachusetts.

Strong support for public company board gender diversity initiative voiced by CEO Doug Payne Newport Board Group, the national professional services firm of CEOs and senior executives, has announced that it is joining the Thirty Percent Coalition.

On February 12, 2015, Brent Sapp, CEO of Inc. Navigator, a Newport Board Group affiliate, will be conducting a Growth Challenge Strategy Session in Peabody, Massachusetts.

On Thursday, February 5, at 7:00 am - 9:00 am, Newport Partners Dennis Albano and Keith Boudreau will be speaking in the event Business Breakfast: Is Your Company “Capital Ready?" This event is cosponsored by Peabody Chamber of Commerce and North Shore Technology Council and will be held at the Peabody Marriott in Peabody, Massachusetts.