Quarterly Meetings
Members and Guests Welcome! The Board Connection Members and other professionals interested in corporate board membership gather each quarter for in-depth development and networking. If you are at the place in your career where serving on a for-profit or non-profit board of directors is your next great career move, be at our next meeting.
Prominent Texas-area board members and executive leaders present detailed case studies and best practices in a panel discussion format designed to equip women for board service.
Thursday, February 9, 2012 Quarterly Meeting
State of the Union: The Board Connection 2012
Agenda:
4:30 - 4:45 p.m. Registration and Networking (appetizers and refreshments)
4:45 - 6:00 Strategy Update
6:00 - 6:30 Q&A and Networking
Location: Calise & Company
Park Cities Bank Tower
5307 East Mockingbird Lane, 5th floor
Dallas, TX 75206
Free surface and garage parking
Cost: TBC Members: No Charge. Non-members/guests: $25.00
Active members may invite a qualified guest at no charge.
Cash, credit cards and checks accepted at the door. Please make checks to The Board Connection.
Please RSVP via email to Sherry DeLaGarza at sldelagarza@kpmg.com or call 214-840-2080.
Our thanks to Future Energy Holdings, event sponsor.
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PAST EVENTS
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Quarterly Meetings
March 3, 2011: Preparing for a Board Position Interview
Panelists Bob Pearson and Rhys Best (download bio) each presented insight on what how boards of directors search for, qualify and interview candidates for board positions. A mock interview was conducted with TBC Member Kim Padilla (download bio), President of Valencia, served as a candidate, interviewed by Bob and Rhys. Q & A about real life scenarios rounded out the session.
Rhys J. Best, Chairman of the Board, Crosstex Energy Services, Board member Commercial Metals, Cabot Oil and Gas, Trinity Industries, Austin Industries, and McJunkin Red Man Corporation. Mr. Best is a former Chairman and CEO of Lone Star Technologies, Inc.
Bob Pearson, CEO and Founder Pearson Partners, International. Pearson is former Chairman and CEO of LAI Worldwide, the third largest global recruiting firm.
Oct. 20, 2010: A Pathway to the Boardroom: Women on Corporate Boards
Panel Presentation with Cynthia Lee Phelps, President of C. Pharr and Co. and board member of Beheringer Harvard Opportunity REIT II among other corporate boards, and Renee Hornbaker, CFO of Shared Technologies, Inc. and board member of Eastman Chemical Company among other board roles.
July 21, 2010: IT Issues and the Board
Panel Presentation with Chief Information Officers Sharon Stufflebeme, CIO Radio Shack Technology, Jo_Ann Olsovsky, CIO BNSF Railway and Linda Jojo, CIO EFX/TXU.
April 21, 2010: The Role and Composition of the Audit Committee
Richard J. Howell, trustee for LKCM Funds, serves on the Board of Directors of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers. Manny Fernandez, managing partner of KPMG Dallas; trustee for the KMPG Foundation and the PhD project. A mock Audit Committee meeting was conducted with our panelists. The latest standards and processes were presented.
November 18, 2009: Board Awareness of Executive Compensation
Panelists: Linda A. Wilkins, Partner, LOCKE LORD BISSELL & LIDDELL LLP
Sam Coats, Board Member, Texas Industries, Inc.
August 12, 2009: Basic Governance Panel and Workshop
Panelists: Ann Marie Cowdrey, Partner, Thompson & Knight LLP
Martha M. Dally, Board Member, American Woodmark Corporation, Prism CapitaL
J. Terry Strange, Retired Partner, KPMG LLP, Board Member, SLM Corporation
May 20, 2009: Board Readiness (Inaugural Event)
Speaker: Deb Nelms, President and a founding Member of Corporate Board Link and President of Network Search.
CEO Breakfast Series
Oct. 28, 2010: George Jones, President and CEO Texas Capital Bancshares
Sept. 10, 2010: Jeff Morris, CEO of Alon Energy
April 6, 2010: Jack Lowe, Chairman and CEO of TD Industries
March 10, 2010: Joe DePinto, CEO of 7-11
Dec. 9, 2009: Mark Blinn, CEO of Flowserve
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