The first Educational Roundtable of the 2015-16 season brings Joel Koblentz back to Cleveland to engage in a dialog with three local CEOs representing a wealth of experience in board governance.
HBS Club of NEO presents the first in this year’s series of Educational Roundtables, “Senior Leadership in Corporate Oversight,” on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at The Union Club – 1211 Euclid Avenue.
Corporate Board Governance in today’s world…
HBS Club of NEO is proud to renew its Board of Governance Panel with some new additions and returning luminaries. This year, our panel will continue to provide its unique observations from the Boardroom, fresh with direct experiences, and perspectives on the inner workings of some of the region’s most important corporations.
We will continue with comments on succession planning and corporate leadership, as well as, discussions and some of the latest hot topics in governance-including enterprise valuation challenges, organizations operating under heavy regulatory and governmental oversight. This year’s speakers are particularly well-positioned to comment on career-long interactions with various legislative and administrative entities.
Moderator:
Joel Koblentz: Senior Partner, The Koblentz Group, a Board Advisory firm based in Atlanta, co-founder of Emory University’s Directors Institute, Trustee of The Chick-Fil-A Bowl Foundation and a board member of Junior Achievement and The Emory Center for Ethics, previous board member and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of Focus Brands, and previous board member of In Q Tel, the C.I.A.’s venture capital fund.
Panelists:
Anthony Alexander: HBS alumnus and retired President, CEO & Executive Chairman of FirstEnergy with additional Board experience at National Association of Manufacturers, Nuclear Energy Institute, Akron General Health System, NEOUCOM Foundation, Playhouse Square Foundation, and Chairman of Greater Akron Chamber.
James C. Boland: HBS alumnus and Trustee with previous board experience at Sherwin Williams Company, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Invacare Corporation, and the International Street Group, former Managing Partner E & Y, former President & CEO of Cavaliers Operating Company, current Chairman of JobsOhio.
Farah M. Walters: 1998 HBS Leadership Award Recipient, served as President & CEO of QualHealth, LLC, University Hospitals Health System, Inc. & University Hospitals of Cleveland, a Director of PolyOne Corporation since 1998 and Lead Director from 2006-07, Director of Celanese Corporation Board, Celanese Chemical Inc. Previously served as Director of Cleveland Tomorrow, Greater Cleveland Growth Association and University Circle, Inc.