The CEO Roundtable was an engaging peer-to-peer discussion of key issues currently being faced by CEOs held at the seventh annual National Directors Institute hosted by Foley & Lardner LLP on March 6, 2008 in Chicago. The discussion was moderated by Steve Barth, a partner in Foley’s Transactional and Securities Group. Featured co-moderators and thought leaders included: Corey Chambas, President and CEO of First Business Financial Services, Inc.; Howard Engle, partner at Deloitte Tax LLP; James T. Glerum, Jr., Managing Director at UBS Securities LLC; Randall Hogan, Chairman and CEO of Pentair, Inc.; and Glen E. Tellock, President and CEO of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. The speakers and attendees discussed pitfalls and best practices for CEOs to consider and adopt when approaching four primary topics: interacting with the Board of Directors; succession planning for CEOs and management; management of financial crises; and interacting with “difficult” shareholders.
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