About the Sponsors

ABOUT THE SPONSORS

BOARDSTRATEGIES services are provided by the sponsors named below and their affiliates either acting singly or as a team according to client needs. BOARDSTRATEGIES™ provides no services other than creating and disseminating information related to Boards of Directors.

Daniels Daniels & Verdonik P.A. is a law firm that focuses in corporate legal issues and projects, including those relating to securities disclosures, corporate governance, Board of Director fiduciary duties and representation of Audit Committees and Special Committees. Jim Verdonik, the founder of BoardStrategies.com, is a principal in the firm. www.d2vlaw.com

Deloitte & Touche, one of the nation's leading professional services firms, provides assurance and advisory, tax, and management consulting services through nearly 30,000 people in more than 100 U.S. cities. The firm is dedicated to helping our clients and our people excel. Known as an employer of choice for innovative human resources programs, Deloitte & Touche has been recognized as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For in America" by Fortune magazine for five consecutive years. Deloitte & Touche refers to Deloitte & Touche LLP and its related entities. Deloitte & Touche is the U.S. national practice of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is a Swiss Verein, and each of its national practices is a separate and independent legal entity. For more information, please visit Deloitte & Touche's website at www.deloitte.com/us.

The Research Triangle Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors (RTC-NACD) is a non-profit organization that conducts a wide range of programs to educate Directors, management and shareholders about corporate governance and Board of Director issues. The RTC-NACD also works to improve Boardroom practices and provides networking opportunities for companies and potential Directors to meet. Information about RTC-NACD membership and programs can be obtained at Research Triangle Chapter - NACD/or by emailing Chuck ReCorr at crecorr@pclient.ml.com.

AmericaPR is a national public relations company that obtains positive media coverage for professionals and enterprises using our proven PR system. Founded by speaker, author & marketing consultant, Rebecca Antonelli, AmericaPR provides a cost-effective, efficient and proven program to get coverage from local, regional, national and trade press. AmericaPR.com

The National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) - Triangle Chapter of North Carolina is a professional association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, the investing public and the financial community. With over 5,000 members in 35 chapters around the country, NIRI sets the highest standards in education and professional development. The NIRI Triangle Chapter of North Carolina, which was founded in 1999, has members representing more than 50 corporations across a wide range of industries. The Chapter holds quarterly meetings, featuring programs on topics of interest to investor relations, public relations and finance professionals. The Chapter also hosts other special events. For more information about the Chapter, go to http://niritriangle.org/.


F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants of Raleigh http://www.fpcral.com/. Fortune's retained search business has been successful in placing senior executives with early stage as well as Fortune 500 clients for over twenty years. Its contingency fee operation also places mid-level managers in all industries and disciplines. Fortune is committed to retaining long-term relationships with clients and candidates. In 2001, Fortune was the number one ranked executive search firm for the second consecutive year in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, according to The Business Journa1. It is the number one ranked franchise in F-O-R-T-U-N-E'S nationwide network of over 100 offices.


Smart Online, Inc. offers the industry's broadest array of Web-delivered business productivity applications that power the start-up, growth and management of small and medium-size enterprises across the U.S. and Europe. Smart Online's Web-native business productivity applications are integrated into companies such as Bank One, The Banknorth Group, The Company Corporation, Cable & Wireless, etc. These applications can be rapidly and seamlessly integrated into partners' Web sites, greatly enhancing the value of partners' e-relationships with their end-users. Smart Online is a privately held company with headquarters in Research Triangle Park, N.C. For more information about Smart Online, Inc. please visit the company's Web site at http://www.smartonline.com.


VisageSolutions are results-focused operations and risk management consultants who offer extensive real-world executive management experience.

The service suite includes Assessments, Customized Solutions and Expert Services. The OpsAudit(tm) service offering reduces corporate risk by providing an independent review of a client's operations with respect to the intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Visage also offers value to Section 404 compliance to those companies interested in initiating process improvements. See www.visagesolutions.com or www.opsaudit.com


Jennings Earnhardt provides opportunities for leaders of nonprofit and private companies to improve the caliber and performance of their boards of directors through consulting and executive coaching. We accomplish results by: challenging executives to achieve at their own competence or learning edge; offering paradigms, methodologies and creative resources as frames of reference; working with leaders to ensure their capacity to deal with difficult decision-making; and, urging discipline and creativity in the way leaders execute their responsibilities. Our services include:

  • board assessments
  • strategies to move an underperforming board to sustainable operation as a highly performing board
  • frameworks for effective decision-making and conflict resolution

See www.jenningsearnhardt.com

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