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Chatham, MA, October 27th and 28th, 2008: Raffoni CEO Consulting conducted a successful CEO Annual Retreat at The Wequassett Resort.
Raffoni CEO Consulting conducted a successful CEO Annual Retreat at The Wequassett Resort. In the midst of one of the largest economic crises in our history, over 90% of the program's members attended which is a testament to member commitment and resulting program's value.
The objectives of the retreat were to enhance program value for members by:
1. Broadening their network of CEOs across groups outside of their own
2. Heightening the acumen of member CEOs through shared learnings
The agenda included member introductions, special topic discussions, affinity round table groups, CEO of the Year Awards and a Key Note Speaker.
Special Discussion Topics included:
Views, comments and advice for dealing with the current economic conditions
Biggest mistake and how to avoid making it again
Biggest wins in your organization
Paths to liquidity and working with others
Affinity group discussions were conducted on:
Optimizing Manufacturing
Selling to consumers
Technical product trends
Managing a services business
Green trends, policy changes and standards
Shifting culture from entrepreneurial to professionally managed
Running a global company
Dealing and negotiating with OEMS
CEO of the Year Awards were given to:
John Chuang, CEO of Aquent (Group 1)
Peter Bransfield, CEO of Rypos (Group 3)
Honorable Mentions were given to:
Sal Lanuto, Former CEO of JJWild
Dick Holyle, Former CEO of A.W. Chesterton
The Key Note Speaker/Member Story was given by Mike Dreese, CEO of Newbury Comics
Alumni Pete Simone, former CEO of Xionics and Joe Mullen, former CEO of Bottomline Technologies were also in attendance.