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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$106.0M
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Management Consulting Services
Number of Employees 320
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NAICS Code Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services: 541611
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Closing the Strategy-to-Performance Gap: Techniques for Turning Great Strategy Into Great Performance
BNET
- 2005-02-22
The benefit from closing the strategy-to-performance gap is huge - an increase in performance of anywhere from 60% to 100% for most companies. But this almost certainly understates the true benefits of creating a strategy-to-performance loop. Companies that achieve tight linkage between their strategies, their plans and ultimately their performance...
The Neglected Art of Strategic Pricing: Lessons From Retail Banking
BNET
- 2004-12-13
More often than not, senior managers respond to complex pricing challenges in one of three ways: They over-delegate decisions to individuals much lower in the organization; they under-analyze the situation by relying on simple default pricing models; or they employ technology as a silver bullet solution, supplanting the need for...
Resetting the Guidance Game: How to Communicate What Really Matters
BNET
- 2003-02-28
Many believe that the call to end guidance is a call for less information. Quite the contrary: it is about changing the nature of the information shared to make it more meaningful. This article emphasizes that the best approach to communicating performance focuses less on near-term managed numbers and more...
Capital Management: A Key to Linking Strategy and Value Growth
BNET
- 2003-01-01
This paper discusses about Capital management. Capital management is the most influential lever the chief executive has to impact business strategy and financial performance. Unlike any other management process, it instills the discipline and accountability necessary to improve returns and accelerate growth over time. Introducing new processes and agreeing on...
Making Strategic Planning Matter: Moving from Traditional Planning to Continuous Strategy Development
BNET
- 2003-01-01
Many executives have grown skeptical of strategic planning. The purpose of strategic planning isn't to drive a company's strategy. Driving a company's strategy isn't about influencing top management's decisions. For strategic planning to be worthwhile, the process needs to be redesigned – focused not on developing a static plan, but...
Retailers at the Crossroads: How to Develop New Profitable Growth Strategies
BNET
- 2003-01-01
Many industries have been hit hard by the current recession, but none more so than the retail sector. A number of large U.S. chains that were once household names – Ames, Bradlees, Caldor and Montgomery Ward, to name a few – have folded. Others, such as Toys "R" Us, J.C....
Accelerating Profitable Organic Growth
BNET
- 2003-01-01
"Most convergence of several trends – global excess capacity, increased customer power and investor skepticism about the economics of M&A – have left them with meager volume growth, little to no pricing power and a reduced ability to buy earnings. All of this has placed a huge premium on not...
Profitable Growth: A Value Based Approach to Entering New Markets
BNET
- 2003-01-01
In an era of high stock market expectations, the pressure on management to increase growth is enormous. For many companies, entering new markets via a large acquisition often appears to be the easiest way to meet growth goals. Ensuring that the investment needed to enter new markets will create value...
A Merger of Minds Building Organizational Advantage Through Shared Leadership
BNET
- 2003-01-01
Leadership is a lonely pursuit - a calling for the very few with extraordinary vision, decisiveness and, above all broad shoulders. A leader makes the crucial decisions for the organization and is ultimately responsible for every action and its result. This widely held view may make for great drama, but...
Looking For Growth
BNET
- 2003-01-01
The unprecedented increase in corporate profitability has caused earnings to grow at a 21% annual rate, even though revenue growth was less than 7%. While many executives are justifiably pleased with these results, they are also worried about how to sustain recent levels of performance. Their concern is that the...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Burwell | CEO |
| Kenneth Favaro | Chief Executive |
| Michael Kennedy | CFO |
| Robert Cleveland | CFO |
| Michael Mankins | Managing Partner |
| Sara Van Der Voort | Manager |
| Brian Pitman | |
| Chris Jones | |
| Frank G. Zarb | |
| Sir George Bull |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| James M. McTaggart | Chairman |
| Arthur C. Martinez | Board Advisor |
| Sandeep Malik | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | CEO | Current |
Ken Favaro is chief executive of Marakon Associates, an international strategy consulting firm that advises CEOs and their top management teams on how to build leadership in managing for value. Many of its clients rank among the world's largest and best performing companies. Prior to joining Marakon in 1984, he earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Stanford University (Phi Beta Kappa) and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | Chief Executive | Current |
| Marketocracy, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Stanford University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Stanford University | B.S. In Civil Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | CFO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | CFO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | Managing Partner | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arras Associates | Founder | Current |
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | Manager | Current |
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | Researcher | Current |
| Fairfield County Chapter | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hair and Color Specialists | CEO | Current |
| Rock The Boat Consulting Ltd | Current | |
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | Current | |
| NEXT plc | Chairman | Current |
| The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC | Director | Current |
| Singapore Airlines Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| ITV Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lloyds Bank | Chief Executive | Former |
| Singapore Airlines Ltd. | non-executive director | Former |
| The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC | Non-executive director | Former |
| Morgan Stanley | senior adviser | Former |
| Tomkins PLC | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | Current | |
| Xenogen Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hair and Color Specialists | Board of Directors | Current |
| JWT | CEO | Former |
Mr. Zarb is a Managing Director and Senior Advisor at Hellman & Friedman. Prior to joining Hellman & Friedman in 2002, Mr. Zarb was Chairman and CEO of NASD, Inc. and the Nasdaq Stock Market. Previously, Mr. Zarb was a Vice Chairman and Group Chief Executive of The Travelers, Inc. and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Smith Barney, a Travelers subsidiary and before that worked as a Senior Partner of Lazard Freres & Co. He has served in various assignments with the Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton administrations. Mr. Zarb was the senior official for all United States government energy-related activities, serving as Executive Director of the Cabinet-level Energy Resources Council, Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration, and Assistant to the President for Energy Affairs. He led the nation's energy response to the first major oil embargo. He also served as Chairman of the Long Island Power Authority, the State agency responsible for overseeing the restructuring of the electric power system of Long Island and served on the board of the electric power utility Florida Power and Light. Mr. Zarb has held a number of board positions in the financial services sector including American International Group, where he served as Interim Chairman and Lead Director, and Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. Zarb is a director of Lower Manhattan Development Corporation a member of the Board of Trustees of the Gerald R. Ford Foundation.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hellman & Friedman LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | Current | |
| Promontory Interfinancial Network, LLC | Chairman of Frank Zarb Associates and Senior Advisor | Current |
| Promontory Financial Group, LLC | Non-Executive Chairman | Current |
| Hofstra University | interim Chairman | Current |
| Angeleno Group, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Kraft Foods Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| FINRA | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Smith Barney | chief executive officer | Former |
| NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. | chief executive officer | Former |
| Lazard Ltd. | Senior Partner | Former |
| Hellman & Friedman LLC | Senior Advisor | Former |
| Long Island Power Authority | Chairman | Former |
| American International Group, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| The American Stock Exchange LLC | Chairman | Former |
| Smith Barney | chairman | Former |
| NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. | chairman | Former |
| Hofstra University | Director | Former |
| American International Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Hofstra University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Hofstra University | B.S. Degrees | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | Current | |
| Grand Metropolitan | CEO | Former |
| Maersk Inc. | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Blyth, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Greenwich Hospital | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wells Fargo Bank | Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | Interim Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Greenwich Hospital | Trustee | Current |
| Cornerstone Brands, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Liz Claiborne, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | Board Advisor | Current |
| IAC | Director | Current |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Board of Directors | Current |
| ABN AMRO Holding N.V. | Member, Supervisory Board | Current |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Polytechnic University | Board of Directors | Current |
| Northwestern University | Board Member | Current |
| Yale New Haven Health System | Board Member | Current |
| Greenwich Hospital | Board Member | Current |
| Liz Claiborne, Inc. | Audit Committee Member | Current |
| Polytechnic University | Member | Current |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Member | Current |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | Member | Current |
| Northwestern University | Member | Current |
| Liz Claiborne, Inc. | Member | Current |
| Sears, Roebuck & Co. | Chief Executive Officer Emeritus | Former |
| Sears, Roebuck & Co. | President | Former |
| Saks Fifth Avenue | Vice President | Former |
| ABN AMRO Holding N.V. | Deputy Chairman, Supervisory Board | Former |
| Sears, Roebuck & Co. | Chairman | Former |
| International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Saks Fifth Avenue | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Saks Fifth Avenue | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Picopeta | Board of Directors | Current |
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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Zarb: No Agreement Between AIG, Sico To End Comp Program
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AIG vs. Greenberg Trial: "Total Breakdown in Communciations'
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AIG vs. Greenberg Trial: "Total Breakdown in Communciations' Since 2005
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UPDATE: Greenberg Believed AIG Wanted To End SICO Comp Plan
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AIG, Starr had agreement on pay plan -- Greenberg
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Greenberg: Believed AIG Wanted To End SICO Compensation Plan
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