Gb634 Executive Seminar
September 23-27Syllabus
Description
Candidates research executives and their companies and prepare a written report in advance of the one-week residency. During Executives in Residence week, the Development Office invites senior executives to share ideas on managing risk and careers.
Structure
What?A one-week program bringing senior executives to campus to share ideas on managing risk and careers.
When?Fall and Spring trimesters.
Who?Senior executives from major corporationsand successful entrepreneurs interact with MBA candidates and invited guests
Where?Saint Peter’s Universityand off-site locations
Why?Network and share ideas with students, business persons, colleagues, and others
Daily Schedule
9:00-10:00Instructor and class prepare for day's activities. This includes reviewing research findings on the executive.
10:00-11:00Morning Session 1.Executive does a self-introduction and interacts with candidates on past, present, and future activities, best practices, views on management and leadership, and quality of life.
11:15-12:15Morning Session 2. Candidates and executive continue discussion.
12:30Executive and guests depart.
12:30- 2:00Instructor debriefing of class.
Advance Assignments
Two assignments are completed prior to the first day of the residency period:
- Candidates research the careers and companies of the four executivesscheduled for theterm.They are evaluated on your questions and insights.
- Candidates must make an appointment with someone they want to impress (a boss, successful colleague, other). They must ask for suggestions on how to maximize the experience. After the meeting, they write up what happened at the meeting.
Candidates must bring these assignments to the first class in either print or electronic form. They do not send them in advance to the instructor.
Dress Code. Business casual.
Parking. By special arrangement with campus security, candidates will be able to park on campus.
Meeting Room. The Emeritus Room is located in Pope Hall. Enter from the Library side of the building. Go up 10 steps and then straight down the hall. Turn right and the room is in front of you.
Executives in Residence 2007-2013
Saint Peter’s University
Fall 2013
Sept 23 Emeritus Room, Pope Hall. Orientation to the course and presentations on career planning.
Sept 24 Dennis Enright ’ 70 Principal, NW Financial Group LLC
Sept 25 Doreen Catanio, CPA ’85, Owner, Professional Financial Service, Ltd.
Sept 26 Robert Greces ’70 President/Owner Mercedes Benz of Princeton and Flemington, this session will be offsite at: Mercedes Benz of Princeton,2910 US Route 1, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Sept 27 Paul Silverman, Principal, SILVERMAN, this session will be offsite at: Razza, Pizza Artigianal, 275 Grove St. Jersey City, NJ 07302
Spring 2013
March 11 Emeritus Room, Pope Hall. Steven Regnault, Senior Insurance Executive, Marsh and Willis Insurance Brokers
March 12 William Steele, Ph.D. ’64 Founder/CEO KenCast Corp.
March 13 Jennifer Adams, Fidelity Bank, This session meets offsite at499 Washington Blvd. Jersey City
March 14 George Gurdak’74CPA and Certified Internal Auditor
March 15 Raymond G. Hallock ’65, retired President & CEO, Columbia Bank
Fall 2012
Sept 24 Emeritus Room, Pope Hall. Orientation to the course and presentations on career planning.
Sept 25 William Price III '91. Vice President of Media Relations, Johnson & Johnson-offsite at J&J in New Brunswick
Sept 26 Marilyn Trapani ’82. President and CEO, Silent Type Inc.
Sept 27 Thomas Weatherall '91. President and CEO, Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey
Sept 28 James McAndrews '70. CEO, Matthew Outdoor Advertising
Spring 2012
Thomas J. Whalen, Esq. '60, Partner Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, Washington D.C.
James T. Leman, Managing Director, Westwater Corp
Session at Englewood Cliffs Campus.
Thomas R. Borgers '75, Managing Director- Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC, NYC mailto:
Mary K. Whelan '71, Co-owner BioElectronics Corp., MD and NJ
Fall 2011
Eugene O. Flinn ’80, Owner, Amanda’s Restaurant and Elysian Café
James McAndrew ’70, Chief Executive Officer, Matthew Outdoor Advertising
David Ryan ’02, Vice President, Compliance Consulting Group
Doreen Catanio, CPA ’85, Owner, Professional Financial Service, Ltd.
Robert A. Cutro ’75,former Managing Director, Lehman Brothers
Spring 2011
Joseph W. Yewaisis M ’98, Senior Vice President, Magyar Bank
Russell N. Stern ’70, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Norca Corp.
Marilyn Grebin ’82, President and Chief Executive Officer, Silent Type Incorporated
Joseph P. Pieroni ’68, President and Chief Executive Officer, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Michael T. Corridon, CPA ’83, Chief Financial Officer, Strato
Fall 2010
Eileen Zicchino ’84 is managing director and chief marketing officer for J.P. Morgan’s Treasury Services business.
Hernan L. Medina ’85 is senior actuarial associate at Insurance Services Office (ISO) Incorporated,
Robert Matura ’55 is the retired chief executive officer of Warnaco.
Gary F. Vitale ’74 is the president and chief executive officer of the North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA).
Joseph G. Traynor ’70 is the retired president of the international division for News America Marketing.
Spring 2010
John J. Licata ’95, Chief Investment Strategist, Blue Phoenix Inc.
Richard Gregory ‘87, Managing Director, JCRA Financial.
Christopher Perini, Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Verisk Analytics (ISO Parent Company).
William Turchyn, Jr. ’68, Partner at Mariner Partners. JCRA is a London based company specializing in public private partnerships.
Robert Cutro, Managing Director (retired), Lehman Brothers.
Edward J. Sutor ’72, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dover Downs.
Fall 2009
William T. Monahan ’69, former CEO, Imation Corporation. Author of Billion Dollar Turnaround.
Shawn M. Doherty ’85, Managing Director and Head of Securities Lending, HSBC Bank USA
Robert F. Walker ’70, Executive Vice President, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. of New York, Inc.
Andy Whelan ’69, President and Chairman, BioElectronics
Mary Whelan ’71,Trustee, BioElectronics
Joseph R. Gromek ’68, President and Chief Executive Officer, Warnaco Group, Inc.
Spring 2009
Mario Picinich ‘68, President and Founder, Diamond Rock Spring Water.
Robert Cutro, Former Managing Director, Lehman Brothers.
Noreen D. Beaman, ’86 CPA, Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning
Jorge Gomez ‘85, Gomez Industries (MacDonald’s Franchiser).
James T. Leman ’68 is Head of Capital Markets and is a Principal at Westwater.
Fall 2008
John Lau, Senior Vice President, MAXIMUS Services.
Daniel Toomey Esq., Partner, Duane Morris LLC
James McAndrew, Chairman and CEO, Magic Media
Ralph Russo, President, Strategic Polymer Sciences, Inc.
Vincent Tizzio, President, Zurich Integrated Products
Spring 2008
Patrick J. Foley, Jr., Managing Principal, Innovation Capital Advisors.
Al Sica, UIC Insurance Consultants.
Joseph Grande, Vice President, Taj Mahal.
Thomas Whalen, Partner, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott
Robert Cutro, Managing Director, Lehman Brothers.
Fall 2007
John Farrell, National Lead Partner for Enterprise Risk Management, KPMG
Jesal Asher, Director of Risk Advisory Services, KPMG
Nawal Roy, Vice President, Risk Management, Moody’s Investor Services
Vincent Tizzio, President, AIG Small Business.
Sean M. Pattwell, Director, Jamison Special Risks
Mark G. Kahrer, Vice President - Finance and Development. PSE&G Gas Power.
Laurie Brooks, Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management and Chief Risk Officer
Morton A. Plawner, Vice President and Treasurer, Public Service Electric and Gas
Thomas O’Flynn, Chief Financial Officer, Public Service Electric and Gas
Ralph Russo, Former President, Enterprise Channel Division, Nortel Networks
Stuart Miller, Director, Financial Network investment Corporation
Anthony Terracciano, Former Chairman of Dime Bancorp.