Robert Sher’s Keynote Address– December 8, 2010
for Grant Thornton’s Event
“The Quest for Innovation”

This keynote was delivered for Grant Thornton’s 4th Annual Food and Beverage Industry Forum on December 8th, 2010 in San Francisco at the City Club. Watch the first 10 minutes of that presentation.

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San Jose, CA.  June 29, 2012.  The Alliance of CEOs Rountable.

Robert presented a point of view around linking CEO compensation to performance and led a discussion of the 30 CEOs attending about their own experiences and perceptions.

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San Francisco, CA.
June 21, 2012.
The Association for Corporate Growth Annual Founders Lunch

“EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT…. FOUNDING A COMPANY, BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK”

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Walnut Creek, CA.   May 30, 2012.  The Alliance of CEOs Roundtable.   Many mid-market CEOs sell their companies for far less than what they hoped because they are unprepared for the “Exit Day.”

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San Francisco, CA.
May 17, 2012.
Financial Executives International and
National Association of Corporate Directors.
Presentation and Panel Moderation.

Rob made a presentation and moderated this joint meeting of NACD and FEI.  In preparation for this event, Rob created and ran a survey of both FEI and NACD members related to the roles and responsibilities of both CFOs and Boards, and how they should be working together.

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San Ramon, CA.
March 23, 2012.
The Alliance of CEOs Roundtable Event.

Many mid-market companies need to accelerate their financial value quickly.

 For example:

• Closely held firms: Get big enough to buy competitors
• Family-owned firms: Maximize the approaching payday from selling out
• Private equity-owned firms: Make the exit date more lucrative
• Public companies: Get shareholders off their back

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San Jose, CA.
February 15, 2012.
The Alliance of CEOs Roundtable Event.

Having a top team that works well as a team (and not just as individual achievers) is the second most important attribute to success, according to this survey of Alliance CEOs and their top teams.

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San Francisco, CA.
January 27, 2012.
The Alliance of CEOs.

CEO to CEO conducted a survey of members of the Alliance of Chief Executives, a community of mid-market CEOs, then Robert Sher delivered a presentation covering the highlights of the survey, with some key takeaways about making acquisitions more successful.  With the pace of acquisitions rising, getting it right is paramount.

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San Francisco, CA.
January 17, 2012.
ACG West Coast Mergers & Acquisitions Conference.

Rob was both Moderator and Presenter of this event, with an excellent panelist lineup including

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San Francisco, CA.
September 17, 2009.
Association for Corporate Growth SF Member Luncheon.

Behind every M&A transaction is a CEO that waged the battle to maximize enterprise value.  Some succeed brilliantly; the deals grew bigger, to the benefit of everyone in the deal community.

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