LOCAL CEO BUSINESS GROUP ANNOUNCES NEWLY APPOINTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The CEO Roundtable - Leveraging the Insight and Knowledge of Peers

Stamford, CT. September 29, 2011:

The CEO Roundtable (www.theceoroundtable.com), a business group that has proven to be an invaluable resource for CEOs and top-level decision-makers dealing with strategic and operational issues and opportunities, took steps to form a Board of Directors in April of 2011. The group, originally formed in May of 2001 by David Lewis, President and founder of Operationsinc, and John Engel, Realtor with Brotherhood & Higley is in its eleventh year of operation and has evolved to a point where such an Advisory Board has become a necessary step in its evolution.

While we have always operated in a collaborative effort with our members, the formation of a board will help set the direction the group takes in its next ten years and beyond, "stated David Lewis, President and Co-Founder of The CEO Roundtable and President of OperationsInc.

Members of the newly appointed Board of Directors include the following individuals selected from the group: David Lewis, President of OperationsInc; John Engel, Realtor with Brotherhood & Higley; Chuck Chesler, President of Old Rock Associates; John Hannigan, Principal of Choyce Peterson; Maureen Mackey, Principal of Mackey & Guasco Staffing, LLC; and Joe Chu, CEO/President of Chu Holding Company LLC.

The Board will assume responsibility for a wide range of initiatives including group Planning and Direction, Strategy, Membership, Special Events and Finances.

Current membership for The CEO Roundtable consists of approximately thirty local CEO’s – limiting the group to the best and brightest talent in the area. Held ten times annually, these dynamic, free-flowing sessions provide an opportunity for top-level executives to meet and network with their peers, and to discuss their business challenges, successes and opportunities. CEOs, Presidents and owners from over one hundred companies have participated in the meetings since the group’s inception, representing a diverse mix of industries and services. Additionally, the group now holds very successful Bi-Annual Invite-Only Networking Events presenting an opportunity for up to 150 CEO’s, Presidents and Principals in area businesses to connect for an evening for a mix of networking and learning.

To learn more about The CEO Roundtable, please contact David Lewis directly at 203.322.0538 or dlewis@theceoroundtable.com.

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Shepard Smith, News Anchor for the FOX National News Network, interviewed Maureen Mackey live on Studio B. The topic was "How to Jump-Start Your Career When You're Out of Work!" Maureen Mackey offered the following advice to those watching:

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