BioArbor: Avoiding the Turnaround CEO

DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

Every business goes through up and down cycles but the extremes of these cycles can be amplified in small or start-up businesses.  In either case, the Board of Directors may decide that the founder, CEO, CTO or CSO does not have the skills necessary to take the business to the next level.  You can expect to learn from this panel the early warning signs of an impending management change and the actions that you take to mitigate the chances that you will meet the turn-around CEO.Please join us for this engaging panel discussion.

     Networking - 5:00 pm

     Program - 6:00 pm

Panelists

Walt Young
Former Chairman, President and CEO
Champion Enterprises, Inc.
For the past seven years, Walt has been one of the state's busiest angel investors.  He has invested in over 40 entities and currently serves on the boards of seven private comapnies, including Accuri Cytometers, GuidePoint, nanocerox, and Weathershield in Michigan.  Prior to this career, Walt lead four public companies over 36 years, the most recent being as Chair and CEO of Champion Enterprises for 13 years, for which the Harvard Business School recognized Walt as one of the 1,000 best leaders of the past century.

Jack Ball
Chief Commercial Officer
Accuri Cytometers
Mr. Ball has a long and proven record for bringing life science products to market and capitalizing on existing product potential. Most recently he was CEO of Amnis Corporation, a venture backed technology start-up developing high-end imaging flow cytometers. He has also served as CCO for Molecular Probes, Inc., the world leader in reagents for cell analysis, including flow cytometry consumables. Prior to that he was with Orchid Biosciences as Sr. VP and General Manager with Amersham Pharmacia Biotech Inc., where he rose to President, Region North America and was responsible for sales, marketing, and customer support for all products sold in North America.

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