Suzanne M. Hopgood
President & CEO
The Hopgood Group, LLC

Specialization:
Workouts, Turnarounds, Crisis Management, CRO
Chief Executive Officer, Bankruptcy
Financial Expert
Corporate Governance, Corporate Board Composition
Corporate Board of Directors: Chairman, Corporate
Governance, Audit, Restructuring, Strategy/Risk,
Nominating/Governance Committee
Public & Private Companies
Expert Witness – Bankruptcy & Corporate Governance
Court Appointed Receiver

Professional History:
National Association of Corporate Directors, Director,
Board Advisory Services, 2008 - Present
The Hopgood Group, LLC
Founder, President, CEO, 1985 – Present
Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR), Board member
PointBlank Solutions, Inc, (PBSO.pk) Board Member
Newport Harbor Corporation, 2007 – Board member
Del Global Technologies (DGTC), Chairman
Villa Sistemi Medicali, Milan, Italy – Board Member
Houlihan's Restaurant Group, CEO, Board Member
Boston Restaurant Associates (BRAI:OB), Board Member
Furr’s Restaurant Group, (NYSE:FRG) Chair & CEO
Ætna Realty Investors, 2nd Vice President
Lowell Institution for Savings, Vice President

Experience:

Industries: Real Estate, Hospitality, Banking, Defense, International Medical equipment design/manufacturing, Retail
National Association of Corporate Directors, Director, Board Advisory Services. 2008 - present
Newport Harbor Corporation, Hospitality Company, Director, Audit Committee Member. 2007- present
Acadia Realty Trust, (NYSE: AKR) Director, Real Estate Investment Trust, Chairman Governance/Nominating,
Audit Committee Financial Expert, 2004 - present,
PointBlank Solutions, Inc., (PBSO.pk), Designer/Manufacturer of Bullet-Resistant Apparel for the US Military and Law Enforcement, Director, Chair Governance/Nominating, Audit Committee Member. 2007- 08. Worked through investigations by SEC, IRS, Dept. of Defense and FBI and restatements of three years of earnings.
Del Global Technologies, (DGTC), International manufacturing company (Medical Imaging Equipment, Jet Fighter Parts, High Voltage Equipment), Chairman of the Board & Executive Committee, Chairman Governance, Chair Audit, 2003 - 2005. Settled fraud allegations with the SEC and Dept of Defense. Oversight of division sale.
Villa Sistemi Medicali, Milan, Italy, Design and Manufacture Medical Imaging Equipment. Board Member, 2004-2005
Houlihan's Restaurant Group: CEO, Board Member, $350 million enterprise revenue, in 22 states, 6,000 employees,50 franchises. 2000-2001. Reversed financial decline, managed debt restructuring, and prepared company forbankruptcy filing after 9/11/01.
Boston Restaurant Associates (BRAI:OB), Board Member, 1999-2000
Furr's Restaurant Group (NYSE:FRG): CEO/ Chairman of the Board - 1998-2000, Board Member 1996-2000, 100 restaurants, 8,000 employees, commissary/trucking operation. Stabilized financial decline and settled major lender liability and pension class action litigation.
Bond Restructuring: Assisted client with $250 million bond restructuring of real estate portfolio.
Ætna Realty Investors: Responsible for $1 Billion equity real estate portfolio, including troubled and foreclosed real estate, which consisted of apartments, office buildings, industrial, shopping centers. 1979 - 1985
Lowell Institution for Savings, Vice President & Senior Loan Officer, 1976 - 1979

Education:
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH - B.S. in Business Administration

Speaking:,

Yale Governance Forum- 2009, Council of Institutional Investors - 2009, Corporate Secretaries &
Governance Professionals: NY Chapter -2009, IGBC: Brazil - 2009, International Finance Council - 2008,
Independent Directors Assoc.: Moscow - 2005

Published:
Award Winning "Board Leadership for the Company in Crisis," "The Workout Board Member," "Required Skill Sets for a Workout CEO" and "Key Financial Indicators," National Association of Corporate Directors Director's Monthly,

Affiliations:
Institute of Internal Auditors - Oversight Council

The Hopgood Group, LLC · P.O. Box 230177 · Hartford, CT 06123-0177 · 860-702-1070