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Suzanne M. Hopgood
President & CEO
The Hopgood Group, LLC
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Workouts, Turnarounds, Crisis Management, Chief Restructuring Officer
Chief Executive Officer, Bankruptcy
Financial Expert
Corporate Governance, Corporate Board Composition
Corporate Board of Directors: Chairman, Corporate,Governance, Audit,
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Restructuring, Strategy/Risk, Nominating/Governance Committee |
Public & Private Companies
Expert Witness - Bankruptcy & Corporate Governance
Court Appointed Receiver
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Professional History:
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The Hopgood Group, LLC: 1985 - Present
National Association of Corporate Directors: 2008 - Present
Newport Harbor Corporation: 2007 -Present
Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR): 2004-2010
PointBlank Solutions, Inc, (PBSO.pk): 2007 - 2008
Del Global Technologies (DGTC): 2003 - 2005
Villa Sistemi Medicali, Milan, Italy: 2004 - 2005
Houlihan's Restaurant Group: 2000 -2001
Boston Restaurant Associates (BRAI:OB): 1999 - 2000
Furr’s Restaurant Group, (NYSE:FRG): 1996 - 2000
Ætna Realty Investors: 1979 - 1985
Lowell Institution for Savings: 1976 - 1979 |
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Experience:
Industries: Real Estate, Hospitality, Banking, Defense, International Medical equipment design/manufacturing, Retail |
National Association of Corporate Directors:
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Managing Director, Board Advisory Services. |
Newport Harbor Corporation:
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A hospitality company, Director, Audit Committee Member |
Acadia Realty Trust, (NYSE: AKR):
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A Real Estate Investment Trust, Director, Chairman Governance/Nominating, Audit Committee Financial Expert |
PointBlank Solutions, Inc., (PBSO.pk):
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Designer/Manufacturer of Bullet-Resistant Apparel for the US Military and Law Enforcement
Director, Chair Governance/Nominating, Audit Committee Member
Worked through investigations by SEC, IRS, Dept. of Defense and FBI and financial restatements |
Del Global Technologies, (DGTC), International manufacturing company
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Medical Imaging Equipment, Jet Fighter Parts, High Voltage Equipment
Chairman of the Board & Executive Committee, Chairman Governance, Chair Audit
Settled fraud allegations with the SEC and Dept of Defense. Oversight of division sale
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Villa Sistemi Medicali, Milan, Italy, Design and Manufacture Medical Imaging Equipment
Houlihan's Restaurant Group:
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CEO, Board Member, $350 million enterprise revenue, in 22 states, 6,000 employees,50 franchises. Reversed financial decline, managed debt restructuring, and prepared company forbankruptcy filing after 9/11/01. |
Boston Restaurant Associates (BRAI:OB): Board Member
Furr's Restaurant Group (NYSE:FRG):
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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
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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
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real estate, which consisted of apartments, office buildings, industrial, shopping centers. |
Lowell Institution for Savings, Vice President & Senior Loan Officer |
Education:
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University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH - B.S. in Business Administration |
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| International Corporate Governance Network - 2010, Yale Governance Forum- 2009, Council of Institutional Investors - 2009, Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals - NY Chapter -2009 & Annual meeting 2010, IGBC - Brazil - 2009 & 2010, International Finance Council - 2008, Independent Directors Assoc. - Moscow - 2005, Stanford Directors College 2010. |
Published:
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| Award Winning "Board Leadership for the Company in Crisis," "Required Skill Sets for a Workout CEO" and "Key Financial Indicators," National Association of Corporate Directors Director's Monthly |
Affiliations:
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Institute of Internal Auditors - Oversight Council
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