WHO WE ARE

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Our 2009 Board of Directors Leadership Team:

Chairman                     Mark Anderson
First Vice Chair             Eric Bailey
Secretary/Treasurer      Steve Johnston
Legal Counsel               Chris Barker
Executive Director         Jane Toombs
Immediate Past Chair    Andrew Cohen
VC Succession/StratPl   Guy King
VC Programs                Eric Bailey
VC Relationships           Brenda Dohring Hicks
Co-VCs Member Rec.    Ray Walsh
                                   Steve Allen
Co-VC Member Ret.      Peter Anderson
                                   Allen Crumbley
VC Brand&Comm.        Suzie Boland
                                  Ray Sikorski
VC Sponsorships          Penny Hulbert
VC Roundtables           Clayton Kreis
VC Philanthropy           John Drinkard

At Large:
Karen Arnold
Jennifer Bakunas
Tom Ferrante
Oscar Horton
Jack Kirkland
Valeri Marks         

Facts:
Founded in 1992 as the Council of Growing Companies by INC Magazine
Incorporated on January 5, 2002 as the CEO Council of Tampa Bay, Inc. 
Approximately 150 CEOs in 17 different industry categories
10 % are successful serial entrepreneurs
20% are women CEOs
13% are CEOs in Pinellas County
5% are companies with more than $100M in revenue
15% are companies with more than 100 employees
22% of the CEOs have been members for 7+ years

According to a survey of 2008 CEO Council members:
14% are professional svs; 16% banking/finance; 13% medical; 6% real estate
39% have national client base; 26% Hillsb/Pinellas; 11% I-4 corridor; 5% international
30% had 2007 payroll of more than $3M
38% spent > $200k on health insurance in 2007;94% offer a group health plan
19% gave > $100k in charitable contributions in 2007; 25% gave $26k-$100k;
       30% gave 5k-$25k; only $22% gave less than $5k
35% gave > 121 corporate sponsored volunteer hours to the community in 2007
58% of the CEOs surveyed serve on > two voluntary Boards
27% estimate the value of employee charitable payroll deductions at more than $5k
29% served up to 50 volunteer Board hours; 30% for 51-200 hours; 14% > 200 hours 

UPCOMING EVENTS

April 8, 2010
Leadership Strategy: OVERCOMING TEAM DYSFUNCTIONS
Chris Young
Centre Club
123 S. Westshore Blvd.
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

May 13, 2010
THE BIGNESS OF SMALLNESS
John Moore
Centre Club
123 S. Westshore Blvd.
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM