WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) today announced its new class of NACD Fellows for the third quarter of 2014. More than 80 corporate directors were named NACD Fellows, representing a wide array of companies including Crocs, Inc., Delta Dental, First Niagara Financial Group, Medifast, Inc. and Peabody Energy Corp.
The NACD Fellowship is the highest standard of credentialing for corporate directors. It is a widely recognized indication that a director has completed a comprehensive program of study; one that was developed exclusively to educate corporate directors on current, relevant boardroom issues and best practices. Upon completion of the rigorous program, members bear the NACD Fellow distinction, which can then be listed on their proxy statements.
NACD Fellows are an esteemed network of corporate directors, who not only showcase a commitment to continuous learning and leading boardroom practices, but also are recognized within the director and investor community as master practitioners of exemplary board leadership.
"The focus on the credentials of directors will only become more intense as the effort to improve corporate governance continues," stated Jim Brady, NACD Board Leadership Fellow and former director of Constellation Energy Group, McCormick & Company and T. Rowe Price. "NACD Fellow status is a differentiating factor that all governance constituencies will highly value."
Adds Anne Sheehan, NACD Board Leadership Fellow and director of corporate governance at CalSTRS, "America needs well-rounded directors who are sensitive to public company shareowners, and who can clearly demonstrate their value on proxy disclosures. I look forward to meeting NACD Fellows everywhere I go."
The NACD Fellow community represents the knowledge capital and integrity of hundreds of companies. It is a telling snapshot of the caliber of corporate directors engaged in continuous learning with NACD—the only organization that has been recognized for more than 30 years as the authority on corporate governance and director education.
"Directors who choose to enhance their skills and knowledge base by becoming NACD Fellows demonstrate to company management, shareholders, and their peers a desire to perform their fiduciary duties to the best of their abilities," said Ken Daly, president and CEO of NACD. "I am pleased to recognize these distinguished leaders who are dedicated to upholding the highest standards of governance."
For more information about the NACD Board Leadership Fellowship Program, visit www.NACDonline.org/Fellowships.
| Recently Named Board Leadership Fellows and Select Boards | |
| Dennis W. Archer | Johnson Controls Inc., MASCO Corporation |
| Levi J. Benton | HAUL-Houston Area Urban League |
| Mark P. Borman | Bioheart, Inc. |
| James M. Brinksma | Angelwish |
| Ed Choate | Baptist Health |
| Byron Dunn | Desert NDT |
| Joseph A. Frick | Triple S Management |
| Cesar Garcia | BioFire Diagnostics |
| Philip Halpern | Duet India Hotels (JV with IHG) |
| Ralph H. Hasson | Sustainable Food Center |
| Ralph H. Hasson | CareFlash LLC |
| D'Anne Hurd | Myomo Inc., Pax World Funds |
| Mark W. King | Micropac Industries, Inc. |
| Frank D. Lackner | Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. |
| Duy-Loan T. Le | National Instruments |
| Jeffrey Margolis | Crocs, Inc. |
| Ryan McKendrick | AMCOL International Corporation |
| Warren L. Robinson | Black Hills Corporation |
| Phyllis L. Rogers | CARTI |
| Alexander C. Schoch | Peabody Energy Corporation |
| Recently Named Governance Fellows and Select Boards | |
| Brian Abeel | BECU |
| Joey Airoso | Farm Credit West |
| Mark Bailey, DDS | Delta Dental of Arkansas |
| Thomas E. Baker | First Niagara Bank |
| Al Barkley | Farm Credit West |
| Ed Bartak | McGladrey LLP |
| Char Beales | MediaMorph |
| Tom Beneventi | McGladrey LLP |
| Karen M. Bohn | Otter Tail Corporation |
| James Boldt | First Niagara Bank |
| Barry B. Bondroff, CPA | Medifast Inc. |
| G. Thomas Bowers | First Niagara Bank |
| Roxanne Coady | First Niagara Bank |
| Cheryl R. Collarini | DGC Energy LLC |
| Eugene C. Connell | Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau |
| James A. Corry | Our World - Underwater Scholarship Society |
| Carol A. Criner | Retail Ink Jet Solutions |
| Gary Crosby | First Niagara Bank |
| Lynda Davey | The Wet Seal, Inc. |
| Barbara J. Duganier, CPA | Buckeye Partners LP |
| John B. Duncan, CPA | Polk Mechanical Company |
| Richard Enns | Farm Credit West |
| Steven Epstein | Fried Frank |
| Barbara J. Faulkenberry | International Women's Forum Missouri |
| Carl Florio | First Niagara Bank |
| Shanin Fuller, Esq. | Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago |
| Dianne B. Gasbarra, MD | Health Care Service Corp. |
| Elizabeth Ghaffari | Pacific Coast Regional Corp. |
| Craig C. Gnos | Farm Credit West |
| Karen B. Greenbaum | FJ Management |
| Sandra W. Hallmark | DC Access to Justice Foundation |
| Bernard Han | ON Semiconductors Corporation |
| Blake Harlan | Farm Credit West |
| Carlton Highsmith | First Niagara Bank |
| John C. Johnson | IEC Electronics |
| Michelle S. Lee | STG International Inc. |
| Evelyn L. Lewis, MD | National Children's Center |
| Mark D. Littlefield | Farm Credit West |
| Stacy Loretz-Congdon | Core-Mark Holding Company |
| Edward Malesich | CHS |
| Vikram Mansharamani, PhD | Africa Opportunity Fund |
| Robert A. Meilen | Colorado Technology Association |
| Terri Miller | Delta Dental of Arkansas |
| Sachin Mithal | Infoteria America Corporation |
| Allen D. Moore | Delta Dental of Arkansas |
| Paula M. Noble | Almost Home Kids |
| Todd Ordal | iSatori Technologies (IFIT) |
| Kristina A. Peterson | Women in Solar Energy |
| George M. Philip | First Niagara Bank |
| Jennifer Pollino, CPA | Crane Co. |
| Thomas P. Potiowsky | Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle |
| Kenneth P. Revay | Florida Institute of Technology |
| John C. Robak | Greeley and Hansen LLC |
| Peter Robinson | First Niagara Bank |
| Wayne J. Sadin | Wayne Sadin Interests |
| Erin Selleck | Heal the Bay |
| Archana Vemulapalli | Intelleva, Inc. |
| Edward Watson | AARP |
| Shane Whiteside | IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries |
| Raymond Whittaker | Consolidated Water Co. |
| Jamie Woell | McGladrey LLP |
| Nathaniel D. Woodson | First Niagara Bank |
About NACD
The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) is the advocate for the profession of directorship and the recognized authority focused on advancing exemplary board leadership and establishing leading boardroom practices. Informed by more than 35 years of experience, NACD delivers insight and resources that more than 15,000 corporate director members rely upon to make sound strategic decisions and confidently confront complex business challenges. NACD provides world-class director education programs, national peer-exchange forums, and proprietary research to promote director professionalism, ultimately enhancing the economic sustainability of the enterprise and bolstering stakeholder confidence. Fostering collaboration among directors, investors, and governance stakeholders, NACD is shaping the future of board leadership. To learn more about NACD, please visit www.NACDonline.org. To become an NACD member, contact Kelly Dodd at kkdodd@NACDonline.org or 202-380-1891.