This year, the conference focuses on turnaround opportunities. "Turnaround activity was growing in 2008. It will explode in 2009," says Jon Moulton, managing director of Alchemy Partners.
Below is a description of some of the many hugely experienced business leaders who will be discussing the opportunities and challenges for professional managers in sourcing and leading a private equity turnaround in today`s economy. Top turnaround specialist joins speaker line-up at Buying into Buyouts 2009 Ian Gray, the turnaround specialist currently advising hardware retailer Robert Dyas, will be one of the guest speakers at this year`s Buying into Buyouts conference on Tuesday, June 2. Gray, whose CV ranges from Golden Wonder to Tottenham Hotspur, and whose managerial experience includes dealing with French factory strikes and NHS Trusts, is widely regarded as one of the UK`s pre-eminent turnaround specialists. Gray is just one of many hugely experienced business leaders who will be discussing the opportunities and challenges for professional managers in sourcing and leading a private equity turnaround in today`s economy.
Tony Lochery, the former group managing director of Kwik-Fit, will be one of the guest speakers at this year`s Buying into Buyouts conference on Tuesday, June 2. Lochery is both a successful entrepreneur and corporate business leader. He is credited with leading Kwik Fit`s expansion into Europe and managing the transition from plc to Ford subsidiary. He then becams CEO of City Holdings, a privately-owned,£225m facilities management company employing more than 10,000 people.
Tourism and travel guru joins speaker line-up at Buying into Buyouts 2009 Peter Chappelow is chairman of the Cognetas-backed travel business that owns Travelsphere and Page & Moy. Chappelow, a fomer director of Thomson Travel and chairman/CEO of Holiday Cottages, is one of the UK`s leading figures in the travel and tourism business. Among his recent deals has been the successful consolidation and subsequent sale of Education & Adventure Travel, providing a stunning return for Bowmark Capital.
Hear the MFI story at Buying into Buyouts 2009 Gary Favell, led the ultimately doomed management buy-out of MFI. Favell is one of the UK`s most experienced retail executives, having been the CEO of Magnet and Wyevale Garden Centres before taking on the huge challenge of trying to rescue MFI.
Top online and retail CEO joins speaker line-up at
Buying into Buyouts 2009 Colin Glass is a former managing director of Dixons and PC World and the founding chairman of online photography company Photobox. Glass, who now chairs 4D Interactive, a social media company that features in the Sunday Times Profit Track 100, is just one of many hugely experienced business leaders who will be discussing the opportunities and challenges for professional managers in sourcing and leading a private equity turnaround in today`s economy.
Graham Frost joins speaker line-up at Buying into
Buyouts 2009 Graham Frost is one of the UK`s most experienced chairmen in the retail sector. Among Frost`s current portfolio is Oka, an upmarket furnishings retailer founded by the mother-in-law of Conservative leader David Cameron. But he has served on the boards of many household names, including Monsoon and GUS, as well as on the family-run bedding manufacturer John Cotton Group.
Top retail restructuring expert joins speaker line-up
at Buying into Buyouts 2009 Andy Meehan is one of the UK`s leading experts on retail restructuring. Meehan has 25 years experience in the retail sector, having been Finance Director of Selfridges, Olympus Sports and Mothercare. Subsequently he was Managing Director of Storehouse International and CEO of Co-operative Retail Services where he led the turnaround culminating in the merger with CWS. Until mid 2006 he was CEO Europe of Gordon Brothers Group, the US-owned retail restructuring specialists. He currently serves as part-time Vice Chairman of Gordon Brothers, and as Chairman of two private equity backed companies; Jemella Group (owners of the GHD haircare brand) and American Golf.
Terry Norris joins speaker line-up at Buying into
Buyouts 2009 Terry Norris chairs one of the UK`s most successful toy and games companies. As chairman of Primary Capital-backed Tobar Group, which trades under the brand Hawkin`s Bazaar, Norris is driving forward a unique retailer that sells hundreds of traditional and obscure gifts and gadgets.
Healthcare guru joins speaker line-up at Buying into
Buyouts 2009 Graham Smith is one of the UK`s leading figures in the healthcare industry. Smith was the founder and managing director of Goldsborough Healthcare, which he sold to BUP Care Services. Among his current portfolio of chairmanships, he is leading a major roll-out strategy of the nursery chain Kidsunlimited after successfully executing a secondary buy-out backed by mid-market investor LDC.
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