N.C. CEO Forum Announces Event Co-Chairs

Raleigh, NC, March 28, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The 2009 N.C. CEO Forum (www.ncceoforum.com), an invitation-only business event scheduled for Friday, May 15 at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, N.C., has announced its co-chairs. Rick Deckelbaum, president and CEO of Rick Deckelbaum & Associates (RDA) (www.rickdeckelbaum.com) and Brian Kinahan, managing partner of Summit Performance Systems (www.summit-performance.com), are organizing and managing the event, which will operate under the theme of “The Global Economic Crisis: Tactical and Strategic Implications to North Carolina.” The 2009 Forum will be led by a keynote address by Steve Forbes, Chairman and CEO of Forbes and editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine. For more information, please visit www.ncceoforum.com.

The co-chairs have released a video previewing the event, which is expected to host 350 guests. The video is available online at www.ncceoforum.com.

Deckelbaum has been a business leader, entrepreneur and civic leader in North Carolina for more than 25 years. Throughout his career, Deckelbaum has earned a reputation in the executive search industry for excellence, and he is recognized as one of the industry’s top recruiters. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in international relations.

Kinahan specializes in directing clients with strategy development, alignment, communication and overall execution. His business experience includes business turnaround consulting and C-level management responsibilities in manufacturing, technology and service companies. He earned his MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, and is certified by Kaplan & Norton in the Balanced Scorecard strategic management methodology. His partners, Tommy Re and Tim Kauffman, help client organizations fully develop their human capital, improve business processes and access business information through systems integration.

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“I am looking forward to working with Brian on this event,” said Deckelbaum. “We are honored to bring together a group of high-achieving individuals to discuss the global economic crisis, and determine how North Carolina can work to resolve the issues and emerge stronger than ever when the economy recovers.”

“Rick and I are excited to present this high-level event,” said Kinahan. “With Steve Forbes as the keynote speaker and world-renowned panelists, the 2009 N.C. CEO Forum will be a great event that will stimulate ideas and galvanize industry and the public and nonprofit sectors into action.”

About 2009 N.C. CEO Forum:
The 2009 N.C. CEO Forum is the premier invitation-only event for North Carolina business leaders to explore what can and is being done by the North Carolina industry sector, along with the public and nonprofit sectors, to navigate the state successfully through the current global economic crisis. The event, scheduled for Friday, May 15 at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, N.C., will provide attendees a platform to gain insight into the impact that the current economic crisis is having on specific industry sectors such as state government, technology, education, pharma, energy and others, as well as solutions each of these sectors can present for the state’s economic recovery. The 2009 Forum will be led by a keynote address by Steve Forbes, Chairman and CEO of Forbes and editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine. For more information, please visit www.ncceoforum.com.

Kate Catlin
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
kate@mmimarketing.com

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