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What It Takes to Build a High Performance Organization
Hear valuable business advice at our next FEI-STL meeting from Jim Kavanaugh, CEO of World Wide Technology Inc.
FEI-STL's Sep. 27th Tuesday meeting includes networking and dinner beginning at 5 pm. We will be meeting at a new location, The Cheshire in the Boundary Room. They have a second floor (elevators available) and complimentary valet parking.
Please send RSVP's to info@fei-stl.org by Sep. 23.
The Cheshire
6300 Clayton Road
St. Louis MO 63117
314.647.7300
Jim Kavanaugh co-founded WWT with David Steward in 1990 and serves as the company's Chief Executive Officer. Kavanaugh and his proven management team have guided WWT from a small startup technology company to a world-class organization that is recognized as a market-leading technology integrator.
During WWT's early years, Kavanaugh solidified the company's financial position through profitable growth and a $27.5 million venture capital investment that was repaid in 2005. The company regularly achieves average growth of more than 20 percent per year. Kavanaugh currently focuses his time in the areas of long-term planning, strategic acquisitions, financial performance, employee development, and passionately overseeing WWT's unique corporate culture. Prior to founding WWT, Kavanaugh worked at Future Electronics and played professional soccer. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from St. Louis University (SLU) in 1986.
Kavanaugh has won numerous business, entrepreneurial and charitable awards throughout the years. He is the President of the Board of the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club, and Investor / Owner of the St. Louis Blues. He recently served as a Board Member and President of St. Patrick's Center for the Homeless. Kavanaugh and WWT also support a number of other charities such as the United Way, Ronald McDonald House, Toys for Tots, MS Society, Race for the Cure, American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, YMCA and Children's Hospital.
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2016 FEI-STL Meeting Schedule
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September 27: Dinner Meeting and Presentation Featuring Jim Kavanaugh, CEO of World Wide Technology Inc., 5-8:30 pm, The Cheshire
October 14: Breakfast Joint Meeting with ACG, Economic Forecast with Alan Beaulieu President, ITR Economics, 7:00 - 9:30 am, Ritz Carlton
November: IT Secutity Roundtable, Ces & Judy's (more details to follow)
December: Social Event (more details to follow)
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The Cardinal's game was a huge success!
Thanks to all our members, strategic partners and guests who were able to join us and celebrate FEI and the St. Louis Cardinals.
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New Job? 7 Tips to Soar Through Your First 90 Days
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Between meeting new people and mastering different software, the start of a finance or accounting job is a busy and exciting time. However, you're not the only one learning. Your new boss and colleagues are watching and scrutinizing your performance during the first few months to learn whether you're a keeper.
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Comparing the Trump and Clinton Tax Plans
by Michael Cohn
Donald Trump's revamped tax plan stands in stark contrast to his rival Hillary Clinton's plan, although many of the differences go back to the traditional split between the Republican and Democratic approaches to tax reform.
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How Manufacturing Executives Can Sleep Better at Night: 5 Practical Steps to Protect Your Company and You from Cyberthreats
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Many manufacturing executives know they should be doing more to protect their organizations from the growing threat of cyberattacks. However, a lack of practical easy-to-understand guidance has many manufacturing executives frozen in their tracks trying to figure out their next move. Technology is invading every manufacturing organization regardless of whether or not it has been invited in. The list of technologies is impressive and growing: 3D Printing, Internet of Things, robotics, cloud, sensors, virtual reality, etc.
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Managing Wage and Hour and Employment Practices Risks
Risk for employers are growing amid changing legal and regulatory requirements, creating new sources of claims related to employment practices and wage-and-hour policies. Join Marsh's The New Reality of Risk® webcast on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at 11 a.m. (EDT) to get proven strategies on how to manage these exposures.
Panelists will discuss:
- Key exposures for employers, including evolving discrimination claims.
- Legal and regulatory trends, including new compliance requirements.
- Strategies employers can use to mitigate employment practices liability and wage-and-hour claims, including insurance.
We welcome your questions in advance. Simply send them to questions@marsh.com.
To register, click here.
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JAMES LALLY NAMED PRESIDENT OF ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL
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St. Louis, August 9, 2016. As part of an orderly management succession and transition plan, Enterprise Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ: EFSC) announced that James B. Lally, 48, has been named president of the company. Lally reports to Peter Benoist, 68, who remains chief executive and has agreed to extend his term as CEO through 2017, or earlier upon the appointment of a successor.
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