A Tale of Three Businesses: A Practical Guide to Building Profitable Companies »
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| Speaker | Diane Foreman, Managing Director, Emerald Group |
 Diane Foreman is one of New Zealand's most successful business women. In a stunning career spanning investment and management roles in manufacturing, venture capitalism, human resources, and the health care sectors, multi millionaire Diane has discovered and put into practice the essential factors that make for successful businesses. As CEO of packaging company Trigon Industries, Diane led a worldwide team of 750. Under her leadership and vision, Trigon reported record profit growth and Diane negotiated the final $130 million sale of Trigon to Sealed Air Corporation. Diane is now Managing Director of Emerald Group, a private company with investments in manufacturing and retail in the USA, private and surgical and rehab hospitals in Australia and New Zealand, a boutique hotel on Auckland's north shore, residential and commercial property development, and New Zealand's only privately owned and fully integrated dairy company. She's also a partner in the executive leasing business Emergent and recently bought into Reynolds & Young, a company that manufactures "groovy, sexy and comfortable" house shoes. At our April marketing lunch, Diane – effervescent personality, tough business operator, and a vice chair of the New Zealand Business Roundtable – will talk about her experience in three different businesses and the 'how to' of building profitable companies. SMEI members and member guests $60; non members $85 (prices inc GST) Cancellations after Friday, 4 April 2003, and 'no shows' will be charged | |