The Global Leaders Announces Key Executive Appointments

Today The Global Leaders Holdings LLC (TGL), whose network has over 360,000 senior level executives from business, government, education and philanthropy, announced the additions of key executive positions to their senior leadership team.
By: Jayme Porkolab - The Global Leaders
 
George Bickerstaff, Executive Chairman
George Bickerstaff, Executive Chairman
April 27, 2011 - PRLog -- The Global Leaders Holdings LLC (TGL) announced the appointments of key executives to their senior leadership team.

George Bickerstaff, Co-founder and Executive Chairman, stated, “We have been searching for the right talent to build a dynamic team that will continue to grow our company.  We wanted individuals who had a breadth of experience and possessed an entrepreneurial spirit.  Currently we have more than 360,000 members, headquarted in over 100 countries, supporting over 150 industries.  Our members are the cornerstones of our business strategy; they hold or have held senior executive level leadership positions in companies that drive over 25% of the world’s GDP.  The Global Leaders needed to assemble a team that is bright, innovative and energetic to serve the needs of our members; I’m confident that we have that with the additions and promotions we are announcing today.”

In the new organizational structure, Mr. Bickerstaff will take a more active role as Executive Chairman.  In addition to his duties with TGL, he is a Partner and Managing Director of M.M. Dillon and Company, a private investment bank.  He is also the former Chief Financial Officer of Novartis Pharma AG, Workscape, IMS Healthcare, and Nielson Promotional Services.  Mr. Bickerstaff graduated from Rutgers University; BS Engineering, BA Business.

Co-founder, James Gitney, is the President and assumes the Chief Operating Officer role.  Mr. Gitney is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Group50, a management consulting company.  He was Head of Manufacturing and Operations with several divisions at Black and Decker and General Electric.  Mr. Gitney graduated from the University of Delaware, BS Engineering and MBA from Gannon University.

Jayme Porkolab has been promoted to Chief Marketing Officer, which will include responsibility for Sales.  Ms. Porkolab joined The Global Leaders last summer as VP of Marketing and Sales.  Prior to TGL she held senior marketing and sales management positions at Cruise West, RCCL, USAir and American Airlines.  Ms. Porkolab has a Masters of Business from Xavier University.  She attended graduate seminars in global economics at the Sophia University, Tokyo and undergraduate studies at the University of Cincinnati.

Jane Rode has been named Chief Financial Officer.  Recently, she was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Nielsen Media Research, a division of the Nielsen Company.  Prior to that she held various senior Finance positions at The Nielsen Company and The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation.  Ms. Rode graduated from LeMoyne College with a BA in Accounting.

Vanessa Alfano joins TGL as Chief Communications and Media Officer.  Ms. Alfano is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Healthy Style Inc.  She currently works closely with Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, contributing to several of their broadcasts.  She also provides media training to select clientele.  Ms. Alfano has a BA in English from Messiah College.

Chensun Mills has accepted the position of Chief Business Development Officer. An accomplished professional, Ms. Mills is highly experienced in working with senior-level executives and professionals. Formerly with PricewaterhouseCoopers and The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, she had also worked for Management Resources, the consulting service division of Robert Half International.  Ms. Mills holds her MA in Gifted Education from Columbia University and her BS is in Accounting from University of Maryland.

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, James Gitney added, “This is a big move for The Global Leaders and one which we are very excited about.  In the past year we have exceeded our growth targets and with the planned enhancements for our members and website, it was critical that we put this team in place now.  We have a busy year planned and the future looks very promising.”

To learn more about The Global Leaders visit http://www.tgleaders.com or contact Jayme Porkolab at jayme.porkolab@tgleaders.com

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The Global Leaders is an internet networking company focused on improving the way people and organizations connect to do business. Our network encompasses over 360,000 senior level executives from business, government, education and philanthropy. To learn more about our company visit http://www.tgleaders.blogspot.com or register to become a member at http://www.tgleaders.com

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