Leader Connections Executive Forum Honors Jonathan Peachey, CEO, Virgin Management USA - Sept. 22

Aug. 16, 2010 - PRLog -- Leader Connections today announced that it will host Jonathan Peachey, the Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Management USA, the regional headquarters of Virgin Group in North America, at its next Executive Forum on September 22, 2010 at the University Club, New York from 6:00-8:30 PM.

Virgin is a leading branded venture capital organization and is one of the world's most recognized and respected brands.  Conceived in 1970 by British Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Group has gone on to grow very successful businesses in sectors ranging from mobile telephony to transportation, travel, financial services, media, music and fitness.

Virgin has created more than 300 branded companies worldwide, employing approximately 50,000 people in 30 countries.  Global branded revenues in 2009 exceeded US$17 billion.

Jonathan joined Virgin in 1998 from Coopers & Lybrand and since then has held a variety of corporate development and investment management positions within Virgin Group.  He moved from London to the U.S. in 2006 to support the development and launch of Virgin America, a new U.S. domestic airline that seeks to make flying good again.  Jonathan serves on the board of a number of Virgin companies, including Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Holidays.  He was one of the founding members of the team developing Virgin’s commercial space endeavor, Virgin Galactic, and also serves on its board of directors.  He is a Trustee of Virgin Unite USA, the U.S. arm of Virgin’s charitable foundation that promotes entrepreneurial solutions to social and environmental issues to drive business as a force for good.

"This is an incredible opportunity to learn from a leader of a global company with one of the world’s most recognized and respected brands," commented Jerry Cahn, Ph.D., J.D, Managing Director of Leader Connections.  "He will share with us insights into the Virgin Group, its leadership and management style and its upcoming plans to expand in North America.  He will inspire us with stories about what it’s like to work for a global icon like Sir Richard Branson, and relate his own professional journey to becoming CEO.  He will also share how Virgin gives back to the community through its non-profit foundation Virgin Unite.  Finally, he will give-back to our community of leaders and aspiring leaders by offering advice on how to connect effectively with successful leaders.”

To register for this event:
Visit http://www.leaderconnections.com/executive_forums.php.

Organizations interested in sponsoring Executive Forums should contact Dr. Jerry Cahn at 646-290-7664 or jcahn@leaderconnections.com.

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Leader Connections enables leaders and aspiring leaders to connect powerfully with others, through the Executive Forum and other programs, in order to realize their professional and personal life potential and thereby better serve society. Previous Executive Forum honorees include Victoria Pao, former president of Platts, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies; Peter Cuneo, Vice Chairman of Marvel, and Ira Neimark, former CEO of Bergdorf Goodman. Participants in Leader Connections Executive Forums include leaders from such companies as American Express, IBM, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, Thomson Reuters, Alliance Bernstein, Liz Claiborne, HSBC and many more. For more information, visit www.leaderconnections.com