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AT THE HELM
Taking Pease to next level
By: Michael McCord
Published: January 2008
Since he was appointed to the post of executive director of the Pease Development Authority in the summer of 2006, Richard "Dick" Green has not lost his humor, his ethic for hard work or his bluntness.
The art of successfully changing colors
By: Michael McCord
Published: December 2007
Even almost a decade after its demise, the influence of the former Cabletron Systems (the computer networking firm co-founded by former New Hampshire Gov. Craig Benson) is never far away from numerous high-tech firms based in the Seacoast region.
Preparing for the 'green tsunami'
By: Michael McCord
Published: November 2007
When Ron Dupler came to GreenPages Technology Solutions in 2004, he was charged with taking the IT solutions company to the next level.
Preparing for the 'green tsunami'
By: Michael McCord
Published: October 2007
In November, Bob Schoenberger will celebrate his 10th year as chief executive officer of Unitil Corporation in Hampton, the state's second largest energy utility. A long time energy industry veteran, Schoenberger does not mince words when pondering the industrys ability to deal with the volatile evolution of the marketplace.
Keeping up with technology, community
By: Michael McCord
Published: September 2007
Judd Knox, the president and CEO of York Hospital, said his hazy career plans certainly didn't include staying in one place for 25 years. But after stints as a hospital administrator in Camden and Waterville, Maine, and at the Navy Medical Center in Newport, R.I., Knox came to York Hospital in November 1982 and hasn't left.
Navigating a long-term transition
By: Michael McCord
Published: August 2007
Michael Hoyle is in a hurry and with good reason. Hoyle, who was appointed president of McIntosh College in February, said the joke around campus is that for people to "get my ear, they need to walk along side me."
Navigating a long-term transition
By: Michael McCord
Published: July 2007
Sue Suter still gets the questions that cut to the heart of her mission: What is the United Way of the Greater Seacoast? And what exactly does it do?
Guiding a community resource
By: Michael McCord
Published: June 2007
Patricia Lynch, the executive director of The Music Hall in Portsmouth, asks a question not easily answered: What would the greater Seacoast community be like without a powerhouse resource like The Music Hall?
Guiding public television into the digital age
By: Michael McCord
Published: May 2007
In the middle of a regular fund-raising drive, as he gives a tour of the production studios at New Hampshire Public Television, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Peter Frid can hear an imaginary clock ticking in his head. Feb. 20, 2009, has been set for what many consider will be the greatest transformation in television history the day the digital age will completely envelop the television industry.
Rolling along in real estate
By: Michael McCord
Published: April 2007
Kathy Rush, the founder and owner of Prudential Rush Realty, admits she doesn't know how to slow down. Case in point: Rush has continued to work while undergoing treatment after brain tumor surgery in January. Rush, a residential real estate veteran of more than three decades, told Ventures she feels she has rushed back to work too soon but it was necessary.
A home away from home
By: Michael McCord
Published: March 2007
It's not often that a manager takes a 17-year break in her career to raise a family and then returns without seemingly missing a beat. But Shaun McEachern, the general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Portsmouth, did just that and couldn't be happier with her choices and her current job.
Documenting his success
By: Michael McCord
Published: February 2007
Founded in 2002, Docutron Systems is a fast-growing company that specializes in the exploding marketplace of document management software solutions. The Portsmouth-based company has secured more than 100 domestic and international clients focusing on the education, health care and insurance sectors. These clients include the Republic of Ireland Dairy Board, the Saskatchewan, Canada, provincial government and the University of New Hampshire Human Resources Department.
He's banking on a community role
By: Michael McCord
Published: January 2007
It's no exaggeration to say that Danny O'Brien loves being a banker. Really loves it.
"My wife says I never decompress, never take my suit off," said O'Brien, a Rye resident who has been president and CEO of Ocean National Bank since 2003.
His job is really academical
By: Michael McCord
Published: December 2006
As dean of The Whittemore School of Business and Economics, Steven Bolander is in essence the CEO of small but influential company. Bolander has an annual budget of $20 million, oversees an administrative staff of 20 and as many as 85 faculty members, 60 of them either tenured or an on a tenure track.
Leadership at Bottomline is a privilege and responsibility
By: Michael McCord
Published: November 2006
For Rob Eberle, the president and chief operating officer of Bottomline Technologies, the challenges of corporate leadership were discovered during a stint with a company during the dot.com boom era of the 1990s.
Can you hear me out there?
By: Michael McCord
Published: October 2006
After many years of living in California working in the computer industry for companies such as IBM and Compaq, Mark Carpenter, a native New Englander, said he wouldnt return to the region unless hell froze over or the Red Sox won World Series.
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At the Helm
