GREATER NEW ORLEANS EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION

Attendance: 43

Bulletin–2011-46

August 30, 2011

HOLIDAY

GNOEA will not have a breakfast meeting on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 due to the Labor Day Holiday. Our next breakfast meeting will be on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at the Rose Garden of Jefferson. I hope everyone will have a great holiday!

 

PROGRAMS SUGGESTIONS

President-Elect, Joey DiMaggio, Rose Garden of Jefferson would like to hear your suggestions on programs. If you have a program in mind that would be of interest to you or to the association, please contact Susan at susan@gnoea.com.

 

DUAL MEMBERSHIP

Jim Hudson, Executive Vice-President, Chairman Southeast Region of Iberiabank is currently going through our membership process. Tom Tappan and Jim Hudson are both with Iberiabank and are applying for our first Dual Membership. Dual Membership will give them both membership with each paying dues, but they will be sharing the attendance requirements. Jim has attended two meetings, but still needs to attend one more before the board of directors will take a vote. If you see him at a meeting, please take a moment to introduce yourself.

 

TODAY’S PROGRAM

Today we were pleased to have as our guest speaker Burke Patterson, Vice President with American Fund. Burke Patterson is a Wholesaler and Vice President of American Funds. He is responsible for the wholesale distribution of the American Funds to the broker/dealer community of Louisiana.

Prior to joining American Funds, Burke was Regional Vice President for John Hancock Funds. He holds his FINRA Series 7, 63, and 24 registrations. He is also a Certified Fund Specialist and a Certified Financial Planner. Burke graduated with his B.B.A. in Marketing from Texas Christian University in 1991. Burke is a native of Longview, TX and currently resides in Baton Rouge, LA.

American Funds is a family of mutual funds and the American Funds Target Date Retirement Series® with a wide range of investment objectives and a unique approach to investment management. We wish to thank Mr. Patterson for visiting with our association.

 

INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVES LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

OTTAWA, CANADA 2011

The International Executives Association will be holding its 2011 Leadership Conference on September 19th through September 21st in Ottawa, Canada. For more details, please visit their website at www.iea2011ottawa.com.

 

UPCOMING PROGRAM

September 6, 2011      No Breakfast Meeting – Labor Day Holiday

September 13, 2011    State Representative Tony Ligi – Held at the Rose Garden of Jefferson

September 20, 2011   Jerry Brodnax, Senior Vice President, Treasury Management –

                                       Held at the Rose Garden of Jefferson

September 27, 2011    Joseph O’Connor, Independence Insurance Agency of New Orleans –

                                         Held at the Rose Garden of Jefferson