Topic:  The Power of Networking. The Power of Friendships.

Speaker: Matt Bud, Chairman of The FENG
 

Presentation:

1. A brief history of The FENG
2. The importance of your Directory Listing
3. Contacting other members
4. Sharing job leads
5. Coming to terms with our tendency towards secrecy and keeping to ourselves
6. The gift of friendship
7. Networking, networking and more networking
8. Harnessing other organizations in building the New Delhi Chapter
9. Q&A

Speaker’s bio:

Since 1996 Matt has served as Chairman of The Financial Executives Networking Group (www.TheFENG.org), an organization founded in 1991 and dedicated to providing senior level financial executives with a forum to share job opportunities and experiences.

Among the first to recognize the power of the Internet as a communication tool, Matt has grown The FENG from a Westport, Connecticut based organization with only 64 members into the world's largest networking group of CFO's, Controllers, and Treasurers. The FENG has a current worldwide membership of over 34,000 that includes 82 chapters in almost every major city in the United States, and 16 International chapters. The FENG also has 42 Special Interest Group to make networking even more effective.

In addition to his all-consuming hobby of Chairing The FENG, since 1999 Matt has been a Managing Partner of The Financial Executives Consulting Group (www.TheFECG.com). The FECG is in the business of finding the very best Chief Financial Officers and Controllers for middle market companies, specializing in interim/temporary assignments as well as the recruitment of full time senior financial folks.

For 9 years Matt was Chief Financial Officer of Levine, Huntley, Schmidt & Beaver, at one time the 29th largest U.S. based Advertising Agency. Matt also has 15 years of experience in Publishing and Broadcasting; 6 years with The Thomson Corporation and 9 years with CBS, Inc., and 2 years of retailing experience with B. Altman & Company.

He has an MBA in Finance from New York University and a B.S. in Finance from Indiana University.

Should you have an issue you would like him to address, he may be reached as follows:

Matthew R. Bud
Chairman
The Financial Executives Networking Group
32 Gray's Farm Road
Weston, CT 06883

[email protected]
(203) 227-8965 Office Phone
(203) 820-4667 Cell