Review/Update Winter 2013 - Lake Forest Academy

Reyes Holdings CFO Dan Doheny; trustee and current parent Jeff Silver; andcurrent parent Marianne Silver.Brian R. Gamache serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officerof WMS Industries Inc. WMS is a leading global innovator in the design, manufacture,and distribution of electronic and digital gaming entertainment and gamingmachines for the casino industry. Under Mr. Gamache’s leadership, WMS wasnamed one of the fastest growing companies in the United States by Fortunemagazine. Mr. Gamache encourages the kind of passion and innovation that areessential facets of WMS’ heritage. His focus on sustaining WMS’ “Culture ofInnovation” coupled with fiscal discipline has led to strong operating and financialresults.Ben Malek ’91 is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Malek Worldwide.Mr. Malek is an industry veteran when it comes to guiding executives on theeffective use of enterprise-wide collaboration technology. He has spent his careerleading technology service organizations in the selection and deployment ofcollaboration solutions.J. Christopher Reyes is one of the founders and Chairman of Reyes Holdings,LLC. Reyes Holdings is one of the largest global providers of food and beveragedistribution services. Reyes Holdings was recently ranked by Forbes Magazineas the 14th largest privately held company in the United States. Other relatedoperations include businesses involved in transportation management, logisticsmanagement, equipment leasing and real estate acquisition and development.Jeff Silver is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Coyote Logistics, one ofthe fastest growing third-party logistics companies in transportation. Mr. Silverwas named 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur in the Midwest category. Coyotehas been honored with several awards, including Top Workplace by the ChicagoThe Chicago Networking eventcontinues to be a meaningful gatheringof the LFA community...Tribune for two consecutive years (2011 and 2012); one of the top 10 winners ofthe Chicago Innovation Awards; #1 on Crain’s Chicago Business Fast Fifty list;and named to Inc. Magazine’s Hire Power Awards list.Marianne Silver is the Chief Human Resource Officer at Coyote Logistics andhas developed world–class recruiting and HR programs for some of the fastestgrowing companies in the transportation industry. Since joining her husband,Jeff, at Coyote in 2006, Coyote has doubled its growth every year, including employeeheadcount, and Marianne is the mastermind behind that growth. It is saidthat Marianne is the heart of Coyote, harnessing pure Coyote passion at all turns.Since 2006, CNE topics have included: “Entrepreneurship in the Workplace,”“China, Inc. Assessing China-U.S Business Relations and Opportunities,” “BrandEquity: What’s in a Name?,” “Home Run Investments and the Business ofSports,” “Global Corporate Citizenship,” “The Business of Education,” and“Culture Chicago.”The Chicago Networking Event continues to be a meaningful gathering of theLFA community to engage in discussions of topics that are current and keep usin the forefront of education. Special thanks to all of the panelists, The NorthernTrust Company and our guests for their part in making this an outstandingevent. nBrian R. GamacheBen Malek ’91J. Christopher Reyes P’03,P’07, P’16Jeff Silver P’06, P’08, P’16Marianne Silver P’06,P’08, P’16ringing the bell 7