TMA Concepts2 - Turnaround Management Association

Having a magical day
The turnaround wizards took over Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts,
March 8-11 in Orlando, Fla., for an educational meeting combined with that rare
commodity — time for relaxation and fun with family. More than 400 attendees
brought along 130 children plus registered 77 spouses and guests, more than
double the guest list of any other year. After the golf and tennis tournaments, four
panel sessions and keynote speaker John Riess, CEO of BREED Technologies,
updated attendees on the latest developments in the restructuring world. Biff
Ruttenberg, Atlas Partners, was chair of the conference.
The opening reception on French Island at Epcot included the amazing IlluminiNations show.
Jim Morris, subject of the movie “The Rookie,”
told his inspiring turnaround story of becoming
a pitcher in the major leagues. He also spent
time at a private children's reception and
signed baseballs.
A relaxed panel discussed “Turnaround
Consultant as Interim Executive, CROs or
Fulltime Advisor: What Works Best?”
Everyone had a chance to meet Minnie and
have a picture taken, including Art Cohen and
his grandchildren.
Melanie Rovner Cohen
2001 Chairman
“Can it really be 15 years?
All the good times, it seems
just like a minute ago.”
Martin J. McKinley
1999 Chairman
“One of the intangible benefits [of
TMA] is the ability to form lifelong
friendships. I’ve met so many
wonderful acquaintances that I
can’t even begin to count them all.”
David Auchterlonie, CTP
2000 Chairman
“While I was in office, one of the
strategic areas I was particularly
pleased about was establishing
with David Weinstein and others
the first TMA Academic Advisory
Council with the top academics
from around the world.”
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