Suzanne M. Hopgood
President & CEO
The Hopgood Group, LLC

Specialization:
Financial Expert
Corporate Governance, Corporate Board Facilitation,
Board of Directors - Chairman, Corporate
Governance, Audit, Restructuring, Strategy,
Nominating Committee, Compensation
Expert witness - Federal Bankruptcy Court and
Corporate Governance expert
Court Appointed Receiver
Workouts, Turnarounds, Crisis Management
Chief Executive Officer

Professional History:
The Hopgood Group, LLC: Founder,
President, CEO, 1985 - Present
Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR):
Trustee/Chair Gov., Audit, 2004 -
PointBlank Solutions, Inc, (PBSIpk):
Board Member/Chair Gov, Audit 2007-
Newport Harbor Corporation, 2007 -
National Association of Corporate Directors:
Faculty, NACD Certified Director
Del Global Technologies (DGTC):Chair, 2003-05
Villa Sistemi Medicali, Milan, Italy: Board 2004-05
Houlihan's Restaurant Group: President, CEO,
Board of Directors, 2000 - 2001
Furr's Restaurant Group, (NYSE: FRG):
Chairman, 1998 - 2000, Workout CEO, 1998
Board of Directors - Audit, Strategy, 1996 - 2000
Ætna Realty Investors (a subsidiary of Ætna):
2nd Vice President, 1979 - 1985
Lowell Institution for Savings:
V.P. & Senior Loan Officer, 1976 - 1979


Experience:

PointBlank Solutions, Inc, (PBSIpk), Designer/Manufacturer of Bullet-Resistant Apparel for the US Military and Law Enforcement, Board Member:
Chair Governance/Nominating, Audit Committee Member. 2007- present

Newport Harbor Corporation, Hospitality Company: Board Member 2007- present

Acadia Realty Trust, (NYSE: AKR), Trustee, Real Estate Investment Trust:
Chairman Governance/Nominating, Audit Committee Financial Expert, 2004 - present,

National Association of Corporate Directors:
Ct Chapter, President/Chair, 2003 - present.
NACD Certified Director.
Faculty and In-Board Room Facilitator, 2002 - present

Del Global Technologies, (DGTC), International manufacturing company (Medical Imaging Equipment, Jet Fighter Parts, High Voltage Equipment):
Chairman of the Board & Executive Committee, Chairman Governance, Chair Audit, 2003 - 2005

Villa Sistemi Medicali, Milan, Italy, Design and Manufacture Medical Imaging Equipment:
Board Member, 2004-2005

Houlihan's Restaurant Group, $350 million enterprise revenue, in 22 states, 6,000 employees, 50 franchises:
CEO, Board Member, 2000-2001

Boston Restaurant Associates (BRAI:OB), Board Member

Furr's Restaurant Group (NYSE:FRG), 100 restaurants, 8,000 employees, commissary/trucking operation:
CEO/ Chairman of the Board - 1998-2000,
Board Member 1996-2000

Aetna Realty Investors: Responsible for $1 Billion equity real estate portfolio. 1979 - 1985

Education:
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH - B.S. in Business Administration

Published:
Award Winning Board Leadership for the Company in Crisis, NACD, 2005, "The Workout Board Member," Directors & Boards; 2Q05; "Required Skill Sets for a Workout CEO" and "Key Financial Indicators," National Association of Corporate Directors Director's Monthly, July 2003 and May 2002; "Nominating Committee" - Hartford Business Journal, Dec. 2, 2002.

Speaker:
National Association of Corporate Directors - Faculty: "Audit Committee," "Director Professionalism," "Role of the Board in Risk Oversight," "Companies in Crisis," "CEO Succession Planning," "CEO Perspective on Board Relationships," "Board Succession Planning," "Strategic Planning," In-Board training sessions.
State of Wisconsin Investment Board - Directors Summit: "Companies in Crisis", "CEO Succession Planning".
Tuck Center for Corporate Governance/NACD (Dartmouth): "Companies in Crisis-The Role of the Board".
Other Speaking Invitations: World Bank, Council of Institutional Investors, Pension Real Estate Association, State of Wisconsin Investment Board, Tuck Center for Corporate Governance (Dartmouth), Independent Directors Association, Moscow, Russia


Affiliations:
National Association of Corporate Directors - Faculty, President /Chairman-
Connecticut Chapter, 2003 - Present
Hartford Economic Development Commission - Chairman, 1999-2000


The Hopgood Group, LLC · P.O. Box 230177 · Hartford, CT 06123-0177 · 860-702-1070