INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER CANDIDATE

Candidate | Independent BOD position 

in either privately-held or public companies

Startups | Growth | Acquisitions | Integrations | Marketing | Sales | Leadership

Securities | Compliance | Investment Banking | Venture Capital | Private Equity | IPOs

Communications | Publications | Public Relations | Financial Reporting

Financial Services | Asset Management | Renewable Energy | Manufacturing

Results-driven leader delivered innovative solutions to maximize revenue and profit.

Seasoned executive with 40-years of diverse "Start-up" to "Mature" corporate growth initiatives

Change agent adept at developing and executing strategic plans, building and motivating teams.

Mergers, Acquisitions, Consolidations and 'Cultural' adaptations in rapid growth or integrated organizations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

                Naleid & Associates, LLC – 2004-Present

                TEC ("The Executive Committee") Chair - Business Consultant – Investment Adviser

                GILLETT GS Induscom, Inc. – Commercial Property Maintenance Services

                President/Shareholder - 2008-2011

                Chesnut & Cape Capital Partners

                Managing Director - 2006-2011

                AgWind Energy Partners, LLC – Commercial Wind development

                Managing Director - 2006-2012

                Financial & Investment Management Group, Ltd.

                Managing Director - 2001-2003

                Lokken, Chesnut & Cape Incorporated Investment Counsel

                Principal, Co-Founder; President - 1991-2001

                Robert W. Baird & Co., Incorporated, Milwaukee, WI - 1981-1991

                First Vice President; Registered Branch Office Manager; Registered Options Principal 

MEDIA PROFILE

Publisher, Executive Notes from Executive Sessions - http://www. jimnaleid.blogspot.com

Publisher, The 'R' in Saturday - http://www.jcnsaturday.blogspot.com

Publisher/Editor, monthly newsletters:

•                 Our Current Observations, 2001-2003;
•                 Wall Street Notes, News & Reviews, 1991-2001.

Executive Producer/Host: The ROBERT JAMES Exchange, Radio and Television - 1985-2001.

Author: Celebrating a Century as the Genuine Article: The Story of OshKosh B'Gosh, 1895‑1995.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

U of San Francisco  |  United States Air Force  |  Harbor House Business Leadership at Harvard  Max Sacks International Professional Selling Clinic  |  Guest Lecturer, School of Finance, University of Wisconsin