Roger M. Kenny

President, Boardroom Consultants

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Company Info: Boardroom Consultants

Web site: www.boardroomconsultants.com

Address: 530 Fifth Ave., Suite 2100, New York, N.Y. 10036

Phone: 212-328-0440

E-mail: rkenny@boardroomconsultants.com

Advice: Make sure your people respect you. Don't forget where you came from.

Qualities sought in emerging leaders: Passion for the business, strong people skills, intellectual and creative thinking

Sector specialization: Consumer products, pharmaceuticals, industrial, financial services, health care

Job function specialization: Board directors, chairmen, C-suite

Geographical Focus: U.S., Europe, Asia

Companies I often recruit for: E.I. Du Pont De Nemours; Pfizer; Ingersoll-Rand; Pitney Bowes; Citigroup

Favorite historical figure: Benjamin Franklin

Education: Manhattan College, BBA 1959

Languages: English

Employment history: Boardroom Consultants, President, 1988 to present; Kenny Kindler, President, 1982-88; Spencer Stuart, SVP and Partner, 1967-82; Port Authority of N.Y./N.J., Manager, Operations, 1959-67

Other interests: Hiking, travel, reading, scuba diving

Professional/Membership Affiliations: AESC; Honorary Fellow, Foreign Policy Assn.; Board of Advisors, New York Chapter, National Assn. of Corporate Directors; Senior Advisory Director, Proudfoot Consulting

Experience in executive search consulting: 40 years

High Profile Placement: President and CEO, Ingersoll-Rand, 1999

Other paths I might have pursued: Public service

The global business trend that will most influence corporate performance in the future: The emergence of global boards and the return of advisory boards to attempt to attract the kinds of individuals corporations will need in the future.