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Alan Quasha to Speak at the Forbes Global CEO Conference

Admin2 — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:59:10 +0000

Alan Quasha will speak at the Forbes Global CEO Conference to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on September 13, 2011. Mr. Quasha will speak on a panel entitled ‘On the road to riches,’ which will cover a wide range of questions including: How should pension funds, corporations and individuals choose between stocks and bonds, currencies and commodities, private equity and venture capital, derivatives and hedge funds? What is the outlook for global real estate? Housing prices are rising around the world but governments in various countries are clamping down on speculation. Is property still among the best investments for the long run?

Alan Quasha is the Chairman and CEO of Quadrant Management, Inc., a principal private equity and restructuring firm that he founded in 1978. Quadrant and its affiliates manage in excess of $3 billion, and have offices in the U.S., China, India, Eastern Europe, and Africa.

Mr. Quasha holds a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard College, an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Master of Law degree from New York University Law School, and a Doctorate of Law from the Harvard Law School.

Click here for the Forbes Global CEO Conference program.

“Real Warriors”

admin — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:00:21 +0000

“Real Warriors” is a campaign launched by members of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury. This project aims to heal veterans who seek treatment for the invisible TBIs they have suffered from since their service, as well as to eliminate the humiliation of seeking psychological health care.

Retired Army Major Ed Pulido explained that his “mission through the Real Warriors campaign is let our noncommissioned officers, enlisted personnel and other officers know that we can’t leave anyone behind in the field of battle.” He added that post-traumatic stress doesn’t mean that there is something wrong with you. “There is no way the images of that day and the traumatic injury I received from that blast are going to go away… But what we can do is understand it, live with it, and know that if you have any emotional episode about that experience, that it is healthy. It’s part of your healing.”

The Brain Trauma Foundation, with Chairman Alan Quasha, is another organization which works to promote the importance of brain trauma awareness and treatment, as well as to provide new, innovative solutions to the various repercussions of TBIs.

Richemont SA with Alan Quasha Supports Net-A-Porter.com

admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 09:06:28 +0000

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA, where Alan Quasha is on the Board of Directors, owns some of the world’s finest luxury goods Maisons. One more recent example is Net-A-Porter.com, the world’s premier online luxury fashion retailer.

Net-A-Porter.com has an award-winning website that is presented like a fashion magazine. They offer the style-savvy customer access to the greatest looks of the season from cutting-edge designers. Launched in June of 2000, Net-A-Porter has certainly established itself in the luxury brand market and has been viewed by over 2.5 million women each month.

Concussion Awareness Campaign

Admin2 — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 07:58:07 +0000

The Brain Trauma Foundation (BTF), chaired by Alan Quasha, reports that concussion, or mild TBI (traumatic brain injury) is by far the most underdiagnosed and underestimated of the millions of head injuries suffered by people in the United States. Concussion represents a particular problem for individuals of all ages, and is of particular concern to those involved in school sports.

That’s why, this September, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the National Academy of Neuropsychology Foundation launched a campaign to educate athletes, coaches, teachers and parents about concussion. At the same time, in Washington DC, the House Education and Labor Committee introduced legislation to delineate guidelines for concussion prevention and to create a standardized response plan for treating those that do occur.

Understanding Richemont

admin — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:20:34 +0000

“Richemont and each of its Maisons seek to contribute to the health, well-being, and sustainable economic development of the wider community. Globally, our customers increasingly expect and reward companies that support social and environmental causes in imaginative ways. Locally, we depend on the communities around many of our manufacturing plants and some communities depend on us as a source of employment and tax revenue. The Group’s approach to community activities is set out in Corporate Social Responsibility Guidelines. These guidelines provide a framework within which Maisons can select appropriate activities to support. Our Maisons and our employees have a long history of supporting a wide range of charitable causes. Similarly, our Maisons embody the essence of arts and crafts and benefit from operating in societies that are culturally rich. The four broad areas in which we seek to contribute are: • Charitable involvement • Sponsorship activities • Fostering new talent by way of training programmes, including apprenticeships. • Responsible citizen, for example through the payment of local and national taxes. Alan Quasha has been sitting on the board of directors of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA for ten years.

Important Brain Trauma Foundation Webinar

admin — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:47:56 +0000

On December 1, the Brain Trauma Foundation will be hosting a webinar on Decompressive Craniectomy for patients with severe TBI – a randomized trial. The speaker for this will be Jamie Cooper, MD. Who is currently in charge of Trauma Intensive Care at The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. In addition to this role, he works as a Clinical Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Surgery at Monash University and an NHMRC Practitioner Fellow. Other credentials include: the Australian Chief Investigator leading a research team that was awarded a three-year NRP grant in 2004 for the Perth component of a multi-center trial known as ‘DECRA,’ which investigates a surgical procedure sometimes used in an attempt to reduce the brain pressure caused by swelling after a head injury. This operation is known as decompressive craniectomy (DC), which should be undertaken during the early phase after injury in an attempt to improve neurological outcomes in patients. Alan Quasha is president of the BTF.

News at Vanterra Capital

admin — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:26:24 +0000

Vanterra C Change Transformative Energy & Materials Fund I (TEM) was established in August 2010 with a $100 million initial close. This was led by anchor investor Vanterra Capital Ltd in partnership with C Change Investments. The focus is “to invest in companies that will play a key near term role in helping large industrial firms gain enhanced competitiveness through better use of energy and materials.” Along with co-managing partner Shad Azimi, Alan Quasha was one of the founding members of TEM. It was founded in order “to identify proprietary investments in companies that help to transform the operations of industrial users and producers of energy and materials.”

Football, Brain Trauma & More

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:50:46 +0000

If you love football and you love sarcasm, this is the post for you. This recent tongue-in-cheek article in The New York Times highlights many of the recent problems that college and professional football have seen. From brain injury research, like that highlighted at the Brain Trauma Foundation with Alan Quasha, to problems with the national championship games, the article touches on it all.
At the conclusion, author George Vecsey states, “Finally, fans cannot afford to contemplate the information about brain damage being unearthed by scientists and doctors and reported by Alan Schwarz in The New York Times. Just guessing that broadcasters of college and pro games will not burden fans with the details. Enjoy the spectacle. It’s entertainment.”

Work of Carret Asset Management LLC

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:41:10 +0000

Carret Asset Management, LLC is a privately owned investment management firm. Alan Quasha is co-chairman of the company. One of the services the company offers is Taft-Hartley Plans. These plans comprise the following principal characteristics: a) a joint board of trustees (representing both management and labor equally) manage the fund and its assets; b) each participating employer collectively bargains the fund; c) contributions to the fund come from at least one employer; d) the assets are put into a trust fund which has a legal segregation from the union and employers to benefit only the employees and their families.

Richemont Group Staff

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:03:32 +0000

French-born non-executive director of Richemont Group Alan Dominique Perrin, graduated from Ecole des Cadres (EDC) and worked for Cartier Lighter Company first as its Commercial Attache and thereafter the Managing Director. He became CEO of Must de Cartier in 1976. As well, in 1981 he headed the Directorship of Cariter International and Cartier SA. Three years later he established the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris and in 1986 was named Representative for the Patronage of Business by France’s Minister of Culture & Communication. Perrin was appointed to the board of Richemont in 2003 where Alan Quasha has held the same position since 2000.