NBMDA 2007 Press Releases

For Immediate Release
April 17, 2007

Contact Information
Kevin Gammonley
888.747.7862
kgammonley@smithbucklin.com

NBMDA Collaborates with Vistage International for
2007 Executive Management Conference

April 17, 2007 (Chicago) – The North American Building Material Distribution Association (NBMDA) announced today it has collaborated with Vistage International on its 2007 Executive Management Conference, scheduled for May 16-17 in Austin, Texas.

Vistage International is the world's largest CEO membership organization and helps chief executives become better leaders, make better decisions and achieve better results. Through the collaboration with NBMDA, Vistage is playing an integral role in designing the educational programming for the Executive Management Conference, which provides senior executives with education and networking focused on professional growth and development.

The affiliation makes perfect sense as both entities seek to provide business owners with a fresher perspective, a broader outlook, and a clearer vision.

“We are thrilled to be collaborating with Vistage International in Austin this year” commented NBMDA President Roger Debnam, of Wurth Wood Group in Charlotte , NC . “NBMDA and Vistage share a common goal of providing cutting-edge strategies that will help industry executives not only grow their businesses – but their leadership skills as well. Partnering with Vistage simply allows us to provide outstanding educational content that is of most value,” added Debnam.

Guest speakers at the event include two top-rated Vistage presenters, Herb Meyer and Jack Kaine, who combine first-class presentation skills, fresh perspectives, time-tested solutions, and tailored material to create a lasting impact. Each has regularly addressed CEO groups and consistently received high rankings.

In addition, Vistage will provide seasoned facilitators for meetings and roundtable discussions. Vistage facilitators include former CEOs, consultants and business coaches who offer keen insights to help executives build better businesses. They engage members in an exciting, energizing, and challenging way, by applying their business knowledge, interpersonal and listening skills, and passion in an effort to increase the effectiveness of CEOs.

For more information on the 2007 NBMDA Executive Management Conference, visit www.nbmda.org or contact NBMDA Headquarters at (888)747-7862.

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About NBMDA
NBMDA is a multi-segment trade association representing the leading wholesale distributors of specialty building products and woodworking materials. Membership segments represent distributors and manufacturers that serve the independent building material, lumber and kitchen and bath dealer, regional and national home centers, as well as those that serve production companies involved in cabinetry, architectural woodwork, stock woodwork, store fixtures, solid surface fabricating, plastics fabricating, general and specialty woodworking industries. Distributor members operate form more than nine hundred distribution centers throughout the U.S. and Canada . The association's collective purchasing power exceeds $25 billion. Founded in 1952, NBMDA 's mission is to develop and promote the effectiveness of distribution processes to improve member profitability and growth.

About Vistage International
Vistage International, the world's largest CEO membership organization, helps chief executives become better leaders, make better decisions and achieve better results. Members gain fresh perspectives and find new solutions through a unique combination of peer group meetings, one-to-one coaching, expert workshops, online best practices and a global network of more than 13,500 chief executives and business leaders. Visit www.vistage.com for more information.