2010 Panel

Mary A. Madden

 
Mary has taken a company public, served on boards of private, public companies, and non profits. She has served on the audit, governance, and nominating committees. She has been active since 2001 in the Atlanta Chapter of NACD, as Chair, Director, Officer, Program development. The organization hosts monthly luncheons on topics from Executive Compensation, Risk Management, Committee Responsibilities, Proxy season, fraud, and other issues of importance to directors. Mary has also been involved in the Directors’ College, Terry College, University of Georgia, for the last nine years, as a speaker, resource and advisor. In 2004 Mary Co-founded the Atlanta Chapter of Women Corporate Directors with 30 members who are on public boards with one or two on private boards.

From 1981-1994, Mary was President, Founder and Co-CEO of Information America, the first company to offer on line access to public record data. She created the firm, raised over $8 million from angel investors and venture capital, grew profitable revenues to $25 million, took it public, and then sold the company to Westlaw delivering an attractive return to shareholders. Subsequent to Information America, she joined ChoicePoint as Vice President of Public Records. She has worked with ValuBond, Inc. (sold), eAttorney (sold to Lexis), fabric.com (sold to Amazon), Miavendia.com, LVGRM, and LAWDOCS. She currently does turnaround work with Grisanti Galef and Goldress.

She has received awards including: inclusion on Inc magazine’s 500 List for three years running, and finalist for Inc’s Entrepreneur of the Year. She is a member of the Committee of 200, CEO Netweavers, and the Society of International Business Fellows. She is and has been on several advisory boards for TI:GER program at Georgia Tech and Emory University, Kennesaw University Center for Corporate Governance, the Grove, Northwestern Mutual Shareholders Internet Advisory Board, and the Global Foundation Network.

She received a BA in Math and Economics from Vassar College and an MLS in Library of Science from Columbia University.

Lynn Crump-Caine

Retired, Executive Vice President McDonalds Corp

An insightful global executive, Lynn Crump-Caine served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations & Restaurant Systems for McDonald’s Corporation. She directed global operations departments responsible for developing growth strategies, standards, and tools to meet the needs of more than 31,000 McDonald’s restaurants worldwide. Her oversight also included global supply chain, real estate development, training learning and development and global innovation worldwide. During her 30 year tenure, and prior to becoming Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations, she was Sr. Vice President of U.S. Operations. As a field executive, she was responsible for the Atlanta Region, the largest of McDonald’s domestic territories covering 5 states. In this role, she was directly accountable for sales and profits, thru marketing, operations execution, and site development. As a seasoned member of McDonald’s senior executive management team, she has been a part of three strategic revitalizations of one of the worlds most recognized brands.

Outsidein Consulting was founded in 2005, with a primary focus on business management and leadership development. As Founder and CEO, Lynn Crump-Caine blends her executive management expertise with her corporate and field experience to produce creative, results-focused solutions. She has led and coached hundreds of managers and executives in the areas of leadership and execution, strategy development, business operations, and communications. Passionate about leadership and its effects on the success of organizations, business leaders often comment on her ability to solve problems, teach, motivate, and guide in an engaging and effective manner.

As a business and management leader, Lynn serves on the board of directors for several companies, including Krispy Kreme Donuts, Advocate Healthcare System, and G&K Services. Past directorships included, Women Looking Ahead news magazine based in Atlanta, and the Goodman Theater in Chicago. Lynn also makes it a point to live her personal mission and help others in the community. She has a particular passion for youth and youth-focused initiatives. She is a member of the National Association of Female Executives, NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners), and has been recognized as Dollars and Sense Outstanding Business Woman, Illinois Business Women of Influence – Business Ledger, Women Looking Ahead-Woman of the Year, and Outstanding Georgia Citizen.

Lynn resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband John B. Caine, II, her daughter Mikelle, and a son, John. She enjoys theater, sports, travel and music.

Gaylen Kemp Baxter

 
Gaylen Baxter has extensive experience in the healthcare and proprietary online and traditional education fields as well as experience in the legal areas of corporate governance, corporate finance, business and securities law. She is known as a leader on a diverse mix of corporate and not for profit boards implementing effective governance processes resulting in strategic, ethical and efficient conduct of board business. As a lawyer in private practice, Ms. Baxter specialized in mergers and acquisitions, securities law matters and executive and director compensation arrangements. She drew on her business and negotiation experience to help her clients consummate strategic transactions in a timely and cost effective manner.

In 2006, Ms. Baxter joined the Board of St. Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta, a 410-bed acute care facility in Atlanta, and was named Vice Chair in 2009. She served previously as Chair of St. Joseph’s Mercy Foundation, the fundraising arm of St. Joseph’s.

Until recently, Ms. Baxter chaired the Board of American Intercontinental University (AIU), a proprietary, regionally-accredited institution of higher learning based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, that serves its students through online and ground campuses. She led the Governance committee of the Board in adopting a board effectiveness plan that she implemented while Chair, which streamlined the conduct of Board business, enabling greater focus on the organization’s policy and strategy. In addition, she led the strategic planning process of the Board, ensuring that the mission, vision and values were reflected at every level of the institution. From 1997-2000, she served on the Board of Edutrek International, Inc., a public company formed to acquire, own and operate AIU, which was subsequently merged into Career Education Corp., the current owner of AIU.

Actively engaged in the practice of law for many years, Ms. Baxter was a partner with Dow, Lohnes & Albertson in Atlanta from 1987-1995, responsible for mergers and acquisitions and corporate and financial transactions. She represented Cox Communications, Inc., WSB Radio and TV, and the Atlanta Falcons, among others. She also counseled clients regarding the advisability and structure of executive compensation and benefit plans and arrangements, including serving as special counsel to the Scientific Atlanta, Inc. Board of Directors regarding compensation arrangements for its CEO.

Ms. Baxter received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law and her B.A. in History and Sociology from the University of Colorado. She has been a member of the State Bar of Georgia since 1979. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, Jeffrey Baxter. They have three adult daughters.

Panel Facilitator

Denise C. Marbach

Partner in the Assurance Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 
Denise C. Marbach, is a partner in the Assurance Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. She works with boards of directors and audit committees of many companies and institutions, providing insight on leading practice and enhancing their ability to comply with evolving regulations and expectations.

She has spent the last eight years working with boards of directors and audit committees in the wake of the Sarbanes Oxley Act ( Act) and advising them on numerous issues including Section 404 of the Act , required discussions with their independent auditors, conflict of interest disclosures and internal controls.

Ms. Marbach leads the healthcare assurance practice in the Atlanta office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and recently transferred to the Atlanta area from Philadelphia. While in Philadelphia, she was the first women in the Philadelphia office's 90 year history to be admitted to the Firm's partnership . She is a frequent speaker at Healthcare Financial Management Association events around new regulations in the healthcare industry.

She holds a Bachelor of Science from St. Francis University, Loretto, Pa. and also is a member of the Pennsylvania and Georgia State CPA Societies. She is a member of the Pennsylvania State Steering Committee that oversees regulations that impact accountants.