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The International Dinner Club

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The four met at a Standford's Business School Executive MBA program in the summer of 1992. 

They share little in common; not career, age or nationalities.  Yet over the past decade and a half, they have remained close friends. 
Something clicked that summer, and like any good marriage of minds, the relationship has lasted through sickness and health, children growing up, career ups and downs......

One of the first dinners at Standford

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Once a year, the four meet formally, taking turns playing host to the others.  The principal task is to show a much-traveled bunch of executives something they might not have seen or experienced before, to learn something new and to enjoy themselves with great foods, conversations and fine wines.

Bob Moore

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Alberto Francioni

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Doug Bulleit

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Paul Jackson

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Paul and Judy Jackson Update

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Before his retirement, Paul Jackson was CEO, Eyeworks UK supervising their push into the UK Comedy and Entertainment format business. Until December 2008 he was ITV’s Director of Entertainment and Comedy after working as Granada’s Chief Executive Officer in America until February 2006. Before that, Paul worked in Australia as Chief Executive Officer of Granada Productions and spent a period back in the UK as Director of International Production and Entertainment.
 
Paul went to Australia from the BBC where he held the role of Controller of Entertainment, responsible for five entertainment departments working in television, radio and online.

Paul Jackson was a key member of the original management team which wrote Carlton’s successful application for the London weekday franchise. He then became Director of Programs for the new licensee and was appointed Managing Director when the station went on-air in January 1993.

He has a distinguished record as a program producer.  His hits include the BBC’s cult sci-fi sit-com Red Dwarf, 3 Of A Kind (BAFTA & MONTREUX ROSE WINNER), The Young Ones (BAFTA WINNER), Girls on Top for Central, Don’t Miss Wax and Saturday Live for Channel 4.  He also co-produced an Oscar-winning success in 1988 with the comedy live action short The Appointments of Dennis Jennings, which starred American comedian Steven Wright and Rowan Atkinson.

While CEO of Granada America, the company achieved a run of successes in both broadcast and cable television.  Recent episodes of Hell’s Kitchen on Fox and Hit Me Baby One More Time on NBC were the number one shows of the week in the 18-49 demos and Nanny 911 on Fox continues to perform strongly in its second series.  Paul has executive-produced all three series.  Elsewhere in the company, Celebrity Fit Club has been the number one show for VH1 as has American Princess for WE and both Airline and First 48 for A & E.  Meanwhile, the long-running Room Raiders for MTV is approaching its 200th episode.

Paul achieved several notable successes in the Entertainment and Comedy fields during his time at ITV, most obviously Britain’s Got Talent the highest rated Entertainment show in British TV this decade and the BAFTA nominated Benidorm which is ITV’s first successful returning comedy series for five years.

From 1994 to 1996 Jackson was Chairman of the Royal Television Society.  He was Chairman of Comic Relief from its launch until 1999 and was also Chairman of its parent, Charity Projects.  He is currently Chairman of TimeBank a major UK charity dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of volunteering within the UK.

In 2004 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by his old University in Exeter.  He is also a Visiting Professor in the School of English at Exeter.  He broadcasts regularly on Radio Four with his series In Conversation With, which ran for five years and he now fronts Britain In A Box, which is about to commence production of its third series.

Paul is married to Judy and they have two daughters.


Bob and Kaye Moore Update

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and Robert C. “Bob” Moore was recently inducted into the U.S.  Travel Hall of Leaders.  Until his retirement Bob held the position of Chief Sales Officer for Freeman, a position created in 2009 to align all Freeman sales teams to report to Bob, including business development, corporate accounts, exposition services, and branch sales.  As the leader of all sales-related activities within Freeman, Bob built upon his previous success in reorganizing the sales structure for more clearly defined roles, accountability, and excellent performance as a former longtime Hilton and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide executive.

Active in several professional organizations, Moore is past chairman of Meeting Professionals International and the Travel Industry Association of America, and a past board of director for the American Society of Association Executives. In 2007, Mr. Moore was inducted into the Convention Industry Council Hall of Leaders, which is the meeting and tourism industry’s highest form of recognition for a lifetime of contribution to the industry’s growth and success.

Moore earned his B.B.A. from Baylor University in 1967 and graduated from Stanford University’s Executive Program in 1993.  He resides in California with his wife Kaye.


  
Dr. Kaye Moore holds a Doctorate in Psychology from California Graduate Institute in Los Angeles, CA. Kaye  counsels and coaches a small group of high functioning women through challenges and transitions in their lives.  She facilitates a monthly women's Book Club discussion of current and best-selling literature and also facilitates an interactive women's lifestyle discussion twice a year.  Kay supports women in becoming the best they can be. Current issues with private clients include relationship challenges, self-development, strategies for actualization whether in the home or workplace, resolution of family-of-origin dynamics,  methods of self-care, parenting challenges, managing losses and change.  

Kaye has been an edu-tainer in the field of psychology for many years and has been a keynote speaker around the country in women's organizations, schools and companies.  



Doug and Ronnie Bulleit Update

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Douglas Bulleit left his position as the Chief Strategist of BellSouth in 2006 to undertake the development of a new software initiative.  As Managing Partner of DCS Healthcare and working as a consultant with Bulleit & Associates and Nukko, Doug works with clients to develop enhanced search capabilities.

As BellSouth’s Chief Strategist, Doug focused primarily upon core business growth initiatives.  Prior to his corporate-level post, Doug spent some six years developing an assortment of enhanced network services during his tenure as President of BellSouth’s Advanced Networks Before joining BellSouth, Doug founded ICS Transtex, and before that, he served as Heery International’s Vice President of Planning & Corporate Development.

Subsequent to undergraduate studies at Purdue and Georgia Tech, in electrical engineering and information systems respectively, Doug became a registered Professional Engineer in 10 states; he also completed the Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Management of Technology Program at MIT’s Sloane Business School

Doug can be contacted through www.bulleitassociates.net or doug@dcshealth.com


Ronnie Bulleit left the corporate world in 2003 to open her own marketing firm.  As Owner and Principal Consultant of Bulleit & Associates, Ronnie has spent the last several years working with top 100 firms, educational institutions, health care facilities, online sales and service organizations and other marketing consulting firms. Her background in broadband product management, online consumer satisfaction measurement, business to business and non-profit research, sales and marketing, organization change management, strategic planning, business development and Director level program management gives her an advantage in working in all areas of marketing.

Ronnie also donates a lot of her time, working with not-for-profit organizations.  In 2007-2008 she was President of the Georgia Executive Women's Network.  She is also heavily involved as the Past Chair of the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, the third oldest  Fine Arts Festival in the United States, entering its 77th year in the Spring of 2013.

She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Georgia and is a certified Product Manager. You can contact Ronnie at Ronnie@bulleit.net
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