Designing & Launching a Board
Club E & PDA - Minnesota Luncheon 

Overview

• Designing and Launching a Board - A Club E & PDA – MN Luncheon
• Thursday, November 7^th, 11:30-1:00pm
• Lunch & Onsite Parking at the Minneapolis Club Ramp
• Register by Tuesday, Nov. 5^th to reserve your spot!

Join us for a conversation on "Designing & Launching a Board," where we will delve into the essential elements of building or refining a board and the significance of impactful service in early-stage boards. This discussion will feature insights from leaders of the Private Directors Association-Minnesota chapter, bringing perspectives of board director service and board formation engagement and a visionary CEO/Founder experience who successfully integrated a board into her company’s growth strategy.

Expect valuable takeaways on best practices and real-world experiences that will enhance your approach to designing or refreshing a board or serving as an impactful director on an inaugural or early-stage board.

RSVP by noon on Tuesday, November 5th, to reserve your seat with a plated lunch.

Parking

Onsite Parking in Club Lot - Validated at Event - parking included in event fee.

Registration

$50 Registration Fee

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Panelists

Libby Utter President - Private Directors Association - MN C-Level Recruiter, Lyman Executive Search

Libby Utter is the President of the growing Minnesota Chapter of the Private Directors Association. Libby has spent more than 15 years in executive search culminating in her role as President of The Wood Group. She has extensive experience with C-level and Board searches with privately-held middle market companies, as well as financial services and nonprofit search expertise.

Prior to joining Lyman Executive Search in 2021, Libby worked in the nonprofit healthcare sector, most recently as Executive Director of Gilda’s Club Twin Cities, a cancer support organization.

Libby is a graduate of the University of Michigan. Libby's board service experience includes the Board of Directors for Theater Latte Da, past Chair of the Board of the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance, Minnesota Stroke Association, and the Scleroderma Foundation and many other nonprofit and association organizations. Libby holds a Certificate in Private Company Governance from Private Directors Association.

Sal Mondelli Executive Committee, Private Directors Association - MN Executive Coach & Consultant, The Bailey Group

Sal Mondelli serves as co-chair of the Membership Committee & Executive Committee member of the Private Directors Association - MN. Professionally, Sal is an Executive Coach and Consultant with The Bailey Group where he works with CEOs and C-level executives to help them achieve their full potential. His past executive positions include CEO of Transition Networks, President & COO of Intradyn, CEO of 360 Communities as well as running $250M and $600M IBM business units.

Sal currently serves as board chair of Structures, Inc, in Chaska, and lead outside director for Civil Solutions located in Cincinnati, Ohio. He formerly served on the boards of Total Logistics in Oakdale and Braun Intertec in Bloomington.

His past leadership positions on not-for-profit boards include Chair Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Chair Burnsville Performing Arts Center Commission, and Board Member: Make A Wish Foundation, Greater Twin Cities YMCA, and Fairview Ridges Hospital.

He received his M.S. in Systems Management from the University of Southern California and a B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD.

Dr. Cora Leibig Founder & CEO Chromatic 3D Materials

Dr. Cora Leibig is the Founder and CEO of Chromatic 3D Materials, a Minneapolis-based, manufacturing technology company combining industrial chemistry and 3D printing to make manufacturing more flexible, cost-effective, and sustainable.

Cora recognized an opportunity in the 3D printing industry to make more robust parts from materials that industrial designers know and trust. She understood the promise of 3D
printing, its potential to transform supply chains, and the industrial design possibilities — if only the right materials could be printed.

Drawing on her education from MIT and more than 20 years of industry experience, Cora founded Chromatic 3D Materials in 2017 and invented RX-AMTM, a novel materials and
technology platform based on reactive extrusion additive manufacturing. It allows manufacturers to 3D print industrial-strength elastomeric parts anytime, anywhere using a cost-effective printing platform.

To date, Cora has raised $15 million in venture capital investments and government grants. Today, Chromatic has 25 employees at facilities in Minnesota (USA) and Selfkant (Germany). The company serves more than 50 customers and development partners across a range of industries in the US and abroad. Chromatic’s products can be found in hearing aids, agricultural equipment, rail, and consumer products.

Moderator 

Rick Brimacomb Founder & Managing Partner Brimacomb & Club E

Rick is a trusted business advisor, corporate board director and investor, having advised and invested in hundreds of companies over his career. Brimacomb & Associates and Brimacomb Capital, founded in 2005 and 2018 respectively, gives Rick a platform to assist business owners and leaders in refining strategies, assembling resources, and securing funding.

Prior to launching his own firms, Rick co-founded the Sherpa Partners venture capital fund. His earlier experience includes venture capital - Norwest Venture Capital, investment banking - Piper Jaffray, and investment research - Needham & Company.

Rick is also the founder of Club E and a past President of the Minnesota Venture Capital Association.

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