Tail-winds and cheers!
Long-tenured client relationships carry a particular risk: familiarity can blur the lines between advisor and friend, sometimes to the detriment of honest counsel. Justin Nelson, Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Connecticut, has thought carefully about where those lines should fall. His answer is grounded in the idea that closeness and candor need […]
Gulf Coast Western has built a reputation in the U.S. oil and gas industry that few independent companies can match. Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company focuses on exploring, developing, and acquiring domestic oil and gas reserves along the Gulf Coast region. More than five decades after its founding, Gulf Coast […]
When Michael Polk left Newell Brands in 2019, most observers assumed his executive career was winding down. He had spent decades leading major public corporations, including stints at Kraft Foods and Unilever, and his tenure at Newell Brands saw the company’s enterprise value climb from $5 billion to over $15 billion. Retirement, it seemed, was […]
