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Meet David L Brown

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

WE MEET AT RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY
Lunch begins at noon - Meeting begins at 12:30 p.m.

David L. Brown, Chairman, President & CEO Web.Com

 
David L. Brown is the chairman, chief executive officer and president of Web.com, a publicly-traded (Nasdaq: WWWW) company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida that is a leading provider of internet services and online marketing solutions for small businesses. David founded the predecessor company, Atlantic Teleservices, in 1997 and served as its chief executive officer from 1997 until its acquisition by current Company in 1999. 

David returned to lead the Company, then known as Website Pros, in August 2000, and has served as chief executive officer since then.  He has been a director of the Company—which took the name Web.com in 2008 following an acquisition—since August 1999.
 

Prior to founding the original Atlantic Teleservices, David spent more than two decades in banking and finance. He served in senior leadership positions at the Jacksonville, FL headquarters of both Barnett Banks and Florida National Bank in the 1980’s, and went on to become an Executive Vice President at Riggs National Bank in Washington, DC where he had responsibility for Retail Banking, Operations and Technology. He then became one of the Founding Partners at Carlyle International, a private equity firm affiliated with The Carlyle Group, which ultimately integrated Carlyle International into The Carlyle Group. David then co-founded Atlantic Partners, a private equity firm with investments in numerous companies and real estate, including his firm Atlantic Teleservices.
 

A native of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, David holds a B.A. degree from Harvard University.



A special Note of Thanks!

Leandra Dopazo donated her expertise, time and that of her staff to taking care of our exchange student, Anna Zimmerman recently.  Anna had some problems with her retainer and Dr. Dopazo was kind enough to handle the entire matter start to finish!
For that, we are grateful.  


From The Board

The following candidate has been approved for your consideration into membership:  William Langley, sponsored by PP Mike Darragh and presented under the classification of Health Services-Medical Transcriptions.  Anyone having an objection, please submit it in writing to the Board within ten (10) days.


 SAVE THE DATE
 
Mark you calendars now for March 6th to see "Driving Miss Daisy" at the Alhambra Dinner Theatre.  Sponsorship opportunities and charity recipients to be named soon. Tickets on sale now and will make great Christmas presents.  See Patti to sign up.


Rotary In Action


We are very excited to announce the dates for the Rotary Zone 34 / District 6970 National Immunization Day (NID) Trip to India - February 21st through March 2nd, 2013.
This means that participants will travel to India February 20th – 21st, with the goal of arriving on February 21st. Hotel accommodations begin the night of February 21st.  Official NID trip activities begin at 9 am on February 22nd. Participants should plan to leave India the evening of March 2nd into the early am hours of March 3rd. Hotel accommodations end the morning of March 2nd, although extra nights can be arranged at group rates.  Official NID trip activities end on March 2nd at p.m.
Participants should plan to spend the entire time between 9 am February 22nd and 12 pm on March 2nd with the group.
Our Indian hosts have opened their hearts and homes to receive us by helping to create a unique and special NID experience. You will be participating in many Rotary and NID events and all participants will be expected to attend all official programs, including the National Immunization Day activities and club visits.
With 30 participants joining us from around the world, accommodating
individual itineraries is unfortunately not possible.
Don't miss YOUR chance to truly make a difference, first hand, in the lives of children around the world!


Recap of the December 4th Meeting

Greeter:  Doug McCullough

The Prayer & Pledge:  Tom Ranney, Jr

Christmas Program Update:  David Bissell 

Introduction of Visitors & Guests:  Pepe Hill
  Introduction of Meeting Theme & Speakers:  David Bissell

Guest Speaker:  Mike Templeton

Vice President of Operations at Renessenz, LLC 

Mike spoke to us about his firm's manufacturing plants in Jacksonville and Colonels Island, Georgia.  With over 100 years of experience in manufacturing and innovation, Renessenz, LLC is a leading producer of Terpene based aroma, flavor and other specialty chemicals that are derived from naturally occurring renewable and sustainable feedstocks.





 

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