Young Finance Professionals

Bruce Bingham, Founding Partner, Hamilton Partners, May 15th, Noon, Zion’s Bank Founder’s Room

Bruce Bingham is a founding partner of Hamilton Partners with the responsibility for overseeing office, industrial and retail development, marketing, leasing, acquisition and management activities in Salt Lake City and Utah.  During the past 30-years, he has been responsible for the development of approximately 5 million square feet of office and industrial properties with a value of approximately $225 million dollars.   Mr. Bingham has had extensive experience in land planning, zoning, entitlement and the development of vacant land and the subsequent use of the property for commercial development.

Prior to joining Hamilton Partners, Mr. Bingham was a partner with the Trammell Crow Company in Chicago.  While at the Trammell Crow Company, he was responsible for the development, leasing and management of suburban industrial properties.

Since moving to Utah to open an office of Hamilton Partners, Mr. Bingham has been involved in the purchase of several office buildings in downtown Salt Lake City including the Newhouse Building, the Boston Building, the Broadway Centre, and the development of a 459,000 square foot Silver LEED certified 22-story office building on Main Street.

Bruce Bingham earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and his Masters in Management from the Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Civic responsibilities in the Salt Lake area include serving on the Executive Committee of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, serving as the Chair of the Downtown Alliance, serving as President of the Days of ‘47 Pioneer Celebration, serving on the Executive Committee of Enterprise Mentors International and serving as President of the English Skills Learning Center.

Greg Miller, CEO, Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, April 21st, Noon, Zion’s Bank Founder’s Room

As chief executive officer of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, Greg Miller oversees all automotive, sports and entertainment, and real estate divisions.  These holdings include 40 automotive dealerships and one motorcycle dealership located throughout six Western states; credit, insurance and advertising agencies; two professional sports teams; a motorsports park and an arena; an independent television station; restaurant and catering companies; a sports apparel retail chain; movie theaters; and an office complex.

Miller assumed his current position in July 2008 but has worked in the family business since 1979, when his father, Larry H. Miller, purchased his first auto dealership – a Toyota store located in Murray, Utah.  Greg Miller, who was 13 at the time, began his career by sweeping floors and working in the parts department.  Since then, the group has expanded into one of the nation’s 200 largest privately-owned companies.

Miller has 29 years experience working in a variety of positions that enabled him to learn the family business firsthand.  During that time, he focused on areas ranging from finance to minor league hockey.  His many accomplishments include: starting up Performance Automotive, which provides chemicals, printing and specialty products to auto dealerships; managing several multimillion dollar construction projects; and serving as general manager of both a Toyota and a Honda dealership.

Prior to his current position, Miller oversaw construction and had operational oversight of Miller Motorsports Park, in Tooele, Utah.  During his tenure, he was instrumental in developing and improving sales and marketing operations.  The state-of-the-art motorsports park garnered international recognition within its first year of opening.

Miller has served on the boards of several philanthropic organizations including: Larry H. Miller Charities; the Ron Boone Golf Classic benefiting the Huntsman Cancer Institute; the Utah Bicycle Coalition; and the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation.

An avid cyclist, Miller logs thousands of miles on his bike each year, and his interest in cycling led to several family vacations at the Tour de France.  He currently is chairman of the Tour of Utah, a multistage bicycle race that climbs 30,000 feet and is over 300 miles long.  Miller has played a significant role in the race’s growth and success.

During his teens, Miller developed an interest and appreciation of cars that continues today.  He still owns his first automobile, a 1965 Mustang fastback.

Miller has three brothers and one sister, and is the oldest child of Larry H. and Gail Miller.  He is married to Heidi Black Miller.  They are the parents of six children (three sons and three daughters), and their family resides in Sandy, Utah.

Cecil Samuelson, President of BYU, March 27th, Noon, Zion’s Bank Founder’s Room

Cecil O. Samuelson began his work as the 12th president of Brigham Young University on May 1, 2003.

President Samuelson is a Salt Lake City native who has served at the University of Utah as professor of medicine, dean of the School of Medicine and vice president of health sciences. Prior to his call as a full-time General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he was senior vice president of Intermountain Health Care. He holds a bachelor of science degree, a master’s degree in educational psychology and a medical degree from the University of Utah.

Dr. Samuelson fulfilled his residency and held a fellowship in rheumatic and genetic diseases at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. He has received numerous scholastic honors and is the author or co-author of 48 original publications, eight books or chapters of books and 13 abstracts. He also has served as a director, officer or member of several national medical and hospital organizations.

Elder Samuelson was called in 1994 to serve the Church of Jesus Christ as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. At the time of his assignment to BYU, he was a member of the Presidency of the Seventy. He has served the Church of Jesus Christ also as a regional representative, stake president, stake high councilor, branch president and missionary and as an area president in the Utah North Area and the Europe North Area. He and his wife, Sharon Giauque Samuelson, have five children and 11 grandchildren.

Kent Misener, Chief Investment Officer for DMBA, Feb 20th, Noon, Zion’s Bank Founders Room

KENT A. MISENER, CFA, CEO of Crossroads and Chief Portfolio Manager, graduated from Utah State University in 1976 with Bachelor of Science degrees in economics and finance. Kent also obtained his MBA from Utah State University in 1977. Since then, he has served as a bond portfolio manager, treasurer, and, currently, Chief Investment Officer managing over $6 billion in assets for a large private insurance company. Kent has served as a member of several corporate boards and committees including: the Corporate Asset and Benefits Finance Investment Committees for Intermountain Healthcare; the Investment Committee for Beneficial Financial Group; the Investment Committee for Utah State Insurance and Reclamation office; and Chairman of the Board of Deseret First Credit Union. He has appeared as an expert witness concerning market trends and investment returns in state and federal trials. He has also been a guest speaker at national conferences concerning global and national equity markets , and has lectured on the benifits of active investing.

Robert Nydegger, Portfolio Manager for Ensign Peak Advisors, Jan 21st, Noon, Zion’s Bank Founder’s Room

Rob recently relocated to Salt Lake City and currently works as a portfolio manager for Ensign Peak Advisors.  Prior to this, he worked in New York City for nearly 15 years for Credit Suisse First Boston and UBS across many responsibilities including proprietary trading and investing, research, structuring and investment banking.  For a large part of his career, he focused on opportunities in the Emerging Markets and also in distressed debt.  For the past several years he built and managed Credit Suisse’s special opportunity business which was responsible for proprietary investing across the capital structure.  He is a CFA and graduate of the University of Utah.

Rick Alden, Founder & CEO of Skullcandy, Dec 18th, noon, Zion’s Bank Founder’s Room

Rick Alden is the founder and CEO of Utah based Skullcandy, creators of headphones, mp3 player watches, audio accessories and other audio-enabled products, such as backpacks with built-in speakers and iPod controls. Alden’s Park City, UT business hit $35.7 million in sales last year (2007), according to Inc. (magazine).

While working for his Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Alden co-founded his first company, National Snowboard Inc (NSI), with Jim Gardner in 1986. Alden later sold NSI to the American Ski Association in 1991. After years of snowboarding, Alden launched his second venture in 1995, designing and patenting the first ever step-in snowboard boot and binding system. This venture was co-founded with snowboard industry veteran Brett Conrad, and launched under the brand name, Device Manufacturing. Four years later, Alden sold Device Manufacturing to Atomic Ski Company.

In 2003, Alden formed Skullcandy. The first Skullcandy product – the Skullcandy™ Portable LINK – was introduced at the 2003 Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where it won its first Design and Innovation Award. A few weeks later, the brand was launched to the action sports industry at the Snow Industries America (SIA) show.

The CEO of Skullcandy, Alden, was named one of vSpring Capital’s “Top 100 Venture Entrepreneurs” of 2008, and holds a patent for technology that integrates mobile phones and music players.

In September 2008, Alden was featured on CNBC’s The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, starring Donny Deutsch. In 2008, he was also featured in Inc. (magazine) “Inc 5000 Award” for Skullcandy’s three-year (2004-2007) growth of 24,077.4%.

In addition to Alden’s entrepreneurship, he is the holder of numerous patents in the snowboarding, audio and electronics industry and fly fishing industries, including a design patent for the Orvis Batternkill Large Arbor Fly Fishing Reel.

He is a known resident of Park City, Utah where he lives with his wife (Holly) and four children (Preston, Brooklyn, Autumn, Tyler). He and his wife, Holly Alden, have been married since 1989.

Fred Zirkle, Founder & CEO of IndustryPro, Nov 19th, noon, Zion’s Bank Founder’s Room

Fred has personally built, bought and sold businesses in 11 countries. Fred has served as president and ceo for both public and privately-held companies including president and ceo of Key Tronic Corp. (computer hardware, $180 MM annual revenues), president of Alpnet, Inc. (computer software/services with offices in 12 countries) and president of VentureSum (venture capital). While based in London, Fred acquired and managed the integration of companies in 11 countries.

An astute individual, Fred has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, London Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune and Business Week.  He has consulted with numerous businesses concerning financing, expansion and strategic planning. Fred is past president of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), past chairman of M&A Source, a Certified Business Fellow, and past president of ACG-Utah. Upon receiving his B.A. at Duke University, Fred was drafted by the NY Jets, but chose to pursue a business career.

Marsh’s New Reality of Risk Panel Discussion and Webcast - “Managing Your Insurance Portfolio in Times of Economic Distress”

The ongoing global economic crisis has prompted many companies to sharpen their attention on all aspects of risk management, with a special eye on risk transfer decisions. On Wednesday, October 22, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT), Marsh’s New Reality of Risk Webcast series will address many of these issues in a panel discussion, “Managing Your Insurance Portfolio in Times of Economic Distress.”

A panel of risk experts will address issues and strategies for managing and balancing a commercial insurance program in the current turbulent economic conditions, along with developments in the insurance industry, including impacts on reinsurers, insurance market security, and other issues that may affect commercial insurance programs.

Scheduled speakers are: - Timothy J. Mahoney, Jr., president of Marsh’s Global Risk Management division; - Janice Ochenkowski, managing director, Jones Lang LaSalle, and president of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc.; - Bob Howe, leader of Marsh’s Global Property Practice; - Lou Ann Layton, a managing director in Marsh’s Directors & Officers Liability Practice; - Sean Mooney, chief economist, Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC; and - Paul Sherbine, a managing director in Marsh’s Global Partner Analysis Group.

If you have specific questions or issues you would like our panel to address, please let us know in advance by sending a message to questions@marsh.com. We will start the event on time, so please dial in at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start time so you won’t miss valuable information.

To join the audio portion of the webcast, please dial: 1-877-502-9273 (Toll-free US/Canada) or 1-913-312-1273 (Toll-other locations) Please mention reference confirmation code # 4672123

To join the Web-Ex portion of this program on the day of the event, please go to: https://marsh.webex.com/marsh/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=756432537

We look forward to sharing our insights with you on October 22 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT).

Sterling Jenson, CFA, Regional Managing Director of Wells Capital Management, Oct 20th, noon, Zion’s Bank Founder’s Room

Sterling Jenson is a Regional Managing Director of Wells Capital Management, a unit of Wells Fargo & Company. Mr. Jenson is responsible for separate account portfolio management in the mountain region states from Idaho to Texas with combined assets of over $4 billion. Mr. Jenson has extensive experience in both investment management and financial services. Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 1990, he worked in various capacities, including Manager of Trust Investments for First Interstate of Nevada and Moore Trust Company; Director of Equity Research for Smoot, Miller, Cheney & Co.; Portfolio Manager for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Investment Department; and Financial Analyst for Ford Motor Company. Mr. Jenson received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and an M.B.A. from Brigham Young University .

Fraser Bullock, Co-Founder and Managing Director Sorenson Capital-Sept 24th, noon, Zion’s Bank Founder’s Room

Mr. Bullock is a co-founder of Sorenson Capital and a Managing Director. Mr. Bullock was the President and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002. He joined the Organizing Committee in May of 1999 and acted as its Chief Operating Officer until his appointment as President and CEO in April 2002. As COO, Mr. Bullock directed Games Operations, and as CFO, he played a key role in balancing the budget of $1.31 billion for staging the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, ultimately generating a $100 million profit. The Salt Lake Games are widely recognized as one of the most successful and best operated in history.

Mr. Bullock was an original Partner of Bain Capital from 1984 to 1986. Prior to his experience at Bain Capital, Mr. Bullock was employed by Bain & Company, initially as a consultant and later as a manager.

In 1996 Mr. Bullock founded Alpine Consolidated, LLC, a company specializing in effecting business consolidations, and served as a Managing Director until 2002. In this capacity, Mr. Bullock sourced companies for consolidation, raised the requisite money and negotiated terms.

Mr. Bullock received a Master of Business Administration and a B.A. in Economics from Brigham Young University.