Association For Corporate Growth Atlanta Elects Daniel H. Bauer, President, Announces 2013-2014 Chapter Officers And Board Of Directors

ATLANTA, June 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ACG Atlanta, the Atlanta Chapter of The Association for Corporate Growth, a global professional organization focused on middle-market growth, investment and mergers and acquisitions, announced today that Daniel H. Bauer, Chief Financial Officer of CardioMEMS, will become the Chapter's new President, effective July 1.  Additionally, ACG Atlanta has elected the following Chapter Officers for 2013 - 2014:   

Vice President, Membership:  Catherine Dixon, The Intersect Group

Vice President, Programs:  Sarah O'Brien, O'Brien & Company

Vice President, Strategic Planning:  Ed Fisher, SouthPointe Ventures

Secretary:  Denise Boyd, Grant Thornton, LLP

Treasurer:  Robert Owen, Tucker Midis & Owen, LLC

Greg Cinnamon, a partner at Kilpatrick Townsend who has led ACG Atlanta over the last two years, will continue his service to the chapter in the role of Immediate Past President, a Chapter Officer position.

"ACG Atlanta is the Southeast's premier membership organization for merger and acquisition executives, with new programs planned for 2013 - 2014 to expand our corporate and women initiatives," said Mr. Cinnamon.   "The 2013 - 2014 slate of officers was selected to execute on our mission and strategies and with Dan Bauer at the helm to lead the efforts, I am confident it will be a very successful year for ACG Atlanta by every measure." 

ACG is highly regarded as the ultimate resource for professionals in mergers and acquisitions. A trusted and respected resource for middle-market dealmakers and business leaders who invest in growth and build companies, ACG provides face-to-face events, structured networking opportunities, online tools, exclusive member benefits and leading-edge market intelligence. Local events include the Atlanta ACG Capital Connection, now in its tenth year, and the Georgia Fast 40 event which honors the fastest growing middle-market companies in Georgia. Both events have had consecutive sell-out years.  ACG Atlanta also hosts a popular Dinner Speaker Series, an expert-panel Academy Breakfast Series, an Annual Wine Tasting, and an Annual Golf Tournament.

For 2013, ACG Atlanta will host its Golf Tournament and Wine Tasting in tandem.  The golf outing will be held on Monday, September 9th at St. Ives Country Club, and the wine tasting event will be on Tuesday, September 10th at Summerour Studio in Midtown.

"It is an honor for me to take on a leadership role with ACG Atlanta" said Mr. Bauer. "I consider ACG Atlanta the premier organization for the growth and promotion of the deal making and capital raising community in the Southeast and look forward to contributing to the advancement of the organization."

In addition to Chapter Officers, the 2013 - 2014 ACG Atlanta Board of Directors includes the following Directors at Large:

Scott Allen, Morris, Manning & Martin LLP

Robert Gowens, Phoenix Management Services

John Kahn, NanoLumens, Inc.

Virginia Kiseljack, PNC Business Credit

Paul Kleinkauf, Merrill Corporation

Carol Langendorfer, Regions Business Credit

Michael Levy, Habif, Arogeti & Wynne

Ian Mackay, Raymond James & Associates

John McCarty, Peachtree Equity Partners

Bart McLean, M South Equity Partners

Gerry O'Meara, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey

Justin Palmer, Mazzone & Associates

Bob Pearlman, BDO

Kip Plowman, Cherry Bekaert LLP

Patrick Putman, The PrivateBank

Chris Rosselli, Delta Air Lines

Frank Sanders, CSM Research

Truc To, KPMG

Jim Toopes, Toopes Consulting

Todd Wade, Bryan Cave LLP

Jon Ziglar, Ceridian

About ACG Atlanta
ACG Atlanta is the premier business association in the Southeast focusing on corporate growth, business development and mergers & acquisitions with over 550 members from among Atlanta's leading companies, investors and professional service firms. Learn more at www.acgatlanta.org.

About ACG
ACG's 14,000 members include professionals from private equity firms, corporations and lenders that invest in middle-market companies, as well as from law, accounting, investment banking and other firms that provide advisory services. Founded in 1954, ACG is a global organization with 56 chapters. Learn more at www.acg.org. ACG drives middle market growth. Learn how at www.middlemarketgrowth.org. 

SOURCE ACG Atlanta