PDI Ninth House Promotes Sidney Cooke to Managing Director of its NorWest Territory

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PDI Ninth House, a global leadership solutions company, today announced that it has promoted Sidney Cooke, MBA, Ph.D., to managing director of its NorWest Territory, effective immediately.

In this role Cooke will oversee all client work in PDI Ninth House's NorWest Territory, which includes nine states and Western Canada. He will be based in San Francisco, and will be responsible for sales and client satisfaction for consulting delivery and regional operations.

Previously Cooke was based in Denver where he served as director of client solutions for PDI Ninth House's NorWest Territory.  Cooke brings business experience along with knowledge and passion for leadership to both organizations and individual leaders.  He has partnered with his clients for business and talent strategy, succession planning, executive coaching, executive assessment and leadership development programs.

"With two decades of business expertise, coupled with leadership know-how, Sidney's proven ability to partner with clients for their leadership and talent management needs will be essential as he oversees the region," said Tommy Daniel, senior vice president, West Region Director, PDI Ninth House. "He understands the demands executives face, and how to bring the right solutions to organizations."

Prior to joining PDI Ninth House, Cooke was a senior manager for Deloitte & Touche Consulting, where he led multimillion-dollar initiatives for business strategy, technology selection and implementation, merger integration, cost reduction and operational improvements. He has a bachelor's degree from Creighton University, an MBA from Boston College and a doctorate of clinical psychology from Baylor University.

About PDI Ninth House:

PDI Ninth House is a premier global leadership solutions company with distinctive expertise in accelerating leadership effectiveness to maximize organizational results. We have 44 years of experience in helping clients identify, manage, develop, and deploy superior leaders across all levels of their organization. PDI Ninth House serves thousands of clients on six continents, including 70 percent of the BusinessWeek Top 100 Global Brands, 75 percent of the Forbes Global 100 and 80 percent of the FORTUNE 100 firms in the United States.

PDI Ninth House partners with the world's leading organizations, enabling them to address critical leadership challenges with innovative solutions. Our aim is simple—the well-placed confidence that clients' current and future leaders are distinctively stronger than their competition, resulting in sustained, superior performance.

For more information, contact PDI Ninth House at 1.612.339.0927 (in the U.S. 1.800.633.4410) or visit its website at www.pdininthhouse.com.

SOURCE PDI Ninth House