- Corporate Executive Board, USA
Infobox Company
company_name = Corporate Executive Board
company_
company_type = Public (nasdaq|EXBD)
foundation =Washington, D.C. (1979 )
location = flagicon|USAWashington, D.C. , USA
key_people =Thomas L. Monahan, III , CEO
Melody Jones ,Chief Human Resources Officer Derek C. M. van Bever ,Chief Research Officer
industry =best practice research and consultingrevenue = US$410 million profit (TTM 1Q2006) [http://quicktake.morningstar.com/Stock/Income10.asp?Country=USA&Symbol=EXBD&stocktab=finance&pgid=qtqnnavfinstate CEB financial statements at morningstar.com] ]
operating_income = US$19.6 million profit (TTM 1Q2006)
net_income = US$75.8 million profit (TTM 1Q2006)
homepage = [http://www.executiveboard.com/ Executiveboard.com]The Corporate Executive Board Company (CEB) is a commercial, for-profit, public firm that provides general best practices research, executive education, and decision support tools to organizations.
CEB has more than 50 specialized programs, each geared toward a specific corporate function. The programs are distributed across 9 larger practice areas. The practice areas roughly correspond to the seats of the executive table; for example, Finance, HR, Sales and Marketing, IT, Operations, and Legal. CEB's members pay an annual subscription in exchange for access to CEB's reports, benchmarking, Web library of best practices, rights to request research on new topics, teleconferences, and attendance at discussion-based meetings with peer executives at other member companies. The company's stock reached a high of more than $100 before falling to the mid-$50s, which was attributed to insufficient sales staff. [ [http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2007/07/20/foolish-forecast-corporate-executive-boards-footho.aspx?terms=EXBD&vstest=search_042607_linkdefault Foolish Forecast: Corporate Executive Board's Foothold ] ] It has since fallen into the $30s. [ [http://finance.google.com/finance?q=EXBD EXBD - The Corporate Executive Board Company - Google Finance ] ]
History
The company was founded in
1979 as the Research Council of Washington byDavid G. Bradley [http://www.executiveboard.com/EXBD/1,2735,0-0-Public_Display-1782-11,00.html#] . In1997 , the Corporate Executive Board was spun off from the Advisory Board Company [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60425-2004Jul18.html] .In
2004 , CEB employed more than 1,200 staff members spread out across four offices -Washington, DC ,London , Gurgaon (New Delhi) and Tokyo. As of the summer of 2006, CEB had grown to over 2000 employees worldwide.In
2006 , CEB expanded its business to include middle market companies. Previously focusing on companies with revenues above $750 million, the new Middle Market franchise focuses on companies with smaller revenues.In
March 2007 , CEB opened its first domestic offices outside of Washington, DC inSan Francisco andChicago . It has since opened an office inSydney ,Australia .In
July 2007 , CEB acquiredITtoolbox , an online community of professionals who share practical information on IT topics.Competitors
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AMR Research References
*Clabaugh, Jeff: [http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2004/10/25/daily12.html Corporate Executive Board signs up for Rosslyn's Waterview] ,
Washington Business Journal , Oct. 26, 2004.
* [http://www.executiveboard.com/EXBD/ Corporate Executive Board]
* [http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=exbd Corporate Executive Board Profile] , Yahoo Finance.
* [http://www.executiveboard.com/EXBD/1,2735,0-0-Public_Display-2001-30,00.html Frequently Asked Questions] , How We Create Value, Corporate Executive Board.
*McCarthy, Ellen: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60425-2004Jul18.html Filling a 'Huge Hole' in Business Consulting] , TheWashington Post , July 19, 2004.
*Forbes Special Report: America's 200 Best Small Companies, 2006 [http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/23/biz_06200best_The-200-Best-Small-Companies_land.html]Community Contributions
In 2006, CEB was named a Top Corporate Philanthropist by the Washington Business Journal and ranked no. 9 on its annual list of area companies. CEB’s service branch, CEB ServiceCorps, promotes and facilitates service opportunities for teams, individuals, and the firm as a whole and is integral to the culture at CEB. All CEB employees are allowed to use 40 hours of daytime leave per year for service-related activities and can also earn extra days of vacation by reaching milestones on hours of service.
External links
* [http://www.executiveboard.com/ Corporate Executive Board]
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