Lisa Lorimer

Lisa Lorimer is the former CEO / President and majority owner of Vermont Bread Company in Brattleboro, VT. In 2005 she sold a majority of the business to Charterhouse Group, one of the oldest private equity firms in the U.S. She continues to work with Charter Baking Company with a focus on acquisitions as she helps to execute her vision of creating a national all-natural and certified organic wholesale bakery to serve supermarkets and natural product stores. The company produces breads, rolls, English muffins and granola under the brands of Vermont Bread, Rudi's Organic, The Baker, and Matthew's All-Natural as well as private label products for natural product stores and grocery store chains. Lisa is a graduate of the Owner-President Management Program at Harvard Business School and currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Charter Baking Company, Union Institute and University / Vermont College (chair), and The White House Project. Her other board service has included The Snelling Center for Government, Women's Crisis Center, Vermont Community Foundation, and Chittenden Bank. Her book Dealing With the Tough Stuff: Practical Wisdom for Running a Values Based Business is co-authored with Margot Fraser the founder of Birkenstock USA.

You can find also Lisa at her website http://www.the-ceo-coach.com