About

Kate Putnam, experienced CEO and consultant

Kate has spent 18 years running a machinery manufacturer. She served as a community leader and a board member for corporations and non-profits.

Before becoming a CEO and outside board member for various organizations, Kate Putnam had a background in corporate banking and corporate treasury. She has also lent her talent  and enthusiasm to governmental agencies and  trade associations.

She has developed a mastery of

• B2B marketing and Sales management
• Strategic Planning
• Financial Statement Analysis and Costing for ROI
• Basic Employment issues
• Writing Blogs, SEO, Business and Marketing Plans
• Creating Metrics to Guide and Measure Performance
• Finding Appropriate Business Resources

Kate Putnam's Background

Kate's background includes money center banking in New York for Citibank and Chemical Bank and corporate treasury for a Fortune 200 company. Besides her MBA in finance from the Stern School at New York University, Kate has taken executive education courses at Kellogg/ Northwestern, Harvard, and the Center for Creative Leadership.

Life Long Learning

Kate has developed B2B techniques which she used to propel her business. She has had over 1200 Twitter followers. She has blogged and done SEO for the company website.

She has a strong  interest in strategic planning that has been honed in her own business and as a board member in various settings.  She is always learning to help herself and others.

For her own company as well as her customers, Kate developed an excellent understanding of how and why to calculate return on investment, costs to produce and estimates based on experience.

Kate has sat on the board of companies ranging in size from $2 million to $2 billion. She has chaired committees of the boards on which she sat.  She is an active contributor in any setting.

Beliefs

She has a strong belief in collaborating to set and achieve goals, Kate finds that asking good questions sometimes improves results. Honesty and transparency are key to her success.

Contact Kate Putnam at 914.413.8563 or kputnam@me.com