In his 30 years with NFO, Bill led the company through a series of ownership changes in the 1980s and early nineties, including the management buyout of the company. In 1993, he took the company public on the NASDAQ, and in 1997 NFO was listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NFO). During the mid-nineties, he guided the company through an aggressive program of strategic acquisitions, which in addition to already strong and profitable organic gains, yielded unprecedented growth for NFO. This growth had gained NFO recognition as the "fastest growing research company worldwide" annually for several years by leading trade industry journalists. From early on, Bill injected his drive, innovation, motivation, personable style and values into the company, building an internal culture and Development Principles on which many of the organization's sales, client service and quality programs were based. Bill has built and directed top-level executive management teams with an intense focus on creating value and maintaining client intimacy, resulting in long-tenured relationships with many of the most prestigious corporations in the world.  More