Tom’s of Maine founder to speak at UNH

January 24, 2007

NH Business Review Staff,

Tom Chappell, founder of Tom’s of Maine, will discuss how he and his family took an idea for environmentally friendly products and grew it into the one of the nation’s leading brands of natural care products

“The Story of Tom’s of Maine” will be presented from Wednesday morning, Feb. 7, at the University of New Hampshire’s New England Center in Durham. Breakfast begins at 8:30, with the hour-long program starting at 9 a.m.

The event is jointly sponsored by the UNH CEO Forum and UNH Center for Family Business.

Registration deadline is Wednesday, Jan. 31.For more information, contact Barbara Draper at 862-1107 or barbara.draper@unh.edu.

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