Forum was founded in 1971. Five partners, several of whom had recently graduated from Harvard Business School, initially self-funded the startup.[3] By 1982 it was ranked 362 on the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in America,[4] with 170 employees and 40 part-time instructors.[5] As clients moved, the company began conducting operations overseas in the late 1970s.[6]
Acquisitionsedit
On June 30, 2000,[7] Forum accepted an offer by Pearson, a London-based media conglomerate, to purchase Forum for US$90 million (GBP 60 million) in cash. Pearson intended to merge Forum with FT Knowledge to generate sales of US$110 million in its first year. Forum Chairman and CEO John Humphrey oversaw the integration as chairman of an international advisory board while FT Knowledge CEO Pippa Wicks became the CEO of the new company.[8] Forum executive vice president Jennifer Potter-Brotman was promoted to CEO of Forum, as Pearson wished to keep senior Forum managers and preserve brand identity.[7] After Forum shareholders unanimously approved the purchase, and the Federal Trade Commission approved the deal on July 10, the official announcement was released August 3.[9]
In July 2002, the Institute for International Research (IIR) expressed interest in purchasing Forum, and as FT Knowledge began consolidating Pearson decided to launch negotiations that November. A final deal was signed on January 13, 2003, selling Forum to IIR for US$30 million.[10] IIR was purchased itself in 2005 by the British publisher and conference company Informa.[11]
In October 2013, Providence Equity Partners acquired Forum and four sister companies from Informa, and is now part of Providence Corporate Development Holding Company's business portfolio.[12] In 2015, Forum's parent company was renamed Twenty Eighty.[citation needed]
In 2015, Forum acquired Kenexa Insight from IBM. This offering was a research base built over 30 years of studying high performance. This acquisition was the foundation of the Talent Analytics and Assessment service within the organization.[13]
Businessedit
Forum provides learning in three main areas: leadership, sales and sales management, and Talent Analytics and Talent Assessment .[14]
Referencesedit
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Further readingedit
Griep, Elizabeth; Davis, Jocelyn; Fowler, Simon. (2010). Forum's Principles of Learning: A Guidebook for Advancing Performance in Today's Workplace.
Davis, Jocelyn R.; Frechette, Henry M. Jr.; Boswell, Edwin H. (2010). Strategic Speed: Mobilize People, Accelerate Execution. Boston: Harvard Business Press. ISBN1-4221-3152-1
Smith, Shaun; Milligan, Andy (2002). Uncommon Practice: People Who Deliver a Great Brand Experience. Financial Times Prentice Hall. ISBN0-273-65936-7
Van Adelsberg, David; Trolley, Edward A. (1999). Running Training Like A Business: Delivering Unmistakable Value. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers. ISBN1-57675-059-0
Whiteley, Richard, Hessan, Diane (1997). Customer-Centered Growth: Five Proven Strategies for Building Competitive Advantage. Basic Books. ISBN0-201-15493-5
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This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The Forum Corporation is a learning and consulting company 2 AchieveForum Formerly The Forum CorporationCompany typeWholly owned subsidiaryIndustryManagement consulting Corporate Training and DevelopmentFounded1971 53 years ago 1971 HeadquartersBoston United StatesArea servedNorth America EMEA Asia PacificKey peopleRussell Becker CEO Cindy Stuckey Managing Director EMEA Mike Wirth Managing Director North America Shail Chotai Global Head of Operations 1 Websitewww achieveforum com Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1 2 Acquisitions 2 Business 3 References 4 Further readingHistory editEarly years edit Forum was founded in 1971 Five partners several of whom had recently graduated from Harvard Business School initially self funded the startup 3 By 1982 it was ranked 362 on the Inc 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in America 4 with 170 employees and 40 part time instructors 5 As clients moved the company began conducting operations overseas in the late 1970s 6 Acquisitions edit On June 30 2000 7 Forum accepted an offer by Pearson a London based media conglomerate to purchase Forum for US 90 million GBP 60 million in cash Pearson intended to merge Forum with FT Knowledge to generate sales of US 110 million in its first year Forum Chairman and CEO John Humphrey oversaw the integration as chairman of an international advisory board while FT Knowledge CEO Pippa Wicks became the CEO of the new company 8 Forum executive vice president Jennifer Potter Brotman was promoted to CEO of Forum as Pearson wished to keep senior Forum managers and preserve brand identity 7 After Forum shareholders unanimously approved the purchase and the Federal Trade Commission approved the deal on July 10 the official announcement was released August 3 9 In July 2002 the Institute for International Research IIR expressed interest in purchasing Forum and as FT Knowledge began consolidating Pearson decided to launch negotiations that November A final deal was signed on January 13 2003 selling Forum to IIR for US 30 million 10 IIR was purchased itself in 2005 by the British publisher and conference company Informa 11 In October 2013 Providence Equity Partners acquired Forum and four sister companies from Informa and is now part of Providence Corporate Development Holding Company s business portfolio 12 In 2015 Forum s parent company was renamed Twenty Eighty citation needed In 2015 Forum acquired Kenexa Insight from IBM This offering was a research base built over 30 years of studying high performance This acquisition was the foundation of the Talent Analytics and Assessment service within the organization 13 Business editForum provides learning in three main areas leadership sales and sales management and Talent Analytics and Talent Assessment 14 References edit Forum People Executive Team Forum Archived from the original on 2016 07 01 Retrieved 2016 06 24 Our Clients Forum Archived from the original on 2008 02 11 Retrieved 2008 03 30 McGrady Suzanne 1996 11 22 Forum Corp chairman sees time when training work will coincide Boston Business Journal Retrieved 2008 02 08 No 362 Forum Corp of North America Inc Retrieved 2008 02 19 Fowler Elizabeth M 1982 06 23 Careers Training A Growth Industry The New York Times Retrieved 2008 02 19 Evans Steve 1997 11 12 Pioneer of training notes changing times The Dominion Retrieved 2008 02 19 a b Pearson Unit FT Knowledge To Acquire Forum Corp For 90M Lifelong Learning Market Report 2000 07 12 Retrieved 2008 02 19 Harding James 2000 07 07 COMPANIES amp FINANCE UK Pearson expands in education market MEDIA GROUP PAYS Dollars 90M FOR THE FORUM CORPORATION TO GAIN MARKET SHARE IN NORTH AMERICA Financial Times Retrieved 2008 02 19 FT Knowledge Forum Corp Finalize Deal Join to Create Leading Corporate Training and e Learning Co PR Newswire 2000 08 03 Retrieved 2008 02 19 Institute For International Research Buys Forum Corp For Estimated 30M Pearson Consolidates Lifelong Learning Market Report 2003 02 07 Retrieved 2008 02 19 T amp F Informa buys conferences group IIR Holdings for 768 mln stg Forbes AFX News Limited 2007 06 01 Archived from the original on November 21 2008 Retrieved 2007 12 31 Informa com Informa PLC Disposal of its five Corporate Training businesses Archived from the original on 2014 08 06 Retrieved 2014 08 06 Business Challenges Forum Archived from the original on 2016 06 09 Retrieved 2016 06 24 Services and Solutions Forum Capabilities Forum Retrieved 2016 06 23 Further reading editGriep Elizabeth Davis Jocelyn Fowler Simon 2010 Forum s Principles of Learning A Guidebook for Advancing Performance in Today s Workplace Davis Jocelyn R Frechette Henry M Jr Boswell Edwin H 2010 Strategic Speed Mobilize People Accelerate Execution Boston Harvard Business Press ISBN 1 4221 3152 1 Smith Shaun Milligan Andy 2002 Uncommon Practice People Who Deliver a Great Brand Experience Financial Times Prentice Hall ISBN 0 273 65936 7 Van Adelsberg David Trolley Edward A 1999 Running Training Like A Business Delivering Unmistakable Value San Francisco Berrett Koehler Publishers ISBN 1 57675 059 0 Whiteley Richard Hessan Diane 1997 Customer Centered Growth Five Proven Strategies for Building Competitive Advantage Basic Books ISBN 0 201 15493 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Forum Corporation amp oldid 1223011537, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
