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Richard E. Duffy
Richard E. Duffy is a retired former executive for Polaroid Corporation with over 35 years experience in research, sales and marketing, quality control, manufacturing, human resources, training and development.
He was a founding member and co-chair of the Polaroid grassroots steering committee that organized 8,000 employees in opposition to a hostile takeover of Polaroid.
This initiative led to the successful implementation of an ESOP at Polaroid that acquired 20% of the company's shares.
Mr. Duffy was a founding member and serves as Vice President of the New England
Chapter of The ESOP Association, for which he received the Outstanding Chapter Officer of the Year Award in 1992.
He also served as Chair of the Executive Committee of the State and Regional Chapter Council of the ESOP Association.
His activities within The ESOP Association include membership on the Strategic Planning Committee, the Strategic Plan Monitoring Committee, the Annual Meeting Committee, the Employee Ownership Foundation Committee and the Advisory Committee on Ownership Culture.
He received his B.S. degree from Tufts University and has been awarded Certificates in Education and Training, Total Quality Ownership (TQO), Participative Management, Creative Problem Solving Processes, Conflict Resolution Facilitation and Team Building.