Noreen P. Denihan

Noreen P. Denihan is the Special Administrator, Office of the Chairman reporting to Donald J. Gogel, Chairman of Clayton Dubilier & Rice, LLC, one of the oldest and most respected private equity investment firms in the world. Noreen has worked with Mr. Gogel since 1998 coordinating and supervising his business and personal work and assisting in his commitments to outside boards including his position as Senior Vice-Chair of Mount Sinai Medical Center, Trustee of the Rhodes Trust and Vice-Chairman of the SeriousFun Children’s Network (the Paul Newman Foundation camps for seriously ill children) as well as Trustee of the Cancer Research Institute.Noreen began her career in Albany, New York, as Secretary to the Executive Director of the Civil Service Employees Association, the union representing State and County workers. Four years later, she moved to New York City where she briefly worked for an advertising firm. She subsequently joined Revlon, Inc. and in 1976 was asked by Chairman, President and CEO, Michel C. Bergerac to become his Executive Assistant. In 1982, Noreen joined City Investing Company as Executive Assistant to the President and Chief Operating Officer, Peter Huang. Noreen worked with Peter for over 15 years at City Investing Company and later at his firm, Peter Huang Associates, managing much of his business while he was working and residing in Singapore. Noreen has held the position of President of The Seraphic Society, a founding member of C-SESP (C-Suite Executive Strategic Professionals) and President of Feis Na Nollag, the managing association of the Donny Golden School of Irish Dancing. Noreen sits on many panels that has been a speaker at several Marcus Evan's events on topics such as Partnering with Your Boss and Perception. She has also collaborated with Melba Duncan on several events for Executive Assistants where she was a panel speaker. She currently sits on the Board of Our Steps, a non-profit organization whose mission is to expand the way we think about the history, practice and performance of Irish dance by creating and supporting innovative archival, publishing and multidisciplinary performance programs. The organization is based in New York.