CUSTOMER COMMENTS

"I want to publicly acknowledge how effective Leapfrog has been on eradicating the various IT plagues I have been suffering. Not only has Alan from the help desk resurrected my laptop,but he has also patiently walked me through several VPN and Outlook issues and taught me all kinds of useful tricks.

It has been a pleasure to have his support, and I appreciate his knowledge and willingness to quickly come up to speed on the few issues that were not solved with his tools already in his kit. I feel confident that we have selected a competent, positive and time sensitive partner to solve current and prevent future IT issues."

Claire Lewis Arnold

CEO

Professional Experience

Ms. Arnold brings a wealth of experience in high growth business development and long range strategic planning to the Leapfrog team. Prior to starting Leapfrog, Ms. Arnold acquired NCC LP, a local distributor of consumer goods to convenience stores and mass merchandisers. After acquiring the company through a leveraged buyout, Ms. Arnold spent the next 15 years building NCC into one of Georgia's five largest privately held companies. As its Chief Executive Officer, she expanded the company from a traditional one-warehouse distributor into a multi-faceted corporation with nine operating divisions. Ms. Arnold aggressively worked on behalf of her industry, serving on the board of its trade association and as its president and chair. The industry recognized her several times with leadership and
business awards.

Before acquiring NCC, Ms. Arnold spent nearly 10 years with Coca-Cola USA, where she was the marketing manager for Coke's first plastic beverage containers. She also held several positions in sales, sales management and long range planning.

Affiliations

She serves on the Board of Trustees of EARTH University Foundation, The Atlanta Rotary Club and The Georgia Conservancy, currently as its Chair.
She is also on the Board of Visitors of The Fuqua School of Business at
Duke University as well as its Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship, The Board of Councilors of The Carter Center, the
Board of Directors of two NYSE firms and the Technology Association of Georgia and as a member of the Atlanta Committee for Progress.

Ms. Arnold served for many years as a Trustee of Mary Baldwin College,
most recently as Chair of its Board of Trustees and of The Westminster Schools, most recently as its Vice-Chair. She has been active in YPO, CEO, WPO, The National Conference for Community and Justice, Leadership Atlanta, The Committee of 200, and as a mentor to younger women in the Atlanta business community.

She was named the 2002 Small Business Person of the Year by the Metropolitan Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Business Chronicle and received the 2004 Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Award
for outstanding performance as a corporate director. In 2006, Ms. Arnold was inducted into the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers.

Use this link
to see CEO Claire Arnold interviewed by Becky Blalock, SVP & CIO of Southern Co., for Atlanta Woman Connects.