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Amid campaign flap, Cain gets mixed reviews on association leadership

Some say the GOP presidential candidate was lacking as restaurant group head; others call him effective Even as his presidential bid is threatened by allegations of sexual harassment when he was CEO of the National Restaurant Association, Herman Cain is remembered by many colleagues as a charismatic, dynamic leader.But his tenure, from 1996-99, received mixed reviews from other former executives, who cited his self-promotional tendencies and expressed differing assessments on how far he advanced the association. Bill Fisher, Cain’s predecessor as NRA CEO, said Cain, as a former private sector CEO (with Godfather’s Pizza), was “used to calling the shots,” and seemed to… Read More