Austin E. Cofrin School of Business
Business Week at UWGB
Keynote: "Partnering for Success"
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Keynote Address: Mark King, CEO and President, TaylorMade-adidas Golf
Weidner Center for the Performing Arts
Networking Reception 4:30 - 5:30pm
Dinner/Keynote 5:30 - 7:30pm
Attendance at the dinner and keynote speaker are by invitation only. Please contact Barb Swanson in the School of Business at swansonb@uwgb.edu or 465-2051 to inquire or RSVP if your company will be involved with Business Week 2012.
Mark King, President and CEO of TaylorMade-adidas Golf, the world’s largest golf equipment company, will present the keynote address for “Business Week.” Under his guidance, TaylorMade-adidas Golf has grown during the past decade from $300 million in sales to an industry-leading $1.4 billion in 2011.
A dynamic speaker and proven business leader, King routinely deals with the world’s top professional golfers and frequently crosses paths with elite members of the worlds of commerce, sports, politics and entertainment. The Green Bay native has been profiled in the Harvard Business Review, Fortune and PGA Magazine.
A 1981 graduate of UW-Green Bay, King is closely connected to his alma mater, supporting a prestigious golf fundraiser for Phoenix athletics, delivering the December 2007 commencement address and recently joining the Chancellor’s Council of Trustees. One of UWGB’s own, King has distinct and refreshing insight on the value of building relationships and "partnering for success."
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