Krannert Executive Forum

Management 40100

Fall 2012

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KRANNERT EXECUTIVE FORUM COURSE SYLLABUS

FALL SEMESTER 2012

Course Number: Management 40100

Course Description: A lecture-discussion course featuring executives from

industry, government, and other organizations. Emphasis is

placed on the actual practice of management, career selection

and mobility, styles of management, and other “applied”

topics not normally covered in depth in undergraduate

courses.

Course Credit: 1 semester hour

Faculty Coordinator: Dr. P. Christopher Earley

Dean and James Brooke Henderson Professor of Management

Krannert, Room 122

Graduate Teaching Joe Ahlersmeyer

Assistant: jahlersm@purdue.edu

Senior Forum Associates: Bailey Capper

Peter Chen

Joann Hart

Solwoo Kim

Nathan Lyons

Associate Director of Special Events & EBV:

Melissa Evens (765-494-4392)

Krannert Center, Room 224

mevens@purdue.edu

Course Schedule: Friday, 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

Rawls Hall, Room 1086

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Course Requirements: (a) Regular and prompt attendance at all course meetings. There are no excused absences, with the exceptions of a verified

case of influenza, a University request, or court orders such as jury duty. These will be handled on a “case by case” basis.

(b) Attendance at three luncheons or breakfasts with visiting

executives.

(c) Visit the websites of the speaker and/or company.

(d) Participation in discussions during the class and at breakfasts or

luncheons.

(e) Written critiques of five visiting executives. At least three critiques must be completed by Tuesday, October 16 at 11 p.m.

Course Grading: Attendance 60 pts.

Class Attendance (Required attendance begins in the week of the

first scheduled Forum speaker)

Miss 1 or 2 classes:

Your attendance score will be reduced by

4 points for each missed class.

Miss 3 or more classes:

Your attendance score will be reduced by

10 points for each additional absence.

Luncheon or Breakfast 9 pts.

Participation (3 pts each / 3 required)

Class Participation 10 pts.

Choose from:

Hosting the speaker = 10 pts.

(Two students needed each week)

OR

Introduction = 10 pts.

(One student needed each week)

OR

Two questions in class, at breakfast or lunch throughout the

course of the semester.

Each question = 5 pts.

Written Critiques 25 pts.

(Five required) Each critique is due to the teaching assistant by 11:00 p.m. on the Tuesday following the visit of the corporate executive. At least three critiques must be completed by Tuesday, October 16 by 11:00 p.m. You will receive a “ZERO” for each of the first three critiques not turned in by this date. Students are expected to show effort and write approximately four or five sentences for each of the four questions on the critiques.

TOTAL 104 pts.*

*At the discretion of the instructor, from time to time one or more extra credit opportunities may be made available to students.

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Grading Scale (Based on 104 Points)

MGMT 40100 employs plus/minus grading. The breakdown of grades is as follows:

A+ 97 - 104 C+ 77 - 79 A 93 - 96 C 73 - 76 A- 90 - 92 C- 70 - 72 B+ 87 - 89 D+ 67 - 69 B 83 - 86 D 63 - 66 B- 80 - 82 D- 60 - 62

F 59 and below

The following scale is used for converting letter grades to scholastic indices:

A+ 4.0 C+ 2.3 A 4.0 C 2.0 A- 3.7 C- 1.7 B+ 3.3 D+ 1.3 B 3.0 D 1.0 B- 2.7 D- 0.7

F 0.0

In the event of a major campus emergency, course requirements, deadlines, and grading

percentages are subject to changes that may be necessitated by a revised semester calendar or

other circumstances. To get information about changes in this course: go to the Katalyst Web

page, contact Joe Ahlersmeyer at jahlersm@purdue.edu, or call the school at 765-494-4392 or

765-494-9700.

Academic Integrity: You are expected to perform the requirements of this class with integrity

and high ethical standards. Cheating in any form will not be tolerated.

Academic dishonesty will be punished, with penalties up to expulsion. The

University Regulations for Academic Integrity can be found at the following

link: http://www.purdue.edu/odos/osrr/academicintegritybrochure.php

Purdue prohibits "dishonesty in connection with any University activity.

Cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the

University are examples of dishonesty." [University Regulations, Part 5,

Section III, B, 2, a] Furthermore, the University Senate has stipulated that

"the commitment of acts of cheating, lying, and deceit in any of their

diverse forms (such as the use of substitutes for taking examinations, the

use of illegal cribs, plagiarism, and copying during examinations) is

dishonest and must not be tolerated. Moreover, knowingly to aid and abet,

directly or indirectly, other parties in committing dishonest acts is in itself

dishonest." [University Senate Document 72-18, December 15, 1972]

Course Opportunity

The Krannert Executive Forum is an interesting and timely vehicle for improved understanding

between the executive suite and the academic classroom. The Forum also provides

opportunities for career planning and placement for motivated students. The ultimate success

of the Krannert Executive Forum depends heavily on the interest, enthusiasm, and preparation

of all enrolled students. Do your part and Management 40100 will be a great experience for all!

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Graduate Teaching Assistant Office Hours – By Appointment

Joe Ahlersmeyer, the graduate teaching assistant, will have office hours 10:45 a.m.-11;15 a.m.

in RAWLS 1086, or by appointment, which can be scheduled by email at jahlersm@purdue.edu.

If appropriate, please provide a telephone number or return e-mail address where you can be

reached.

The teaching assistant can answer questions about grading and attendance as well as provide

guidance and suggestions on critique writing.

Student Signup Sheets

Students must sign up for breakfast and lunches. Two weeks of lunches and breakfasts will be

posted before class on a weekly basis. Signup sheets for hosting and introductions will be

available for the first three class periods.

Student Dress

The speakers for the Forum will be dressed in their normal business attire. Students need not

wear a suit each week, but appropriate dress and grooming are required. Please do not wear

cut-off jeans, shorts, flip-flops, or baseball caps. Those students who are hosting the

speaker or delivering the introductory remarks for each speaker should be dressed in business

professional attire (coat and tie for gentlemen, business suits or appropriate dress for ladies).

Those students who are attending either the breakfast or lunch should be dressed in business

casual. Hats are not to be worn during breakfasts, luncheons, or during the class

period.

Student Conduct - Cell Phone Usage in Classroom

Students may have cell phones with them during class, but they should be turned off. If a cell phone "rings" during class, the instructor has the right to ask the student to turn

off the phone and cease its usage.

If a student persists in using the cell phone after being requested to cease, the instructor

may tell the student to leave the classroom, if the student refuses, the instructor can

contact the Krannert Dean's Office or have the campus police contacted to have the

student removed.

The instructor may not confiscate the cell phone from the student, as that cell phone is

deemed the student's personal property.

A disruptive student can be referred to the Office of the Dean of Students for further

action. This policy would also apply to the use of other personal property in class by students

that may be disruptive of the normal conduct of classroom activities.

Class Preparation

Read the bio of the speaker before class. Forum bios are located at:

http://www.krannert.purdue.edu/events/exec_forum/ and in the back of the MGMT 40100

syllabus.

Course Information on Katalyst

Important and timely information about MGMT 40100 will be communicated to the members of

the class using Katalyst. The Katalyst site can be accessed through Internet Explorer (or other

web browsers except AOL) through the address: https://webapps.krannert.purdue.edu/kap.

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Here is the procedure:

Once you have entered the address, you will be prompted to enter your login name and

password. This should be the same login and password that you use for your career

account.

You may access course information in a number of different ways. The “Events” option

allows you to look at any block of time for important events and course activities. To view

the course description and policies, expand the Katalyst menu in the left side bar. Then

expand the “Personal” section and choose the "My Courses" option. This will load a page of

courses with which you are associated in the system. You can click on the course title next

to the desired course (MGMT 40100 Krannert Executive Forum) to access the features for

that course. Next click on the desired information from the row of menu tabs at the top of

the page. The summary of speakers, the subjects of their presentations and names of

Forum Associates and introduction speakers are found under “Events” tab.

Students will submit critiques via the Homework Tab on Katalyst. Reminder: the critiques are

due prior to 11:00 p.m. the Tuesday following class.

Numerical grades are updated by the end of classes on Friday of every week. The summary

listing will indicate points received for attendance, hosting, introductions, questions,

attendance at luncheons and breakfasts and submission of critiques. If a student detects

any errors or believes that a mistake has been made, contact the Graduate Assistant

immediately to resolve the problem. Final grades will be available through Katalyst at the

completion of the course.

Students must ensure that their personal information is current in Katalyst by the end of the

first week of the semester. Students can access their personal profile information by

expanding the Katalyst menu in the left side bar. Then expand the "Personal" section and

choose the "My Profile" option. This will load up your personal profile in the system and

allow you to add the appropriate content for your account. You may opt out of certain

information displaying in your profile by clicking on the appropriate checkboxes on this page.

Note: The "Receive E-mail notifications" option must be set to "Yes" in order for you to

receive communications from the Katalyst or SharePoint applications.

The Katalyst “Help” link is located in the upper right hand corner after you log in.

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KRANNERT EXECUTIVE FORUM Fall 2012

Biographies of all the speakers are available at http://www.krannert.purdue.edu/events/exec_forum/. Click on the speaker’s name.

August 24 Class Orientation

August 31 Jim Hocking

CEO

Integrated Community Development International

Winona Lake, IN

September 7 Marc Brammer

President

Greenstar Enterprises, Inc.

South Bend, IN

September 14 Jennifer Gaertner

Vice President, Manager

Investment Compliance-

Investment Risk & Analytical Services, Northern Trust

Chicago, IL

Sept. 21 Daniel Brown

VP - Utilities, Power and Renewable Energy

KeyBanc Capital Markets

Cleveland, OH

Sept. 28 Monty Singh

Sr. VP Sales & Business Development

Genpact

Danbury, CT

October 5 James McLetchie

Partner/Principal

McKinsey & Company

New York, NY

October 12 Greg Jung

Senior Vice President

Associate Channels

Bank of America

Boone, NC

October 19 Laura Kightlinger

Recruiting Coordinator

DocuSign

San Francisco, CA

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October 26 Steve Laughlin

Vice President and Partner

IBM Global Business Services

Boulder, CO

November 2 Joe Bozich

CEO

Knights Apparel Inc.

Spartanburg, SC

,November 9 Randy Bernard

CEO

Indy Car

Indianapolis, IN

November 16 Cassandra Alston

Executive Director- Global Workforce

Johnson Controls, Inc.

Glendale, WI

November 30 Thomas G. Crane

Consultant and Author

Crane Consulting

San Diego, CA

December 7 Class Review

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CLASS ATTENDANCE

Requirement: 60 Points

The Krannert Executive Forum is held in Rawls Hall, Room 1086. Because of the nature of

the course and the visiting speakers, the Forum will be conducted formally and with a high

level of professionalism. The class will start promptly at 11:30 a.m. each Friday. Please

do not be late, as it is disruptive to the speaker and other students. Students who are

late will not be admitted to the class and will be counted as absent. Attentiveness is

expected during the speaker’s presentation, as well as during the question and answer

session. Sleeping OR talking during the presentations will NOT be tolerated and may be

counted as an absence.

Attendance will be taken via a card swipe. You are required to bring your student

ID to every class. You will swipe your ID at a computer located outside the

classroom. The Senior Forum Associates will be there to assist you.

In the event that the computer is not available, attendance sheets will be passed out and

collected after the class is over. This is critically important, as attendance is a large part of

the total grade.

Class Attendance (15 total classes)

Miss 1 or 2 classes:

Your attendance score will be reduced by

4 points for each missed class,

beginning with the first speaker.

Miss 3 or more classes:

Your attendance score will be reduced by

10 points for each additional absence.

For example, after you have missed the third class, your attendance score will have been

reduced by a total of 18 points. There are no excused absences, with the exceptions

of a verified case of influenza, a University request, or court orders such as jury

duty. These will be handled on a “case by case” basis.

Attendances and Academic Dishonesty

Students are required to swipe Purdue ID’s into the computer to record attendance;

students over five minutes late will not earn attendance points. All students are expected

to attend the entire class period in order to get the attendance points. However, if a

student needs to leave during a Forum class (for an approved reason), the student will need

to present their student ID and sign out, and then sign back in upon returning to receive the

attendance points (i.e. signing in and then leaving class early will not be allowed).

Violations of this policy will be addressed in accordance with the code of academic integrity.

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COURSE BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES

Requirement: 9 Points (Participation in breakfast or lunch will count as 3 points

each occurrence, up to a maximum of 9 points total).

Students are required to attend at least three breakfasts or lunches during the semester. If

you have a schedule conflict and cannot attend any breakfasts or lunches, you

must see the graduate teaching assistant as soon as possible.

Breakfasts will be held in Rawls Hall, Room 4013, at 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Breakfast

participants are expected to meet at 8:20 a.m. Breakfast is concluded by 9:15 a.m.

Immediately following each Forum session (when there is a guest speaker), an informal

lunch will be held in Rawls 4013. The lunches are concluded by 1:15 p.m. We will meet in

front of the classroom after class and walk upstairs together as a group.

If your schedule does not permit lunches, then you should attend the breakfasts.

Traditionally, the breakfasts have been smaller than the lunches, which allows for more

personal time with the speaker. Due to the travel itinerary of the visiting executives,

sometimes breakfasts and lunches are not scheduled. Breakfast and lunch announcements

are made the week prior to the speaker's arrival at Purdue. Breakfast and lunch sign-up

sheets will be placed outside of the classroom for before class.

After the speaker has finished eating, there will be time for further questions and answers.

Breakfast and lunch discussions are more informal, the questions tend to cover a much

broader spectrum of topics, and the questions can be more personal. The questions will be

recorded by the Senior Forum Associates and will also count toward your participation

points. If you are attending breakfast or lunch, be prepared to ask at least one

question.

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STUDENT FORUM ASSOCIATES

Requirement: You may host a speaker one time for 10 class participation points.

Approximate Time Commitment: Thursday before speaker; 1:30 p.m.—1:45 p.m.

(meeting time see below) to discuss itinerary and duties; Friday; 8:10 a.m. - 1:30

p.m. to host speaker.

Two Forum students will be needed to help host the speaker during her/his visit to Purdue.

Each speaker’s schedule is different. Hosting involves accompanying the speaker to

breakfast and to each office she/he visits while on campus that Friday. Forum Associates

from the class also help the Senior Forum Associates prepare information for class and set

up the classroom.

Students hosting the speaker are expected to remain with the speaker from

breakfast through the completion of the luncheon.

Hosting can be an extremely interesting and valuable part of your experience this semester.

As a Forum Associate, you will be expected to dress business professional and behave as

if in a formal recruiting interview. Be sure to sign up as soon as possible on the sheets

provided at orientation to ensure your involvement with a particular company or contact the

teaching assistant, Joe Ahlersmeyer, by email at jahlersm@purdue.edu.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided for the Forum Associates. Also, as you host the

speaker to breakfast and lunch, you earn points toward your breakfast and lunch

requirements. If you host and go to breakfast and lunch, you will earn 20 points that day—

i.e., 4 points for class attendance, 10 points for hosting; 3 points for attending breakfast;

and 3 points for attending lunch.

IMPORTANT—Meeting for Weekly Forum Associates Forum Associates meet with Melissa Evens or Joe Alersmeyer every Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

in Melissa Evens’ office, KCTR 224, to discuss the visiting speaker’s itinerary and host

responsibilities.

If you have been selected to host on a Friday, your meeting date is the Wednesday prior to

the Friday your speaker arrives.

If you have a time conflict and cannot make this meeting, contact Melissa Evens by e-mail,

prior to the Wednesday morning, at mevens@purdue.edu.

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INTRODUCTIONS

Requirement: You may introduce one speaker for 10 class participation points.

Each week a student introduces our guest speaker, concludes the class by thanking

him/her, and presents an appropriate memento of the visit. The memento is a crystal globe

that is provided by the Krannert School. Introductions are brief and biographical

information will be provided. If you are interested in doing an introduction, please sign up

on sheets provided during orientation.

Dress for introductory speakers shall be business professional. The student doing the

introductory speech is encouraged, but not required, to attend the breakfast with the

speaker.

After signing up, please contact Joe Ahlersmeyer, the teaching assistant, to establish a

meeting time on Thursday or Friday morning prior to the class to review a rough draft of the

speech and discuss the procedures to be used in the class.

The gift presentation script and introduction tips are included in this section.

Please turn page.

GIFT PRESENTATION SUGGESTED SCRIPT

On behalf of the students in the Krannert Executive Forum and the Krannert School of

Management, I would like to present you with this small token of our appreciation. (Pause)

Thank you for being with us today.

Introduction Tips

Remember, there are two types of introductions. You may introduce a person who is about

to deliver a speech or you may help the listeners become acquainted with a person. Each of

these speeches contains essentially the same information and uses similar communication

strategies. The main difference is the emphasis on information and the structure of the

conclusion.

State the Individual’s Name. If the person introduced is unknown to the listeners, state

the person’s name clearly and repeat it several times. If the person is well known, mention

the name at the beginning and the end; repetition is less important. Be sure to pronounce

the name correctly. Don’t be embarrassed to ask the person to help you learn the correct

pronunciation.

Provide Background Information. Tell the listeners about the accomplishments of the

individual. Briefly outline the person’s credentials, expertise, and experiences so the

listeners understand what the person does. In the introduction of a speaker, these remarks

help increase initial credibility of the person being introduced. Be sure to highlight the

aspects of the person’s background that relate to the topic of the speech. In a get-

acquainted introduction, the background information serves to make the person sound more

interesting and helps the listeners relate to the person.

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Give Insights into the Person’s Interests and Personality. The listeners should feel

that the person being introduced is a real human being rather than merely a list of

credentials. At the end of the introduction, the listeners should feel as if they know the

person better than before you began. The individual’s personality can be illustrated through

short anecdotes or personal experiences. The get-acquainted speech will tend to emphasize

the interests and personality more than the introduction of the speaker. Be sure that

remarks and anecdotes do not disclose private or confidential information that may be

embarrassing.

Establish your Pleasure in Introducing the Person. In these situations it is important

for listeners to realize that they are about to hear or meet an interesting person. The

listeners should look forward to hearing from or talking with the person. Be sincere and

brief in your expression of pleasure or honor in introducing the person and try to avoid

cliché phrases that may be perceived as insincere. Let the listeners see your pleasure on

your face and hear it in your voice.

Be Concise. Even though there may be much to talk about and lots of information to

include in the introduction, be concise. Tell anecdotes or give examples to describe the

person, but do so briefly and efficiently. Use one short anecdote rather than two. Select

meaningful information about the person’s credentials and experiences; don’t read the

entire resume. After all, the audience members want to listen to or meet the individual

being introduced, not listen to a long oration by you.

Conclude with a Presentation of the Person to the Listeners. The goal of the

introductory speech is to present the person. After a discussion of the person’s background

and personality and concise statements concerning your pleasure in introducing the person,

let the person have the time allotted. If the person is giving a speech, provide an indication

of the topic to be discussed and, if available, the title. Be sure not to intrude on the

individual’s remarks by trying to summarize the message. In a get-acquainted introduction,

your conclusion is to ask the person to stand so the listeners can see him or her and to

indicate where and when the listeners can meet the person one-to-one. Encourage future

interaction between the person being introduced and the listeners.

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QUESTIONS

Requirement: Class Participation Points (10)

Students need to ask two questions in class, breakfast, or lunch to fulfill this

requirement (each question is worth 5 points).

In most cases, the visiting executive will speak until a few minutes after 12:00 p.m.,

allowing the remaining minutes for questions and answers. This portion of the class can be

a valuable part of the Forum each Friday.

STAND UP AND CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME before asking your question. Not only is

this courteous to our visiting executive, but also allows your name and class participation to

be recorded. If you do not state your name clearly prior to asking your question, you may

not receive credit for your question. Once the class session is over, check with the graduate

teaching assistant to ensure that your name has been notated correctly.

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SPEAKER CRITIQUES Each student is required to submit five (5) written speaker critiques, worth 5 points each.

Each critique must be typed.

Correct grammar and spelling are expected and are part of the critique grade. Your critique

should be carefully based on your pre-class preparation, the speaker’s talk, the class

discussion, the subsequent lunch discussion, and any other pertinent interaction. Students

are expected to show effort and write approximately four or five sentences for each of the

four questions on the critiques. Treat critiques as you would any other formal

business communication. The best-written critique(s) from each week are sent to

the executive. Critiques will be graded based upon the quality of the critique;

students will not receive the full 5 points just for submitting a critique on time.

Each critique is due to the teaching assistant by 11:00 p.m. on the Tuesday following the

visit of the corporate executive. At least three critiques must be completed by 11 p.m. on

Tuesday, October 16. You will receive a “ZERO” for each of the first three critiques not

turned in by this date. Critiques should be submitted via the Homework Tab on Katalyst.

We suggest that you make a copy of your critique for your files before submitting. To

submit a critique for a speaker, you must have attended the speaker’s

presentation.

For your convenience, a critique template has been placed on Katalyst in Microsoft Word

format. Critiques must be completed in the format found on the following page of this

syllabus submitted to the GA in Katalyst. If you do not have access to an Internet

connection, see the teaching assistant immediately.

Where to find Speaker Critique Forms

Go to Katalyst at https://webapps.krannert.purdue.edu/kap and enter your career

account login name and password

Select Courses and go to My Courses

Select MGMT 40100 and click on the Files tab

The critique form is located under files.

To submit the form, go to the Homework Tab, select the assignment for the most

recent speaker, attach your completed critique, and click submit.

Katalyst Website:

https://webapps.krannert.purdue.edu/kap

Instructions to utilize Katalyst are on page 6 in this syllabus.

Executive Forum Website:

http://www.krannert.purdue.edu/events/exec_forum/

The syllabus link containing the critique forms is located on the right sidebar.

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THE KRANNERT EXECUTIVE FORUM MANAGEMENT 40100

SPEAKER CRITIQUE FORM

Student’s Name: Date:

Speaker: Company:

Speech Topic:

NOTE: Critiques are to be submitted via the Homework Tab on Katalyst by 11:00

p.m. on the Tuesday following each class. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Answer all questions. Each critique must be typed on this form. You can find the Forum

Critique template on Katalyst or may duplicate this format separately, if preferred.

Complete sentences, proper grammar, and correct spelling are required. Students are

expected to show effort and provide a maximum of four or five sentences for each of the

four questions on the critiques. Use single spaced, 10-point font; limit submission to

two pages.

1. In a paragraph or two, summarize the main points of the speaker’s

presentation. PLEASE DO NOT USE BULLET POINTS.

Click here to enter text.

2. Identify one of the main points highlighted in Question 1 with which you

strongly agree or disagree. Why do you feel that way?

Click here to enter text.

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3. Briefly describe an opportunity or challenge identified by the speaker that

affected his or her career.

Click here to enter text.

4. What information provided by the speaker do you anticipate will best help

you in your career decisions?

Click here to enter text.

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Executive Biographies for

Krannert Executive Forum Speakers

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Jim Hocking Chief Executive Officer

Integrated Community Development International

Jim Hocking is CEO of Integrated Community Development International (ICDI), which is a non-profit organization working to alleviate poverty in Central Africa by empowering and equipping local people with sustainable transformational

community development solutions.

Mr. Hocking grew up in the Central African Republic (CAR), where he made friends with his African play mates and learned Sango before he was able to speak English. He began high school in Karawa, Zaire, and finished his high school education in

California. He earned a BS from Grace College, accepted a one-year term in the CAR with the Grace Brethren Mission, and then completed a Master of Divinity at

Grace Theological Seminary in 1984. Mr. Hocking and his wife Faye left for the CAR in 1984 and spent the next 20 years

working as missionaries. During his years with the mission, Mr. Hocking was actively involved in training and developing nationals in different aspects of building

and maintaining facilities, creating youth development programs and providing viable working structures for life sustaining skills.

In 1997, the CAR began a series of civil wars, where in 2003 Mr. Hocking and Faye lost their home and belongings. However, they embarked on a new adventure to

begin the ICDI organization with the mission to alleviate poverty by providing, equipping and empowering Central Africans with sustainable community

development solutions. Since its creation in 2004, ICDI has grown and advanced the training and

empowerment of people in the Central African Republic and now is expanding operations into the Congo. Over 105 Central Africans are using their God-given

skills, to reach out to the poor and bring solutions in a developmental model. This model, which begins with Water, takes people from a hopeless situation in their village to seeing a way for their children not only to survive but also get an

education, and therefore move into a different lifestyle than their parents were able to experience. ICDI now has a maintenance program running in over 1200 villages

impacting 500,000 people. The radio station reaches over one million people on a daily basis. As the process continues, agriculture and microfinance are introduced as these villages learn better how to manage their assets. There are now over 100

co-ops and over 14 tons of seeds distributed last year with more requests from our seed bank each year.

This year alone, 2012, ICDI will impact at the very minimum another 200 villages with different aspects of their work in order to bring hope to these hopeless people,

showing them how they can learn to care for their needs and benefit from their own resources.

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Marc Brammer President

Greenstar Enterprises, Inc.

After receiving a BA in Economics (1974) and MBA (1976) from the Mendoza School of Business, University of Notre Dame, Marc Brammer was employed by St. Joseph

Bank & Trust Company in South Bend, IN as a commercial loan officer.

Four years later he joined Crowe Chizek and Company, a national CPA and consulting firm, to help manage the start-up development of a software division called the Software Products Group. This software business developed, licensed,

and supported proprietary financial statement analysis software to financial institutions to help users analyze the creditworthiness of corporate borrowers.

In April 2000 the Software Products Group was acquired by the Moody’s Corporation (New York, NY) where Mr. Brammer served in a business development

leadership role globally until his early retirement in June of this year.

Mr. Brammer and his wife Linda reside in South Bend and have eight children including Evan, who is a sophomore at Purdue University, as well as seven grandchildren.

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Jennifer Gaertner Vice President, Manager Investment Compliance

Investment Risk & Analytical Svcs. Northern Trust

Jennifer Gaertner is a Vice President at The Northern Trust Company in Chicago, where she works in the Investment Risk & Analytical Services division. This team

of investment professionals provides analysis of clients’ assets and liabilities in order to assist them with the effective management of their investments. In her

capacity as manager of Compliance Consultants and previously as a Senior Compliance Consultant, she and her team work with an interesting array of large corporate, sovereign wealth, not-for-profit and public fund clients in order to ensure

that the firms hired by the client to manage money are adhering to their investment guidelines / strategies.

Over her 18 years with Northern, she has worked in a variety of areas, all of which built the foundation for her current role. Previous positions have included Senior

Investment Manager Liaison within the Securities Operations Group and a liaison representing Securities Operations to Sales and Marketing, as well as working with

sensitive client relationships when escalation was needed. While in Securities Operations, Jennifer worked to develop and deliver a comprehensive month-long training program for new Investment Manager Representatives.

In 2008, Ms. Gaertner was a winner of the Chairman’s Absolute Quality Award

while working as part of a team assisting with audit work on a large, multi-national client and received a Signature Service Medallion in 2010 for a project that created a team of support staff in India.

She received a B.S. degree in Management with concentrations in Finance & French

from Purdue University and a MBA degree in International Studies from DePaul University.

Ms. Gaertner lives with her husband and two sons in the suburbs of Chicago.

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Daniel Brown Vice President- Utilities, Power and Renewable Energy

KeyBanc Capital Markets Daniel Brown is a vice president at KeyBanc Capital Markets where he provides

investment banking and project finance services for renewable energy developers, electric cooperatives and investor owned utilities. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and a

Master of Business Administration from Purdue University. Mr. Brown began his professional career as an Engineer at Ontario Power Generation's Darlington

Nuclear Generating Station, and has been working at KeyBanc Capital Markets since 2008.

Based in Cleveland Ohio, Mr. Brown is on the Board of Directors for the Birchwood School where he chairs the development committee and is a member of the

Community Advisory Board for Ideastream (PBS / NPR in NorthEast Ohio). He is a 2010 inductee into the Kaleidoscope 40 under 40 club and was highlighted in 2012 Cleveland Crain’s “Who to Watch” in Finance in NorthEast Ohio.

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Monty Singh Sr. VP Sales & Business Development

Genpact

Monty Singh is the global leader for sales and marketing at Genpact, responsible for

further strengthening the sales and marketing functions, including building enterprise-wide sales programs and applying best practices. In this capacity, he

also leads the company’s growing reengineering business. Mr. Singh was previously senior vice president, client relationships, and continues to oversee the global account management team.

He joined Genpact in June 2005 as the senior vice president for Six Sigma

solutions, transitions and reengineering, where he drove Genpact’s critical competitive edge by effectively utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, transition and solution resources. Prior to joining Genpact, Mr. Singh was senior vice president, Six Sigma

and Chief Quality Officer for GE Vendor Financial Services and also held various leadership roles with GE Capital India businesses.

Mr. Singh has more than 20 years of experience in the area of driving process improvement. He holds a bachelor’s degree of commerce from the University of

Delhi and an MBA in finance and marketing from Xavier Labor Relations Institute Jamshedpur, India.

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James McLetchie Partner/Principal

McKinsey & Company

James McLetchie is a Principal at McKinsey & Company in New York, where he is a

leader in the Merger Management practice. He focuses primarily on the healthcare field, with a particular eye toward projects dealing with technology, synergies, and

strategy.

Prior to joining McKinsey, Mr. McLetchie was a Director at PriceWaterhouse Coopers

for eight years. He holds an MBA in Finance and Management Information Systems from Purdue University, and he is certified as a Chartered Accountant by the Association for Certified Chartered Accountants in the UK.

Mr. McLetchie is passionate about animals, and works with a non-profit group for

animal protection. He is also passionate about sports, particularly European football, having spent time at World Cup and EuroCup events.

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Greg Jung Senior Vice President - Associate Channels

Bank of America

Greg Jung is a strategic marketing and communications leader with more than 15

years of experience in interactive marketing, communication channels, product and brand management. Greg is currently Senior Vice President, Employee Channels and Media Monitoring at Bank of America, where he oversees the bank’s internal e-

mail communication channel, as well as enterprise crisis communication channels. In addition to his responsibilities at Bank of America, Mr. Jung also owns and

operates Go NC High Country, an event management, travel and marketing company in Boone, North Carolina.

Outside of these responsibilities, Mr. Jung currently serves on the Board of Visitors for the College of Communications at Butler University as well as serving on the

Blowing Rock, NC, Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Jung holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Purdue University

and a Master of Business Administration from Butler University.

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Laura Kightlinger Recruiting Coordinator

DocuSign

Laura Kightlinger is currently the Recruiting Coordinator at DocuSign, the global standard for e-signatures, in San Francisco. In this role, she is responsible for

overseeing the recruiting process, providing a superior job candidate experience, and creating and maintaining all hiring data and HR metrics for senior management.

After graduating from Krannert in May of 2009 with a degree in Accounting and Finance, Ms. Kightlinger spent two years in the Financial Leadership Development

Program at General Mills in Minneapolis. During this time, she held roles in Finance Business Decision Support and Internal Audit and obtained her CPA license. She

relocated to California in July 2011 and spent eight months at Google in Financial Planning and Analysis before joining DocuSign.

Outside of the office, Ms. Kightlinger enjoys running marathons, cycling and hiking in the Bay Area, cooking, reading, and traveling. She is currently a volunteer for the

San Francisco Road Runners Club and La Cocina, an incubator kitchen in San Francisco, and has previously been involved in Taste of the Nation and Junior Achievement.

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Steve Laughlin Vice President and Partner

IBM Global Business Services

Steve Laughlin is a vice president and partner in IBM Global Business Services. He

leads the Smarter Commerce - Global Center of Competence. Prior to this role, he

led the Growth Market (140+ countries) - Application Innovation Services practice.

Mr. Laughlin’s client experience is focused on helping achieve enhanced

performance through customer-facing improvements, business transformation, and

the implementation of complex business and technology solutions. His background

includes client engagements with retail, industrial, distribution, media, and business

service companies.

Mr. Laughlin’s Smarter Commerce experience includes assisting retailers such as Sears, Sunning, IKEA, LandsEnd, Fast Retailing, and Follett College Bookstores in their web commerce initiatives. He assisted Omron a global industrial automation

manufacturer and distributor, with the development and implementation of a web-based customer portal and commerce site intended to support an evolving go-to-

market and multi-channel strategy. Mr. Laughlin has worked with major travel industry clients on multi-channel

customer solutions. He worked with Hilton Hotels to develop the hospitality self-service check-in and multi-channel solution. He also worked with Southwest

Airlines on its self-service check-in solution. Prior to joining IBM, Mr. Laughlin was with Ernst and Young LLP and sales manager

for a major department store company. He has a Master of Science degree in Management with an emphasis in Marketing from the Krannert School of

Management at Purdue University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from Purdue University.

Mr. Laughlin lives near Boulder, Colorado, with his wife Janelle, who is a physician specializing in Rheumatology, and three children between the ages of 3-9 years old.

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Joe Bozich

CEO

Knights Apparel Inc.

Joe Bozich is founder, CEO and Chairman of Knights Apparel. He has over 20 years of extensive manufacturing, sourcing, marketing and operations experience.

Mr. Bozich is a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a BS in Mathematics. While at Vanderbilt Bozich was the 1985 NCAA National Bodybuilding champion and served

as a spokesperson for Weider Enterprises, Gold’s Gym, and Mattel Corporation. He began his apparel career as Vice President of Sales and Marketing with Gold’s Gym

and quickly advanced to the position of President of the consumer products division.

Mr. Bozich founded Knights Apparel in 2001, and today Knights Apparel is the largest supplier of college apparel in the United States. Knights Apparel also holds

exclusive rights with the NBA and NHL. He was named Ernst & Young’s 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year for the Illinois Region and currently sits on the Board of Trustees for the Illinois Multiple Sclerosis Society.

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Randy Bernard CEO

Indy Car

Randy Bernard joined INDYCAR as chief executive officer on March 1, 2010. As

CEO, he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the IZOD IndyCar Series, the top level of open-wheel racing in North America, Firestone Indy Lights, the top-level developmental series for those striving to reach the IZOD IndyCar Series and the

Mazda Road to Indy developmental ladder system.

Prior to joining INDYCAR, Mr. Bernard served as CEO of the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. He produced one of the eight PBR events in its inaugural 1994 season while with the marketing and entertainment department of the California Mid State Fair

and “fell in love with the sport.” He was named CEO in 1995. Mr. Bernard shared the vision of the founding members of the organization--20 bull riders who broke

away from rodeo to revolutionize bull riding and establish it as a stand-alone sport. Mr. Bernard worked in tandem with the founding members to develop and guide the PBR brand, and the sport itself, through several stages of growth.

Under Mr. Bernard’s leadership, the PBR became one of the fastest growing sports

properties in North America, providing opportunities to bull riders that only existed in the imagination of the founding members. In April 2007, he successfully executed a merger between Professional Bull Riders, Inc., and Spire Capital

Partners, a New York-based private equity firm. The merger allowed the founding members and other bull riding shareholders to capitalize on their vision, dedication

and commitment while maintaining a significant equity stake in the organization.

Mr. Bernard has three children (Priscilla, Ryan and Alexandria) and is married to Cameo Kneuer, a fitness expert and television personality.

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Cassandra Alston Executive Director- Global Workforce

Johnson Controls, Inc.

Cassandra (Sandy) Alston is a native of New Jersey and has 20 years of experience in engineering and operations, project management, strategic consulting, and

diversity. Presently Ms. Alston is Executive Director, Global Workforce Diversity. In this role

she develops and manages diversity initiatives globally across all business units for the corporation.

Previously Ms. Alston was Vice President of Operations for the Johnson Controls

Facility Management business. In this role she managed the technical and operational team supporting all Facility Management accounts in the USA and Latin America.

Ms. Alston’s work experience prior to Johnson Controls includes operations

consulting with Booz Allen & Hamilton, operations at Enron, and serving as a plant engineer/analyst for Exxon Mobil.

Ms. Alston received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University,

where she was also captain of the women’s basketball team. She additionally holds an MBA from Northwestern University, where she was an Austin Scholar.

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Thomas G. Crane Consultant and Author

Crane Consulting

Tom Crane is an international consultant, facilitator, author, and speaker who

specializes in assisting leaders through the development of high-performance coaching cultures. He works with all levels of leaders and their teams to embrace coaching as a primary method of communication designed to enhance both

individual and team effectiveness in achieving performance objectives.

He has worked as a consultant and engagement leader for over 20 years in small and large organizations going through strategic change and culture alignment.

Prior to founding Crane Consulting in 1995, Mr. Crane was vice-president of Senn-Delaney Leadership for nine years and consulted with clients engaged in strategic

culture change. Additionally, he worked in financial planning and project management roles with Solar Turbines, a division of Caterpillar. He has a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and an MBA from Drake University.

Crane Consulting offers the following consulting services: building coaching cultures

to support high performance, leadership development processes, coaching workshops, high-performance team building, strategic group facilitation and several online 360° and team assessment instruments.

Mr. Crane resides in San Diego and is a member of the San Diego chapter of OD

Network, the Society for Human Resource Management, and the American Society for Training and Development.