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January 14, 2000

Spring dates set for Krannert Executive Forum

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – As speakers in Purdue University's Krannert Executive Forum, 13 business professionals from across the country will share what they've learned over the years as well as address the emerging challenges of a virtual marketplace.

While on campus, executives will dine with students, meet with faculty of the Krannert Graduate School of Management, and tour teaching and research facilities.

The forum meets from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. each Friday in the Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. The lectures are part of an undergraduate class but are free and open to the public as seating permits.

Dates, speakers and topics are:

• Jan. 21, Joseph H. Seaman, president, Bank One-Lafayette, "What Will the Role of a Banker Be in the New Global Environment."

• Jan. 28, Richard A. Cosier, Dean and Leeds Professor of Management, Krannert Graduate School of Management and School of Management, "What I Learned from 10 Years as a Dean: Student, Faculty, and Stakeholder Issues."

• Feb. 4, Robert L. Ganchiff, president, Ganchiff Communications, Chicago, Ill., "Confronting Uncertainty with More Uncertainty: Thoughts about Leadership and Careers."

• Feb. 11, John C. Aplin, general manager, CID Equity Partners, Indianapolis, "Building a Successful Entrepreneurial Company."

• Feb. 18, Curt J. Clawson, president and chief operating officer, American National Can Group Inc., Chicago, "Differentiating Yourself and Your Company in a Competitive Market."

• Feb. 25, Peter H. Janak, chief information officer and vice president, Delphi Automotive Systems, Troy, Mich., "Achieving Speed of Action in the Large Corporation."

• March 3, William O. Hunt, president, Hunt Group, LTD., Dallas, Texas, "Internet America, Inc. — A Business Angel's Story."

• March 10, Frederick L. Schuermann, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Ladd Furniture, Greensboro, N.C., "Engineering Change in a 'Splintered Industry.'"

• March 24, Indiana Lt. Gov. Joseph E. Kernan, "Indiana's Economy: The Big Picture."

• March 31, Michael L. Eagle, vice president manufacturing, Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis, "Leadership in the Pharmaceutical Industry."

• April 7, J. Bruce Harreld, senior vice president, strategy, International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y., "Putting e-business to Work."

• April 14, Lt. Gen. Martin R. Steele, USMC (Ret), president and chief executive officer, Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, New York, N.Y., "Looking for Mr. Eberstadt."

• April 21, John P. O'Grady, senior vice president, administration, Rayonier Inc., Stamford, Conn., "Competition – What They Don't Teach You in Business School."

CONTACT: Tim Newton, director of external relations and communications, Krannert Graduate School of Management, (765) 496-7271; tnewton@mgmt.purdue.edu

NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: Reporters are welcome at all sessions, but are asked to refrain from asking questions during the lecture. Videotaping and taking photographs are not allowed during the formal part of the lecture, but are allowed during the student question-and-answer sessions. Interviews with speakers can be prearranged through Tim Newton, director of external relations, School of Management, (765) 496-7271, tnewton@mgmt.purdue.edu.

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