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Summary Sentence: IMPACT Presents: Tom Falk, Chairman and CEO, Kimberly-Clark
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Tom FalkPlease join the Institute for Leadershp and Entrepreneurship, along with the Center for Health and Human Services, for a talk from Tom Falk, of Kimberly-Clark.
A 33-year Kimberly-Clark veteran, Thomas J. Falk is the architect of the company's Global Business Plan, which is positioning Kimberly-Clark to lead the world in essentials for a better life. He was elected Chief Executive Officer in 2002 and Chairman of the Board in 2003.
Under Mr. Falk's leadership, Kimberly-Clark's total shareholder return has outperformed the S&P 500 and achieved sales of $19 billion in 2015. Kimberly-Clark has approximately 43,000 employees worldwide and operations in 35 countries.
Mr. Falk serves on the boards of Lockheed Martin, Global Consumer Goods Forum, Catalyst, the University of Wisconsin Foundation, and as a National Governor of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He also chaired the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas' 2013 fundraising campaign and continues to actively advance its mission. He received his Bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin and a Master's of science in management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Falk will speak at Georgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series on Monday, September 19, 2016.
About the Impact Speaker Series:
Since 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from "building a venture around intellectual capital" to "successful entrepreneurship in large organizations" and "socially responsible leadership." The weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni, and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit leaders.
About the Center for Health & Humanitarian Systems (CHHS):
The Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems (CHHS) at Georgia Tech was created in 2007 with a vision of serving as an academic engine that improves the delivery of healthcare, disaster response, and long-term development though the discovery and translation of scientific methods and solutions in health and humanitarian systems. The center’s activities in Research&Projects, Education, and Outreach aim to (i) address grand challenges, via designing and improving systems that meet the health and societal needs of people and communities when there are limited resources, many decision makers, and complex tradeoffs; and (ii) transform the health and humanitarian sectors through the development and implementation of cutting edge solutions, capacity building, sharing of best practices, and creation of future leaders. CHHS activities include: a professional certificate program in Health & Humanitarian Supply Chain Management, which has been attended by participants who lived or worked in over 80 countries; an annual international Conference on Health & Humanitarian Logistics (HHL), now in its 8th year; and partnerships and collaborations with a wide variety of organizations including companies, United Nations bodies, governmental organizations, international or local non-governmental organizations, and other academic institutions.
The series is free and open to the public, and reservations are not required.
