St. Norbert CEO series starts Sept. 17

The 2008–09 St. Norbert College CEO Breakfast and Strategy Series will begin with University of New Mexico Rust Professor of Business Ethics John Ackerman on “Ethical Choices in Organizations: What’s the Problem?” at St. Norbert’s Bemis International Center Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 a.m.

Ackerman is chairman emeritus of the Public Service Company of New Mexico. Ackerman spent more than 30 years in the corporate world, first as a design and development engineer at General Electric, and then moving up the ranks to become president, CEO, chairman and chairman emeritus of Public Service Company of New Mexico. Ackerman teaches in the University of New Mexico’s Anderson School of Management, where he was named Rust Professor of Business Ethics in 2003.

Ackerman’s presentation is sponsored by the American Foundation of Counseling Services.

An extended workshop on “Integrating Ethics into Organizational Culture” will be held immediately following the CEO Breakfast from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch is included; additional cost for the workshop is $60.

Other speakers in the series (all breakfasts start at 7:30 a.m.):

• Heidi Moore, diversity consultant, Northwestern Mutual, “Incorporating Diversity into Your Corporate Strategy,” at Riverview Country Club in Appleton Wednesday, Nov. 5.
• Randy Rose, president and CEO, Enzymatic Therapy, “Case Study: Enzymatic Therapy, Progress after Pain — Creating a Single ‘Can Do’ Culture from Four Separate Entities,” at St. Norbert Tuesday, Nov. 11.
• Jim Rivett, president, creative director and principal, Arketype, Inc., “Building Your Organization’s Authentic Brand Identity,” at St. Norbert Tuesday, Feb. 17.
• Lou Gentine, CEO and president, Sargento Cheese, “Planning for the Next Generation: Leadership Succession in a Family Business,” at Riverview Country Club in Appleton Wednesday, Feb. 25.
• Mark Radtke, president, Integrys Energy, “Energy Outlook — What Today May Be Telling Us about Tomorrow,” sponsored by Performa, Inc., at St. Norbert Tuesday, April 21.
• Dennis Long, vice president, retirement and investor services, Principal Financial Group, “Achieving Financial Liquidity and Business Succession with an ESOP,” at Riverview Country Club in Appleton Wednesday, April 29.
• Mike Langenhorst, CEO, Sanimax, “Navigating in Times of Change,” sponsored by The New North, at St. Norbert Wednesday, May 20.