IBM Speaker Series

We are pleased to present the IBM speaker series for the 2009-2010 academic year.  This year we will be bringing dozens of speakers into undergraduate, MBA and executive classrooms at the Alberta School of Business to the discuss the retail industry and to meet with our students to talk about retailing as a career.  We will also be hosting a few select retail leaders as part of our executive-in-residence program.  Below is a list of some of the people that will be (or have been) on campus this year.

2010-2011 Academic Year

Troy Dashney - Manager, Retail Tenant Coordination, Oxford Properties

John Putters - Marketing and Sales Director, Visionstate

Annette Verschuren - President, The Home Depot Canada

Jack Brown - Partner, Global Coaching and Consulting Group

Nelson Tom - Vice President, Marketing and Supply Chain, Fountain Tire

Rob Britton - Principal, AirLearn

Mark Ryski - President and CEO, Headcount

Fred Singer - Chairman, Henry Singer Fashion Group

2009-2010 Academic Year

Chip Wilson - Chairman and Chief of Product, lululemon athletica

Brian Pearson - CEO, LoyaltyOne

Jack Brown - Senior Management Partner, Global Coaching and Consulting Group

Warren Sarafinchan - Supply Chain Director, Mars Canada

Norm Turtle - Vice President Commercial Financial Services Edmonton West , RBC Royal Bank

Doug Dea - General Manager, Campers Village

Andrew Siegwart - Vice President Membership Services, Retail Council of Canada

geneviève bich - Chief Talent Officer, Groupe Dynamite

Per Hassling - Store Manager, IKEA Edmonton

Dale Hladiuk - Director of Labour Relations, Canada Safeway

Dean Heuman - Principal, Focus Communications

Mark Ryski - President and CEO, HeadCount Corporation

2008-2009 Academic Year

Steve Matyas - President, Staples

Larry Rosen - President, Harry Rosen

David Cheesewright - CEO, Walmart Canada

Dene Rogeres - President & CEO, Sears Canada

Wynne Powell - President and COO, London Drugs

Fred Singer - President, Henry Singer Fashion Group

Jack Brown - President, JLB Co-Marketing Consulting LLC

Rob Britton – Advisor to the Chairman, American Airlines