Executive Lecture Series

Spring 2012

    

Michael H. Campbell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, GEICO

Mike Campbell serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with Corporate financial reporting responsibilities for GEICO Corporation, GEICO, GEICO General, GEICO Indemnity and GEICO Casualty. He was elected to the GEICO Board of Directors in 2005 and appointed Senior Vice President and CFO in 2009.

Campbell jointed GEICO in 1982 as Manager of Corporate Financial Reporting, and was promoted to Director of Corporate Financial Reporting in 1985, became Associate Controller in 1986, and was named Vice President in 2003. He also serves as a Director of the GEICO Philanthropic Foundation and Plaza Resources.

Campbell holds a Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Accounting from the University of Delaware. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

When: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 5:30pm
Where: Professional Sciences & Conference Center, Banquet Hall, Macon Campus
Topic: Applying a Moneyball Strategy in a Corporate Environment
*This free event is open to the public.

Fall 2011

    

Robert Gunkel, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)

Bob Gunkel is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Inter Continental Hotels Group (IHG). The IHG have a large number of brands including Intercontinental Hotels, Crown Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites, and Hotel Indigo. Mr. Gunkel is responsible for the management of financial operations for all the properties, 3260 hotels, in North and South America. He earned an MBA from Wharton School of Finance and an undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Virginia.

When: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 5:30pm
Where: Professional Sciences & Conference Center, Banquet Hall, Macon Campus
Topic: The Power and Value of Brands
*This free event is open to the public.

Fall 2010

Joseph W. Evans, Chairman/CEO, State Bank and Trust Company

Joseph W. Evans is Chairman and CEO ofState Bank and Trust Company. State Bank has locations in Metro Atlanta, as well as Bibb, Houston, Dooly, and Jones counties in Middle Georgia and is one of Georgia’s best-capitalized banks, with over $2.3 billion in assets throughout Middle Georgia and Metro Atlanta. Evans’ banking career has earned him the reputation as one of the nation’s most successful bank executives. Evans is a director of Southern Trust Insurance Company and a member of the Investment Committee of the Methodist Children’s Home in Macon.

Mr. Evans is a native of Smarr, Georgia. He earned a bachelor's degree in industrial management from Georgia Tech in 1971, graduating first in his class. At Georgia Tech, Evans serves as chairman-elect of the Advisory Board of the College of Management, where he has been inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni and is past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Alumni Association.

 

Spring 2010

Mr. Ray De Riggi, President of Dole Fresh Vegetable

Mr. De Riggi spent 10 years in various executive leadership roles for ConAgra Foods Inc. – his most prominent role being President and Chief Executive Officer of Grocery Products, the company's largest profit contributor – before leaving to found Orange County Business Bank in 2005. Prior to joining ConAgra, Mr. De Riggi spent 18 years with Pet Incorporated in senior level finance, operations and general management. His last position with Pet was Executive Vice President of Sales, responsible for their national grocery business. Mr. De Riggi carries a B.S. in Business Administration from Seton Hall University, an MBA from St. Joseph’s University in Pennsylvania, and is a CPA licensed in New Jersey.

Ray Deriggi and Dr. Varkey Titus, Dean of School Of Business

 

Fall 2009

President and CEO of The Atlanta Federal Reserve Federal Reserve spoke to 450 students and faculty at Macon State College on October 1, 2009..

Mr. Dennis Lockhart, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, delivered the first Executive Lecture sponsored by the School of Business at Macon State College. His lectured focused on the current economic situation and indicators for future economic growth including unemployment.