WHAT: Dave Burwick, president of Weight Watchers International, North America, will meet with students, faculty and guests as part of the Welch MBA Forum.
WHO: Dave Burwick joined Weight Watchers International as President of North America in April 2010. In that capacity, he leads the company’s $1.2 Billion business in North America. This includes full P&L responsibility for all areas of the business, 20,000 employees and a retail network of 800+ weight loss centers. Since he joined Weight Watchers International approximately one year ago, the Company’s stock has risen over 140%, while other companies in the industry have been much less successful.
Before joining Weight Watchers, Mr. Burwick spent 20 years at PepsiCo in a range of senior executive roles, including senior vice president and chief marketing officer of PepsiCo North America Beverages and president of Pepsi-Quaker-Tropicana-Gatorade Canada.
This is an opportunity to gain insights from one of the most successful marketing executives in America, who has made the transition to the President’s office.
WHERE: Sacred Heart University’s University Commons, 5151 Park Avenue, Fairfield, CT
WHEN: Wednesday, April 13, at 6 p.m.
RSVP: This event is free and open to the public, although registration in advance is recommended. Please contact Andria McBride at 203-371-7850 or via email at mcbridea@sacredheart.edu.
PRESS: Media coverage is welcomed. Please contact Funda Alp at 203-396-8241 or alpf@sacredheart.edu for further information.
# # #
About Sacred Heart University
Find out what's happening in Fairfieldwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Sacred Heart University, the second-largest Catholic university in New England, offers more than 40 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs on its main campus in Fairfield, Connecticut, and satellites in Connecticut, Luxembourg and Ireland. Approximately 6,000 students attend the University’s four colleges: Arts & Sciences; Education & Health Professions; University College; and the AACSB-accredited John F. (Jack) Welch College of Business. The Princeton Review includes SHU in its “Best 371 Colleges: 2010” and “Best 301 Business Schools: 2010” and U.S. News & World Report ranks SHU among the best master’s universities in the North in its annual “America’s Best Colleges” publication. As one of just 23 institutions nationally, SHU is a member of the Association of American Colleges & Universities’ (AAC&U) Core Commitments Leadership Consortium, in recognition of its core, “The Human Journey.” SHU fields 31 division I athletic teams, and has an award-winning program of community service. www.sacredheart.edu
For additional Sacred Heart University news, please visit http://www.sacredheart.edu/pressroom.cfm .
