Why Do I Need to Think Globally to Be Effective in My Job?
Kirk Thompson
Tuesday, 11 Sep 2007 at 6:30 pm – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall
Kirk Thompson is Global Product Development Leader for Dow Chemical Company. He leads teams developing new products for markets in Brazil, Singapore, China, England, Holland, and India. Thompson graduated with a PhD in chemical engineering from Iowa State University in 1999. Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series and part of the Iowa State 150th Anniversary Alumni Lecture Series.Cosponsored By:
- College of Engineering
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Committee on Lectures (funded by GSB)
- Deere & Company
- Rockwell Collins
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