Honoring Leadership in Challenging Times
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2020 DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE CELEBR ATION Honoring Leadership in Challenging Times Tuesday, October 27, 2020 | 5:00 – 6:30 PM ET A SPECIAL VIRTUAL CELEBRATION Business Attire www.CED.org DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE CELEBR ATION PROGRAM OCTOBER 27TH, 2020 | 5:00 – 6:30PM ET 5:00 PM ET Lori Esposito Murray I. WELCOME President, Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board Distinguished Performance Awards II. AWARDS CEREMONY presented to Honorees by Introducers Attendees join one of six “breakout room” III. BREAKOUT ROOM DISCUSSIONS discussions hosted by our Distinguished WITH HONOREES Honorees and their Introducers for a discussion on Leadership in Challenging Times Lucinda (“Cindy”) Baier Marillyn A. Hewson Vicki Hollub Breakout Session Breakout Session Breakout Session Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Lockheed Martin Corporation Occidental Session Sponsored by: Session Sponsored by: Session Sponsored by: Gary Norcross Edward W. Stack Kathy J. Warden Breakout Session Breakout Session Breakout Session FIS DICK’S Sporting Goods Northrop Grumman Session Sponsored by: Session Sponsored by: Session Sponsored by: 6:30 PM ET | CED Awards Celebration Concludes Committee for Economic Development The disruptive impact of COVID-19 has made it all the more important to recognize and honor leadership during these unprecedented times. The celebration will include an exciting virtual program that will feature the traditional award presentations and will also include six “breakout room” discussions on leadership in challenging times hosted by our Distinguished Honorees and their Introducers for you to join in live. The conversation with our Honorees has already started and we invite you to listen to our Conversation Series, Leadership in Challenging Times – see here – as you await to join us at the main event on October 27th. Since its inception in 1942, CED has addressed national priorities that promote sustained economic growth for the benefit of all Americans. CED’s work has helped to shape economic policies and initiatives that include the Marshall Plan and Bretton Woods Agreement; campaign finance and education reform; and, short- and long-term challenges to our nation’s fiscal health and free enterprise system. CED’s research findings are linked with outreach and program efforts throughout the country, achieving tangible impact at the local, state, and national levels. Our nation requires committed business leadership to meet the challenges of these unprecedented times and reach the goals that we all share, including sustained economic growth and prosperity shared by all Americans. We need dialogue based on well-researched analysis to address these civic challenges, and strong business leaders to support, influence, and advance solutions in the nation’s interest. The Distinguished Performance Awards Celebration honors business leaders who have answered CED’s call for leadership. We are proud to highlight our history of engaging business leaders in public policy, and look forward to recognizing the many companies and individuals who continue that legacy. We look forward to having you be part of the Distinguished Performance Awards Celebration. CED is the nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led public policy center of The Conference Board that delivers well-researched analysis and reasoned solutions to our nation’s most-critical issues. CED Distinguished Performance Awards 2020 HONOREES Lucinda (“Cindy”) Baier Gary Norcross President and CEO Chairman, President and CEO Brookdale Senior Living Inc. FIS Corporate Citizenship Award Corporate Citizenship Award Introduced by: Introduced by: Debra A. Cafaro Ellen R. Alemany Chairman and CEO Chairwoman and CEO Ventas, Inc. CIT Group Marillyn A. Hewson Edward W. Stack Executive Chairman Chairman and CEO Lockheed Martin Corporation DICK’S Sporting Goods Peter G. Peterson Statesmanship Award Corporate Citizenship Award Introduced by: Introduced by: Julie Sweet Mark King CEO CEO Accenture Taco Bell Vicki Hollub Kathy J. Warden President and CEO Chairman, CEO and President Occidental Northrop Grumman Corporate Citizenship Award Corporate Citizenship Award Introduced by: Introduced by: Alan Murray David Abney CEO Executive Chairman and Former CEO Fortune Media UPS Corporate Citizenship Award KATHY J. WARDEN Chairman, CEO and President Northrop Grumman INTRODUCED BY: DAVID ABNEY Executive Chairman and Former CEO UPS Kathy Warden is chairman, chief Warden earned a bachelor’s degree executive officer and president of from James Madison University Northrop Grumman Corporation. and a master’s degree in business She was elected chairman of the administration from George Northrop Grumman Board of Directors Washington University. Currently, she on August 1, 2019, and has served as serves as the chair of the Board of CEO and president since January 1, Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank 2019. She was elected to the company’s of Richmond and is a member of the board of directors in 2018. Catalyst Board of Directors and the The Corporate Citizenship Award James Madison University Board of Prior to becoming CEO and president, is presented to a company that Visitors. Warden served as president and demonstrates a strong commitment chief operating officer, responsible Northrop Grumman solves the to corporate responsibility practices for the operational management of toughest problems in space, and whose leaders are actively the company’s four sectors as well as aeronautics, defense and cyberspace its enterprise services organization. to meet the ever evolving needs of engaged in supporting and Her role encompassed all aspects of our customers worldwide. Our 85,000 expanding those efforts. The Award the company’s operations, including employees define possible every recognizes leaders who demonstrate leading engagement with the senior day using science, technology and customer community and partners engineering to create and deliver a strong commitment to public around the globe. She also led the advanced systems, products and policy in the nation’s best long-term integration of Northrop Grumman’s services. interests and who advocate policies Innovation Systems sector. that address society’s key concerns, Previously, she served as corporate vice president and president of including long-term economic Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems growth, educational excellence and and Information Systems sectors. achievement, sustainability, corporate Warden has extensive experience governance, innovation, and in operational leadership and business development in government competitiveness. and commercial markets. Prior to joining Northrop Grumman in 2008, Warden held leadership roles at General Dynamics and the Veridian Corporation, she was a principal in a venture internet firm, and she spent nearly a decade with the General Electric Company working in commercial industries. Peter G. Peterson Business Statesmanship Award MARILLYN A. HEWSON Executive Chairman Lockheed Martin Corporation INTRODUCED BY: JULIE SWEET CEO Accenture Marillyn A. Hewson is executive Ms. Hewson is a member of the chairman of Lockheed Martin Business Roundtable and Business Corporation. She served as Lockheed Council, a Fellow of the Royal Martin’s chairman, president and chief Aeronautical Society and an Associate executive officer from January 2014 to Fellow of the American Institute of June 2020 and held the positions of Aeronautics and Astronautics. president and chief executive officer In 2019, TIME magazine identified from January 2013 to December 2013. The Business Statesmanship Award Ms. Hewson as one of the “100 Most was established in honor of Peter Ms. Hewson joined Lockheed Martin Influential People in the World,” and G. Peterson, CED’s longest-serving more than 35 years ago as an industrial FORTUNE magazine ranked her No. 1 engineer. During her career she has on its list of “50 Most Powerful Women Trustee. It recognizes corporate held leadership positions across the in Business” for the second year in executives who champion issues in corporation, including president and a row. In 2018, she was named the the interest of the public good, and chief operating officer and executive “CEO of the Year” by Chief Executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s magazine, a Top 10 “Businessperson of who hold themselves to the highest Electronic Systems business area; the Year” by FORTUNE magazine, and standards of ethics and integrity. president of Lockheed Martin Systems one of the “World’s 100 Most Powerful Integration; executive vice president Women” by Forbes. of Global Sustainment for Lockheed Born in Junction City, Kansas, Martin Aeronautics; and president Ms. Hewson earned her Bachelor and general manager of Kelly Aviation of Science degree in business Center, L.P.; senior vice president administration and her Master of of Corporate Shared Services; vice Arts degree in economics from president of Global Supply Chain The University of Alabama and has Management; and vice president of completed executive development Corporate Internal Audit. programs at Columbia Business School Ms. Hewson currently serves on the and Harvard Business School. board of directors of Johnson & Johnson, the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, the Board of Governors of the USO, and as chair of the Catalyst Board of Directors. She is a member of The University of Alabama’s President’s Cabinet and the Board of Visitors of the Culverhouse College of Business. Ms. Hewson has served on several U.S. government advisory bodies, including her current appointment