27–29 Sep 2012
Tanner Building Deadlines
Registration:
25 Sep 1:00 am
NAC 2012 Fall Conference
2012 IEY Award Recipient
George Bodenheimer, Executive Chairman, ESPN
The Marriott School will honor George Bodenheimer, Executive Chairman of ESPN, with its 2012 International Executive of the Year award at a special reception and dinner Thursday evening.
Bodenheimer, who began his ESPN career in 1981 as a driver in the mailroom, became president 17 short years later. He is an ESPN and cable industry pioneer and, as the company’s longest-tenured president (13 years, 1998-2012), he led an unprecedented period of global growth. Bodenheimer graduated from Denison University in 1980 with a bachelor of arts degree in economics. He is married with three children.