“GROWING OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA” WILL BE DISCUSSED BY A PANEL REPRESENTING COCA-COLA, EMORY UNIVERSITY AND HOLIDAY INN WORLDWIDE AT THE THURSDAY, DEC. 12, MEETING OF THE INDIAN PROFESSIONALS NETWORK.
THE MONTHLY MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE MAHARAJA RESTAURANT, 3900 LAVISTA ROAD IN TUCKER, BEGINNING AT 6:30 P.M. THE PANEL DISCUSSION WILL BE MODERATED BY RIZ KHAN, ANCHOR AT CNN INTERNATIONAL OF CNN WORLD NEWS AND HOST OF CNN’S NEW INTERACTIVE PROGRAM, “Q&A,” WHICH MAKES WORLD NEWSMAKERS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWER QUESTIONS.
SCHEDULED PANELISTS INCLUDE RON CHEELEY, WHO HAS SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR COCA-COLA INDIA WITH RESPONSIBILITIES FOR STAFFING, EMPLOYEE RELATIONS, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AND OPERATIONAL AND MANAGERIAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. HE CURRENTLY IS DIRECTOR OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AT COCA-COLA FOR WHICH HE SETS STRATEGIC DIRECTION ON COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ISSUES.
JAGDISH N. SHETH, THE KELLSTADT PROFESSOR OF MARKETING IN THE GOIZUETA BUSINESS SCHOOL AT EMORY, ALSO IS SCHEDULED TO PARTICIPATE. HE HAS WORKED FOR NUMEROUS INDUSTRIES AND COMPANIES IN THE U.S., EUROPE AND ASIA INCLUDING SEVERAL INDIAN COMPANIES AND THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT.
MYLLE BELL MANGUM, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AT HOLIDAY INN WORLDWIDE, IS ALSO SLATED TO TAKE PART. MS. MANGUM HAD EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN MULTI-CULTURAL MARKET ENTRY AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PLANNING DURING HER CAREER AT BELLSOUTH, HAVING OPENED MARKETS IN 22 COUNTRIES. HER CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE DEVELOPING HOLIDAY INN’S GROWTH STRATEGY, MARKET ENTRY AND INVESTMENTS.
THE COST TO ATTEND IS $10 AND PART OF THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO CRY (CHILD RELIEF AND YOU). TO MAKE A RESERVATION, CALL IPN AT (770) 394-5414.