Henley Keynote Lecture Series - 'Strategic Engagement - How to move upwards from number 1'

Speaker: Mr Ian Powell, Chairman and Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Synopsis: "How to move upwards from number 1". PwC has a worldwide network of over 155,000 people in 153 countries with worldwide revenue of $24.5bn. Ian will talk about the international nature of PwC during his lecture.

Location: Lecture Theatre, HBS, Whiteknights, University of Reading

Date: Thursday 12^th November 2009

Time: 6.00pm onwards

Dress Code: Business Suit

Cost: No charge

Ian Powell is the Chairman and Senior Partner of the UK firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He joined the UK firm's Management Board in 2006 as Head of the Advisory business and was elected Chairman and Senior Partner with effect from 1 July 2008.

Ian joined the UK firm as a graduate trainee in 1977 and is a qualified chartered accountant (ICAEW). After joining the UK partnership in 1991, he worked in Manchester building a team which established a reputation for complex turnarounds. On merger, he developed the Continental European BRS Advisory practice and in 2000 was responsible for the UK BRS business.

Ian has a very broad range of experience on a wide variety of clients. He worked in Assurance in the early part of his career before specialising in the troubled business arena. He has extensive experience in leading strategic independent business reviews and in advising stakeholders on significant restructurings of public companies. He was also Administrator to MG Rover in 2005. Ian is an Economics graduate. He has also completed the Advanced Management Programme at Insead Business School in Fountainbleau, France.

Programme

• 6.00pm - Registration
• 6.30 - 7.30pm - Lecture and Q&A
• 7.30 - 8.15pm Networking Opportunity

(Please note timings are approximate depending on the lecture finishing to schedule).

Book your place

Please complete the  Booking form (PDF-42 KB) and return it to Elizabeth Moxey, at Henley Business School or email elizabeth.moxey@henley.com . Telephone +44(0)1491 414563 - Fax: +44(0)1491 418 861.