Take It From the Top
Date and Time
Friday Nov 15, 2013
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EST
Nov 15
11:30 to 1:00
Location
Lenovo U.S. Headquarters
1009 Think Place
Morrisville, NC
Fees/Admission
$30
Members only event. Fee includes lunch. Seating is limited so make your reservations today. Due to Lenovo's security measures, reservations are required and must be made by noon, November 13 - no exceptions! No walk-ins allowed.
Contact Information
919.463.7150
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Description
The Morrisville Chamber is proud to have Jay Parker, Lenovo's President of North America as the next Take It From the Top speaker.
The Take it From the Top education series features one of Morrisville's corporate leaders in a more intimate setting. Parker will share with attendees what he has done to build his own career success as well as insight as to what he has implemented at Lenovo to help drive his company's success.
Parker is responsible for North America sales, daily operations, growth and profitability of the region -- encompassing the United States and Canada. Under his leadership, Lenovo has seen a dramatic increase in the retail presence and consumer sales, as well as unprecedented gains in the commercial channel business.
When Parker joined Lenovo in 2007, Mr. Parker held the role of Vice President, Operations for North America. In this position, he was responsible for sales operations, product management, pricing, supply/demand, and incentives and commissions for the region. He became president in February of this year.
Before joining Lenovo, Mr. Parker spent more than 10 years at Dell, Inc. Mr. Parker holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland and the bachelor’s degree in the same field from Wake Forest University.