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World Trade Week Announces 2016 Business Conference Keynote Speaker
March 31, 2016
West Michigan World Trade Week 2016 is proud to announce Adrienne
Stevens, President of Notions Marketing Corporation, as the 31st
Annual Business Conferences' Keynote Speaker.
A dynamic visionary and high-energy leader who works vigorously
to drive organizations to extraordinary success, Adrienne Stevens
cultivates a high-performance environment through a unique blend of
customer focus, organizational collaboration, and executive acumen.
As President of Notions Marketing Corporation, the World’s
largest distributor of creative arts products, Stevens is leading the
company through explosive growth while strengthening the organization
through the transformation of technology, facilities, and talent. She
is a decisive change-agent with a proven track record of consistently
exceeding customer expectations, increasing revenue, market share and
EBITDA through innovative planning and management practices.
Her broad general management capabilities include full P&L
responsibility across a range of public, private and family held
entities. Formerly a divisional president of L-3 Communications and
Goodrich Corporation, Adrienne has demonstrated an influential
business savvy and synergistic style that inspires others, improves
productivity and maximizes ROI.
Stevens holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of
Engineering at Western Michigan University where she also earned a
minor in Business Administration. She has completed the Executive MBA
program at the Darden School of Business at the University of
Virginia. She is also active in the Young Presidents Organization
(YPO) and Jandernoa Entrepreneurial Mentoring (JEM).
Register for the 31st Annual West Michigan World Trade Week Business Conference today!