You're in charge of your future career. DO you want to lead, influence, and build a network? BYOB - bring your own breakfast - April 21 and join us on Zoom to learn from Fox Cities business leaders as they discuss their own paths to success and offer advice to area young professionals looking to settle into positions of leadership in the future.
A moderated panel of C-suite executives from across the region will answer questions to gain further insight and advice on career and leadership skills.
Tim Bergstrom - President and Chief Operating Officer of Bergstrom Automotive, Tom Boldt - Chief Executive Officer of The Boldt Company, and Kim Underhill - Group President, Kimberly-Clark North America are all confirmed panelists for this year's event. Each panelist will present opening remarks on diverse topics. Bergstrom will speak about leadership across generations; Boldt will speak about leadership in philanthropy; and Underhill will speak about leadership in diversity and inclusion.
Registration:
Registration for the event, which is traditionally an in-person breakfast but has been moved to virtual for this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, is now open. There is no cost to attend for members of Pulse Young Professionals Network; cost is $25 for nonmembers.
Following approximately 30 minutes of opening remarks, the floor will be open for attendees to ask questions of the panel.
Tim Bergstrom, President and Chief Operating Officer
Bergstrom Automotive
Tim M. Bergstrom is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Bergstrom Automotive headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin. The Company owns and operates 32 automotive locations representing all major brands sold in the U.S. Bergstrom is the only company in America that has been awarded franchises by all volume automotive manufacturers. The company has been recognized annually since 2015 as one of the “Top 5 Automotive Companies to Work For” in the U.S. Bergstrom Automotive just received the honor of Top 50 in the Nation for the 2020 Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards honoring the Best Places to Work. This is the first time an automotive company has earned this right since inception of the award in 2009. The list ranks Bergstrom Automotive among other winners such as Nike, Mayo Clinic, Apple, Google, Southwest Airlines, Facebook and other major employers. Under Mr. Bergstrom’s stewardship, the company has taken a leadership role in driving a positive service culture and world-class guest experience to the forefront.
Bergstrom Automotive is now one of the Top 50 largest automotive groups in the United States, with sales in excess of $1 billion and employs over 1,700 people throughout the State of Wisconsin.
Bergstrom is a cum laude graduate from the Marquette University School of Business. He has completed the National Automotive Dealers Association (NADA) Dealer Leadership Program. Prior to his current job responsibilities, he spent 16 years in management positions in service, parts, body shop, and sales operations. In total he has held 25 years of leadership positions.
Mr. Bergstrom is a Board Member of Marquette University, SECURA Insurance Company (Executive Committee), ThedaCare Hospital System (Executive Committee), The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, and is immediate past Chair of the Executive Committee and current Board Member of the ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Foundation. Mr. Bergstrom is also a Board Member of the Genesis National Dealer Council. He is a past Chair of the Board as well as past Chair of the Leadership Council for the United Way-Fox Cities and past Board Member of First National Bank.
Mr. Bergstrom and his wife Natalie have three children. They reside in Neenah, Wisconsin.
Tom Boldt, Chief Executive Officer
The Boldt Company
Representing Boldt’s fourth generation of family leadership, Tom Boldt stands as the bridge between a groundbreaking past and a rich, exciting future.
A long time visionary and committed leader, Tom embraced evocative philosophies such as sustainable building and continuous improvement discipline as they entered the public consciousness and building industry conversations.
His passion for learning and discovery served him well at Minnesota’s St. Olaf College, where he earned his BA, as well as L’Universite de Paris 3 and L’Institut Catholique de Paris, both in Paris, France.
Tom remains deeply dedicated to providing Boldt customers with unparalleled safety, creativity and exceptional value as they build to achieve their business goals. And that dedication is evident throughout Boldt’s construction landscape.
Kim Underhill, Group President
Kimberly-Clark North America
As group president of Kimberly-Clark North America, Kim Underhill is responsible for the company's $8 billion North American Personal Care and Consumer Tissue businesses, and some of the world's most recognized and trusted consumer brands, including Huggies®, Pull-Ups®, Kotex®, Depend®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle® and Scott®.
Underhill previously served as president of Kimberly-Clark Professional, a $3.5 billion B2B unit of Kimberly-Clark. She spearheaded the development of brand-led innovation through a focus segment approach, in addition to driving scalable customer-centric business strategies through an operational and commercial lens. Prior to that, she served as president of Kimberly-Clark’s consumer business in Europe.
Since joining Kimberly-Clark in 1988, she has held a variety of roles with increasing responsibility in research & engineering, supply chain, and marketing. She began her career at General Electric as a process engineer.
Underhill sits on the board of directors for Foot Locker Inc., the Network for Executive Women, The Food Industry Association (FMI) and Theda Care Regional Medical Center. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University and a master’s degree in engineering management from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. She is an active volunteer for United Way and Co-Chair for the Fox Cities United Way campaign.
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
Wednesday, April 21st, 2021
8:30 - 10:30 AM
Register on event page. Zoom link will be sent out to all who register.
FREE for PULSE members
$25 for all non-PULSE members
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