Wednesday, March 19, 2014 | 6:00pm
Jack Morton Auditorium
805 21st St NW
Washington, DC 20052

The GW School of Business invites alumni, students, faculty and staff and the greater GW community attend the 15th Annual Robert P. Maxon Lecture. This year's lecture, entitled People Driving Change: Turnaround Management, will be delivered by GW Parent and CEO of Avon Products Sheri McCoy.

About Sheri

Sheri McCoy is Chief Executive Officer and a director of Avon Products, Inc., a company that has empowered and inspired women for more than 125 years. Ms. McCoy, who was recently named to Fortune's Most Powerful Women in Business list, is responsible for driving new long term growth initiatives, developing earnings opportunities for women and advancing Avon as the world’s premier direct seller of quality beauty products.

Ms. McCoy joined Avon after a distinguished 30-year career at Johnson & Johnson, most recently serving as Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee, responsible for the Pharmaceutical and Consumer business segments that represented more than 60 percent of the company’s revenues. Read More

About Robert P. Maxon

The Robert P. Maxon Lectureship was established through Dorothy Maxon's generous endowment gift to the School of Business in honor of her husband, Robert P. Maxon, B.A. '48. A distinguished GW alumnus, Robert P. Maxon valiantly served his country in WWII and went on to serve in several executive positions for Mobil, retiring as general manager of worldwide corporate public relations. The annual lecture features prominent executives and academics making presentations on contemporary global management issues. The lectureship is designed to add depth to the understanding of the next generation of global business leaders.

Registration for this event is now closed, however you are still welcome to attend and register on-site.  Seating for this event is on a first-come, first-served basis, with doors opening at 5:00pm.