Wichita State University alumnus Mitchell Slape, senior vice president of international business development for Wal-Mart International, is the featured speaker for the 2009 James P. Schwartz Lecture.
Mitchell Slape
The first event is from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in the CAC Theater on the WSU campus. Tickets are free, but required. They can be picked up in 100 Clinton Hall. There are about 50 tickets left.
He will also give a speech during a luncheon from 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. that same day at the Hyatt Regency Wichita. Cost is $50 per person or $450 for a table of 10.
RSVP to the Center for Management Development in Clinton Hall or call Joan Adkisson at (316) 978-6403 by Thursday, Oct. 22.
Slape is responsible for leading Wal-Mart’s international merger and acquisition activities, international real estate and construction activities, and global format development efforts.
He joined Wal-Mart in 1995. Since then, he has served in a variety of roles at the Bentonville, Ark., headquarters, as well as overseas in Argentina and South Korea.
Slape is from Wichita. He received his bachelor’s in finance from WSU.