UW-Green Bay to host Mark Rourke, President and CEO with Schneider, speaking on Navigating Change: Schneider’s Blueprint for Leadership in a Dynamic World
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 24, 2024
Part of the ‘Bridging Success Through Leadership’ series in partnership with Schneider
Green Bay, WI —The University of Wisconsin – Green Bay will welcome Mark Rourke, president & chief executive officer with Schneider for a presentation highlighting Schneider’s success in an industry that is constantly changing. Rourke’s presentation is part of the Bridging Success Through Leadership speaker series and will address “Navigating and Dominating Change: Schneider’s Blueprint for Leadership in a Dynamic World.” The event will be held in-person on Monday, October 7, 2024, beginning at 5 p.m. at Fort Howard Hall in The Weidner on the Green Bay campus.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and Rourke will take the stage at 5 p.m. His presentation includes a Q and A opportunity from 5:30 – 6 p.m. facilitated by Jim Filter EVP, Group President – Transportation and Logistics at Schneider. After the presentation, attendees are encouraged to stay for light refreshments and networking from 6 – 7 p.m. The event is free for all UW-Green Bay faculty, staff and students and Schneider employees. Tickets are available to the general public for $10 each. Registration is open for the event.
The Cofrin School of Business at UW-Green Bay is proud to present this new speaker series focused on the supply chain industry. With over 600 companies and 11,000 jobs in Northeast Wisconsin connected to the supply chain industry, UW-Green Bay is committed to expanding knowledge and learning within this fast-changing field. The speaker series is an opportunity to hear in-person from industry experts about crucial developments in the field and the vision of its leaders.
Mark Rourke is the president and chief executive officer of Schneider, a premier provider of transportation, logistics and intermodal services.
Rourke joined Schneider in 1987 as a service team leader at the company’s Seville, Ohio, location. Prior to assuming his current role, he was Schneider’s executive vice president and chief operating officer. Rourke has held a variety of leadership roles with increasing responsibility, including president of Truckload Services and general manager of Schneider Transportation Management.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Akron and has attended programs on corporate governance and strategic leadership at Harvard University. Rourke serves on the board of directors for the Green Bay Packers, The Shyft Group and the Trucking Alliance.
Mark your calendar for the next installment of the Bridging Success Through Leadership speaker series in partnership with Schneider at UW-Green Bay:
Kenny Rocker, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Union Pacific
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Fort Howard Hall, The Weidner
Tracy Reiss, Senior Vice President, Transportation at KBX
May 2025 (day TBD)
Fort Howard Hall, The Weidner
About UW-Green Bay
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is a school of resilient problem solvers who dare to reach higher with the power of education that ignites growth and answers the biggest challenges. Serving 10,300 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students as well as 85,800 continuing education learners annually, UW-Green Bay offers 200 academic degrees, programs, and certificates. With four campus locations in Northeast Wisconsin, the University’s access mission welcomes all students who want to learn, from every corner of the world. Championing bold thinking since opening its doors in 1965, it is a university on the rise — Wisconsin’s fastest growing UW. For more information, visit www.uwgb.edu.
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