DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Meg Whitman, president and CEO of
eBay, will present a keynote luncheon to the Women's Economic Club (WEC)
Wednesday, Sept. 15.
Whitman -- who took the helm at eBay in March 1998 -- has led the company
to become the world's online marketplace and the number one consumer e-
commerce site. Her expertise in brand building, combined with her consumer
technology experience, has helped eBay evolve into a leading company that is
reshaping how commerce takes place around the world.
Among Whitman's many accolades, Fortune magazine ranked her the third most
powerful woman in business in 2002; Worth magazine ranked her number one on
its 2002 list of best CEOs; and Business Week magazine named her among the 25
most powerful business managers annually since 2000.
WHAT: Whitman's talk will be held in conjunction with an announcement
from United Way Community Services about its new Women's Initiative.
The United Way Women's Leadership Giving Initiative is dedicated to
improving the lives of women, children and families in southeastern Michigan
by mobilizing women as engaged philanthropists through leadership, fundraising
and advocacy. In 1999, Whitman was one of 10 community leaders partnering
with United Way of Silicon Valley by working to expand the culture of
philanthropy in their local community.
WHY: Women's Economic Club is a one-of-a-kind organization in the U.S.
and one of the largest and most prestigious business forums in the Midwest.
It has more than 1,700 members, including professionals from large and small
businesses, government and non-profit organizations.
WHERE: Ritz-Carlton Dearborn
300 Town Center Drive, Fairlane Plaza
Dearborn, MI 48126
WHEN: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
*Whitman will speak at 12:30 p.m.
SOURCE Women's Economic Club
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Related links:
http://www.womenseconomicclub.org
CONTACT:
Cindy Wowk of Women's Economic Club,
+1-313-578-3227, or cwowk@womenseconomicclub.org ; or Patricia A.
Ellis of United Way Community Services, +1-313-226-9484, pager:
+1-313-840-1948, or patricia.ellis@uwcs.org
NOTE TO EDITORS: Media interested in attending this event should
contact Kara Follman at +1-313-887-7207 for credentials.
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