Distinguished Lecture Series presents George C. Nolen, President and CEO of Siemens Corporation- Monday, February 13, 2006 

The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship of Nova Southeastern University invites Alumni, Students, Faculty, Staff, and Special Guests are invited to their Distinguished Lecture Series on Monday, February 13, 2006 – 10:30 a.m. in the Carl DeSantis Building, Julian and Ellen Knight Lecture Hall – Room #1124 on the NSU Main Campus, 3301 College Avenue, Davie (directions below).  RSVP to Lynn Schweitzer at lschweit@huizenga.nova.edu or (954) 262-5065.

George Nolen, 49, became President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Corporation on January 1, 2004.  He leads 70,000 Siemens employees based in all 50 states.  The $16.6 billion U.S. company, is a leader in healthcare technology and information management, power generation and transmission, automation and controls, lighting, information and communications technology, transportation, and building technologies.  He is also Chairman of the Board of Siemens One, the U.S. company’s cross-selling and solutions arm.

Prior to his current position, George served as President and CEO of Siemens Information and Communication Networks Inc. (now, Siemens Communications, Inc.), which provides integrated voice and data networks and solutions for telecommunications carriers, cable providers and enterprise customers.  From 1998 to 2002, George was President and CEO of Siemens Enterprise Networks LLC., and was responsible for successfully building the enterprise business into a cohesive, customer-focused solutions provider.  In doing so, he was instrumental in growing Siemens' worldwide Enterprise unit into a more profitable, multi-billion dollar business. George joined Siemens in 1982 as a member of the sales force.  He went on to serve as senior vice president of sales and service for Siemens Business Communication Systems, Inc., where he was responsible for sales and distributor channels, national accounts, consultant resources, Siemens customer support centers, telesales, and enhanced services within North America.

He is a member of The Business Roundtable, where he also serves on the organization’s Security Task Force (Washington, DC), and is a board member of the United States Chamber of Commerce (Washington, DC).  George represents Siemens with the Partnership for New York City, and is a Member of the Board of Trustees of the New York Hall of Science. In 2005, Governor Warner named him to the Board of Visitors of Virginia Tech, where he is an alumnus.

George and his wife Michele are actively involved in supporting numerous children’s organizations, including Volunteer Emergency Families and Our Neighbor’s Child, as well as youth sports programs.  He is an avid golfer, and enjoys boating and skiing.