Wednesday, March 3, 2010

BGS Sponsored Speaker on Thursday, March 11th


Please come support Beta Gamma Sigma's speaker, David Childers, who will be coming onto campus Thursday, March 11th. He is currently the President and CEO of EthicsPoint, and he will be speaking on business ethics as the 2010 Business Ethics Speaker for the Love School of Business. Please see below for Childers' biography.

Join us in La Rose Digital Theatre on March 11th at 4:30PM for this presentation. This is open to all Elon students, faculty and staff and a reception will follow.

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With more than 25 years of experience, David Childers brings a track record of success and expertise to his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of EthicsPoint, Inc., a leading provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) management solutions. Childers has carefully cultivated both the technological and operational sides of the company, which now serves a diverse and prestigious global client base.

Described as energetic, disciplined, and detailed, Childers has committed EthicsPoint to deliver innovative incident awareness and management tools that effectively adapt to any sized organization in any market. Childers has worked methodically to position EthicsPoint as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) leader, supporting all market sectors and delivering a number of best practice solutions for providing confidential and anonymous stakeholder feedback and greater business intelligence.

Prior to EthicsPoint, Childers was president and CEO of Oregon Scientific, a global supplier of consumer electronics. During his tenure, Childers led the organization from its infancy through its acquisition. His leadership provided the company with significant revenue growth, as well as clear brand and product awareness, capitalizing on both the Oregon Scientific brand and a host of global private label branding partners.

Childers is a member of the Ethics & Compliance Officers Association (ECOA), the National Association of Corporate Directors, and is a charter member of the Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG), a coalition of the nation’s business leaders assembled to develop compliance standards and guidelines. Childers also serves on the OCEG steering committee where he is responsible for the development of reporting guidelines and best practices. Childers is a frequent lecturer to colleges and universities on the subject of business ethics.