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John Allison is Chairman of BB&T, a rapidly growing, highly profitable, multi-state financial services holding company. During Allison’s tenure as CEO, from 1989 to 2008, BB&T grew from $4.5 billion to $152 billion in assets and successfully executed over 150 mergers.

BB&T implemented a modified total quality management system over 20 years ago which was evolved into a modified Six Sigma program. TQM and Six Sigma have enabled BB&T to be one of the most efficient financial services organizations in the world.

Mr. Allison will explore the key principles of successful leadership, building from fundamental philosophical ideas to practical execution. He will particularly focus on the role of purpose and values. He may challenge some of your core beliefs and will argue that certain well intended and commonly accepted ideas are in fact destructive. The lack of an integrated, reality grounded and strongly held set of values in the minds of key leaders can create a failure of organizational integrity. The concepts presented are equally applicable to leading yourself as well as leading a team

In 2008, Allison was nominated by MorningStar as one of the best CEOs in 2008 calendar year

John Allison in the media:

news.morningstar.com
www.businessopportunitystartup.com
http://people.forbes.com/profile/john-a-allison/10776

General Peter W. Chiarelli is Vice Chief of Staff of United States Army. He became the 32nd Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army on August 4th, 2008. In his previous assignment, he was the Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense from March 2007 to August 2008. He hails from Seattle, Washington and is a Distinguished Military Graduate of Seattle University. General Chiarelli was commissioned a second lieutenant of Armor in September 1972. Throughout his career he has served in Army units in the United States, Germany and Belgium. He has commanded at every level from platoon to corps.

His principal staff assignments have been as the Operations Officer, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas; Executive Assistant and later Executive Officer to the Supreme Allied Commander, Commander United States European Command at SHAPE Headquarters, Mons, Belgium; as the Director of Operations, Readiness and Mobilization, at Headquarters, Department of the Army.

He commanded a motorized infantry battalion at Fort Lewis, Washington; an armor brigade at Fort Lewis, Washington; served as the Assistant Division Commander for Support in the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas; commanded the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas and in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom II; and commanded Multi-National Corps-Iraq.

General Chiarelli holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science from Seattle University, a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Washington, and a Masters of Arts in National Security and Strategy from Salve Regina University.