"Business Sustainability: 21st Century Leadership"
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center,
Lincoln Room
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
3:00 - 5:30 p.m
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Janelle Kearsley is Director of Corporate Strategy/Sustainability for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The Strategy/Sustainability team was established in 2005 as part of Wal-Mart's drive to incorporate social and environmental sustainability into its business practices. In her role, Ms. Kearsley is charged with deriving economic value from improved environmental outcomes by: educating associates on how to incorporate sustainability into their businesses; creating tools to enhance network-to-network communications; and communicating the sustainability strategy to internal and external stakeholders.
Before joining the Sustainability team, Ms. Kearsley served as a Senior Manager of Strategy and Consumer Insights for the Marketing Department. Prior to that role, she participated in the Wal-Mart MBA Leadership Development Program, where she had the unique opportunity to rotate through six Wal-Mart business units in six months. Prior to joining Wal-Mart, Ms. Kearsley spent five years with the General Motors Corporation in Detroit, MI. She spent three years in the International Finance department at GM, and then two years in the Brand Management division of the Saturn Corporation.
Born in Chatham, Ontario, Canada, Ms. Kearsley earned her B.A. in Marketing from Michigan State University, and received her MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
