Newswise — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia — 16 January 2015 — The University of Virginia Darden School of Business today announced its spring 2015 Leadership Speaker Series lineup.

High-level executives and C-suite business leaders hailing from industries such as professional sports, finance and consulting will discuss their approaches to leading in organizations.

The Spring 2015 Leadership Speaker Series Includes:

• 22 January: David Williams, chair and CEO, Merkle Inc.• 2 February: Henry A. Engelhardt, CEO, Admiral Group PLC• 10 February: Jonathan D. Mariner, chief investment officer, Major League Baseball• 17 February: Carol A. Sawdye, vice chair & CFO, PwC• 15 April: Saundra Pelletier, CEO, Evofem Inc. and Women Care Global

Darden has developed connections with corporations from a variety of industries that support innovative and collaborative teaching, faculty research and recruiting. These connections also support Darden's efforts to advance knowledge and ideas that can be put into action for practicing managers.

The Darden Leadership Speaker Series talks are free and open to the public. Look for more speakers and updates to the speaker schedule by visiting the series website.

About the Darden School of BusinessThe University of Virginia Darden School of Business delivers the world’s best business education experience to prepare entrepreneurial, global and responsible leaders through its MBA, Ph.D. and Executive Education programs. Darden’s top-ranked faculty is renowned for teaching excellence and advances practical business knowledge through research. Darden was established in 1955 at the University of Virginia, a top public university founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Press ContactJulie DaumExecutive Director of Communication & MarketingDarden School of BusinessUniversity of Virginia[email protected] +1-434-243-3911

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