Milwaukee CEO to featured at business school event

Katherine M. Hudson, president and chief executive officer of Brady Corporation, Milwaukee, will be the featured speaker Thursday, Feb. 25 at a public event sponsored by the Women in Business Council and Women’s Professional Network, both affiliated with the School of Business.

Hudson’s talk, 5:30-6:30 p.m, is scheduled in Room 4151, Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave., and will be followed by a wine-and-cheese reception, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

In her talk, “Taking it to the Top,” Hudson will share anecdotes, experiences and advice gained from her positions of leadership at Brady and the Eastman Kodak Co., where she was a corporate vice president.

Among other honors, Hudson received the 1995 Wisconsin Business Leader of the Year Award by the Harvard Business School Alumni Association and won a Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award from the Women Executives in State Government Organizations.

Hudson is currently a director of Case Corporation and Honeywell, Inc., and serves on the Wisconsin Glass Ceiling Commission as well as the UW–Madison School of Business’s Dean’s Advisory Board.

For information, contact Aimee Hambleton, (608) 262-4994; or by e-mail: ahambleton@bus.wisc.edu, or fax (608) 265-4194. A suggested donation of $10 is payable at the door.