Wendell Weeks

Last updated
Wendell Weeks
Born
Wendell P. Weeks

1959or1960(age 64–65) [1]
NationalityAmerican
Education Lehigh University (BS)
Harvard University (MBA)
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman, CEO, and president, Corning Inc.
TermApril 2007-
SpouseKim Frock
Children2

Wendell P. Weeks (born 1959/60) is an American businessman, the chairman, CEO, and president of Corning Inc.

Contents

Education

Weeks received a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1981, and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1987. [1] [2]

Career

Corning

Weeks joined Corning in 1983. He held a variety of financial, business development, commercial, and general management roles, including strategic positions in the company’s television, specialty glass, and optical communications businesses.

In 1996, Weeks was named vice president and general manager of Corning’s optical fiber business, a tenure which included managing through a major sales downturn. [3]

Weeks has been a director of Corning since December 2000.

He was promoted to chief executive officer in April 2005. A notable action was rapid movement into production of Gorilla Glass, for the new iPhone. [4] [5]

He became chairman in April 2007. [6] [1]

In 2023, Weeks's total compensation from Corning was $15.6 million, or 370 times the median employee pay at Corning for that year. [7]

Non-executive roles

Weeks is a member of the national Business Roundtable [8] [9] and has been a member of the board of directors of Amazon.com since February 2016. [1]

Business philosophy

Weeks has said that "If you’re going to sustain as an institution, you have to focus on problems that matter. For Corning, some of those things are cleaner air; safer, more effective medicines; and fast, reliable communication. A company’s value is ultimately measured by whether or not it does good in society." He believes that creative destruction is an important part of capitalism, but so is collaboration. [10] He regards failures as opportunities to learn. [11]

Personal life

Weeks met his wife, Kim Frock, at Harvard Business School. [10] She worked at Corning and helped initiate and volunteered with a local school project. They have two children. [12]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">INSEAD</span> International business school

INSEAD, a contraction of "Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires", is a non-profit graduate business school that maintains campuses in France, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates. INSEAD is associated with Sorbonne University and in a strategic alliance with The Wharton School. The school is known for its emphasis on internationality, advocacy for globalization and sustainability, strong culture of entrepreneurship and successful alumni in corporate and politics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Corning Inc.</span> American glass and ceramics manufacturer

Corning Incorporated is an American multinational technology company that specializes in specialty glass, ceramics, and related materials and technologies including advanced optics, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. The company was named Corning Glass Works until 1989. Corning divested its consumer product lines in 1998 by selling the Corning Consumer Products Company subsidiary to Borden.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Chicago Booth School of Business</span> Business school of the University of Chicago

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the graduate business school of the University of Chicago, a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1898, Chicago Booth is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and is associated with 10 Nobel laureates in the Economic Sciences, more than any other business school in the world. The school has the third-largest endowment of any business school.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tuck School of Business</span> Graduate business school of Dartmouth College, in New Hampshire, US

The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College is the graduate business school of Dartmouth College, a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. The school only offers a Master of Business Administration degree program.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">International Institute for Management Development</span> Swiss business education school

International Institute for Management Development (IMD) is an independent academic institute with campuses in Lausanne, Switzerland and Singapore. IMD is well known for its MBA program, which is taught in English and consistently ranked among the best in the world. In 2024, it named David Bach as its new president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Virginia Darden School of Business</span> Business school of the University of Virginia

The Darden School of Business is the graduate business school of the University of Virginia, a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school offers MBA, PhD, and Executive Education programs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Goizueta Business School</span> Unit of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, US

Emory University's Goizueta Business School is a private business school of Emory University located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is named after Roberto C. Goizueta, former Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kenneth Chenault</span> American business executive

Kenneth Irvine Chenault is an American business executive. He was the CEO and Chairman of American Express from 2001 until 2018. He is currently the Chairman of the global venture capital firm General Catalyst.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yale School of Management</span> Graduate business school of Yale University

The Yale School of Management is the graduate business school of Yale University, a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. The school awards the Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA for Executives (EMBA), Master of Advanced Management (MAM), Master's Degree in Systemic Risk (SR), Master's Degree in Global Business & Society (GBS), Master's Degree in Asset Management (AM), and Ph.D. degrees, as well as joint degrees with nine other graduate programs at Yale University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IESE Business School</span> Graduate business school in Spain

IESE Business School is the graduate business school of the University of Navarra. It was established in Barcelona in 1958 by Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic organisation. From 1963, in collaboration with Harvard Business School, it offers a two-year Master of Business Administration degree, an executive MBA, and executive education courses. It has other campuses in Madrid, Munich, New York City and São Paulo.

James Richardson Houghton was the chairman of the board of Corning Incorporated.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">A.G. Lafley</span> American businessman

Alan George "A. G." Lafley is an American businessman who led consumer goods maker Procter & Gamble (P&G) for two separate stints, from 2000 to 2010 and again from 2013 to 2015, during which he served as chairman, president and CEO. In 2015, he stepped down as CEO to become executive chairman of P&G, eventually retiring in June 2016.

The Leonard N. Stern School of Business is the business school of New York University, a private research university based in New York City. Founded as the School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance in 1900, the school received its current name in 1988.

The Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management is the graduate business school of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1969, Owen offers six degrees: a standard 2-year Master of Business Administration (MBA), an Executive MBA, Master of Finance, Master of Accountancy, Master of Accountancy-Valuation, and Master of Management in Health Care, as well as a variety of joint professional and MBA degree programs. Owen also offers non-degree programs for undergraduates and professionals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harvard Business School</span> Business school of Harvard University

Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university. Located in Allston, Massachusetts, HBS owns Harvard Business Publishing, which publishes business books, leadership articles, case studies, and Harvard Business Review, a monthly academic business magazine. It is also home to the Baker Library/Bloomberg Center, the school's primary library.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bill McDermott</span> American businessman (born 1961)

William R. McDermott is an American businessman and CEO of ServiceNow. Before ServiceNow, he was the CEO of the technology company SAP SE. During his tenure as co-CEO and CEO, SAP's market value increased from $39 billion to $156 billion. McDermott, along with Joanne Gordon, wrote a memoir, Winners Dream: A Journey from Corner Store to Corner Office, and was awarded a gold medal for business memoir of the year by the Axiom Business Book Awards. McDermott began his role as CEO of ServiceNow in November 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Gorsky</span> American businessman (born 1960)

Alex Gorsky is an American businessman. He is the former chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson. Gorsky stepped down as CEO of Johnson & Johnson in January 2022 and was succeeded by Joaquin Duato. He was the seventh person who served as the company's chairman and chief executive officer since it became a publicly traded company in 1944. He is a board director of Apple and JP Morgan Chase.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rich Lesser</span> American businessman (born 1962)

Richard Lesser is an American businessman who has been the chair of American management consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG) since 2021. He previously was CEO from 2013 to 2021.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Wendell P. Weeks: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Wendell P. Weeks, MBA 1987 - Alumni - Harvard Business School". hbs.edu. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Q&A: Corning's Comeback Ceo". Newsweek . 28 January 2007.
  4. ↑ "12 Years Ago, Steve Jobs Taught an Astonishingly Effective Leadership Lesson in 5 Short Parts". 14 July 2019.
  5. ↑ https://www2.willworkinc.com/dont-be-afraid-one-of-historys-greatest-innovators-and-inventors-issues-a-challenge/ [ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Wendell P. Weeks - Our Leadership - Corning". www.corning.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Sarah (2024-08-29). "Executive Excess 2024: The "Low Wage 100" corporations are enriching CEOs at the expense of workers and long-term investment" (PDF). Institute for Policy Studies . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  8. ↑ Nelson, Louis (2024-06-23). "Hillary Clinton racks up business endorsementsg". www.politico.com. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  9. ↑ "Skills for a Strong Economy" (PDF). www.arkleg.state.ar. Business Roundtable. 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  10. 1 2 "Wendell Weeks: Making Corning Even More Durable".
  11. ↑ "Failure as opportunity to learn: Q&A with Corning CEO Wendell P Weeks".
  12. ↑ "One School at a Time - Alumni - Harvard Business School". 27 March 2012.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.