Thomas Williams ’80, chairman and chief executive officer of Parker Hannifin Corp., will participate in the Walling Speaker Series on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. in Trout Auditorium. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Since joining Parker in 2003, Williams has held various leadership positions, including executive vice president and operating officer for Parker’s aerospace, engineered materials filtration, instrumentation and Asia Pacific groups, along with the strategic pricing department. Prior to joining Parker, he held several key management positions at General Electric.
The annual Walling Speaker Series brings accomplished Bucknell alumni back to campus to discuss their career experience and path to leadership through on-stage interviews and audience Q&A.