Meet Charles Dankwah - The Cosmetic Chemist

Charles more commonly known as Mr. Osei - is just one of the people you'll get to meet today at the Lessons For Leaders Forum:

Education

B.S., KNUST, Chemical Engineering, June 1974

M.S., George Washington University, Mechanical Engineering, May 1986

PhD, Walden University, Operations Research, May 2010

Work Experience

Shift Supervisor, Ashanti Goldfields Corporation, September 1974 – July 1975

Technical Sales Executive, Shell Oil Ghana Limited, August 1974 – June 1982

Senior Chemical Engineer, Technology Applications, Inc., Alexandria, VA, August 1982 –

            December 1992

Senior Research Analyst, Development, Planning & Research Associates, March 1993 –

            November 2001

Current Businesses

President and CEO, Hawknad Manufacturing Industries, Inc.               October 1990 to Present

President  & CEO, Hawknad Real Estate, LLC                                March 2003 – Present

President  & CEO, Ghana Community Center                                   March 2005 – Present

2nd Annual Lessons For Leaders Forum - Vision

Virginia Commonwealth University Presents:

The 2nd Annual Lessons From Leaders Forum

“Vision: Imagination Drives Intelligence, Innovation, and Industry”  

Monday, April 4th, 2011

5:30 - 7:30 pm

VCU Student Commons - Commonwealth Ballrooms A&B

 (907 Floyd Ave, Richmond, Virginia 23284)

Welcoming Reception with Food & Refreshments

Open to All at No Charge

 The 2^nd Annual Lessons from Leaders Forum, put together by VCU’s top student organizations, faculty, and staff, will allow area employers, friends, & alumni to network with talented students and explore the topic of vision and leadership from four individuals who exemplify these characteristics in their professional as well as personal lives.

This year‘s forum topic will be “Vision: Imagination Drives Intelligence, Innovation, and Industry”  

In a period marked with much turmoil your best strategy is to stick with what you believe in – your vision. Four distinguished business and community leaders will share how their faith in their vision impacted their professional as well as personal lives and led them to their ultimate success.

This year’s panelists are:

Tom J. Dorsey – Founder & President of Dorsey Wright & Associates

Bob Kelley – Founder & President of Pure Culture Consulting + Mediapond, Previous Senior Vice President of Operations at Ukrops

Christy Cottrell – Founder & President of Retail Data LLC

Charles Dankwah – Founder & President of Hawknad Manufacturing Industries

Moderated by yours truly - David Stirrup of Mutual of Omaha!

 To RSVP, please register at: http://www.leaderssociety.org/lflf-registration

For Students, please RSVP at: http://www.leaderssociety.org/lflf-student-registration