In This Episode:
What is the path to becoming CEO and Chairman of a Fortune 500 company? Many would say it requires changing companies multiple times. In this episode, host Denise Silber interviews Charles E. (Chuck) Bunch, a fellow MBA who joined PPG Industries (#180 of the Fortune 500) right after Harvard, never changed companies, and became their Chairman and CEO, 26 years later. What is his secret sauce? A combination of seeking to learn, seeking to bring value to the corporation, and respecting others as equals. Chuck Bunch is currently a board member of four public corporations.
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A Glimpse of What you’ll Learn
Why aspiring general managers should work at manufacturing companies
Why accepting a “career graveyard” position can be a great decision
Why “learning on the job” is THE key to success
How to build a résumé that will get you on to corporate boards
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Charles “Chuck” E. Bunch Chairman & CEO, PPG Industries
“Chuck” Bunch currently serves on the boards of Conoco Philips, PNC Financial Services Group, Marathon Petroleum Corporation and Mondelez International, Inc. The former Executive Chairman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PPG Industries, Inc., Chuck Bunch entered PPG upon receiving his MBA from Harvard Business School and worked with the corporation for more than 35 years, holding positions in finance and planning, marketing, and general management in the United States and Europe.
Chuck previously served as a director of H.J. Heinz Company, chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the National Association of Manufacturers and the American Coatings Association, and as a member of the University of Pittsburgh’s board of trustees. He completed his undergraduate degree at Georgetown School of Foreign Service.