Business leader returns for special event

A highly-successful Sheffield businessman, who was awarded an honorary degree by Sheffield Hallam University last year for breaking America, is coming home to tell the tale of his success.

Sir George Buckley will return to his hometown in June, for a public lecture about a transatlantic career which has taken him from his roots in Pitsmoor, Sheffield to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sir George is delivering the Sheffield Management Lecture, a key annual event in the regional business calendar, organised by Sheffield Hallam University and University of Sheffield. He will talk about being the only British CEO of a Fortune 500 company - 3M - where he was chairman, president and CEO from 2005 to 2012. Sir George was also the first non-American to be made head of the company, famous for making the humble Post-it note.

Sir George, who now divides his time between the United States and Hartington, Derbyshire, was inspired to study electrical engineering by working on Sheffield Hallam's Owen building in the 1960s. He gained qualifications at Sheffield Technical College and emigrated to the USA in 1978, rising to become chairman of 3M in 2005.

The Sheffield Management Lecture takes place on Wednesday 12 June, 6.30pm arrival for a 7pm start, at the Pennine Lecture Theatre, City Campus, Sheffield Hallam University.

Tickets are free but need to be booked online in advance. Visit www.shu.ac.uk/events for more information.

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