IMD recognizes its Lifelong Learners

Ceremony awards participants who continuously trust IMD with their development

June 2017

At a ceremony held during Orchestrating Winning Performance (OWP), President Jean-François Manzoni and OWP Program co-Director Tawfik Jelassi recognized outstanding IMD alumni with Lifelong Learning Certificates. The ceremony was organized to acknowledge the executives’ commitment to learning and to recognize their achievements in professional development. The certificates are awarded each year to participants who have attended four or more IMD programs.

“The ultimate satisfaction for us is when we see you succeed,” said President Manzoni. “You have trusted us with your development repeatedly and we want to say thank you and congratulations.”

This year 10 IMD alumni were presented with the Lifelong Learning Award:

Olabode Agusto
Peter Bodmer
Jack Castelein
Adrian Cosenza
Laurens Gomes
Laurent Perrin
Georges Schorderet
Adrian Zwingli
Runi Hansen
Ronald Visser

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