BOSTON, March 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Blythe J.
McGarvie was honored by the American College of Corporate Directors
and received the annual Distinguished Director Award on
March 25, 2015. Ms.
McGarvie serves on the boards of Accenture, Viacom Inc., Sonoco
Products Co. and LKQ Corporation. She taught accounting
at Harvard Business School in the
full-time M.B.A. program from 2012 to 2014. Previously for ten
years, she was chief executive officer of LIF Group, a firm
offering a global perspective for clients seeking profitable growth
and providing leadership seminars for corporate and academic
groups. At LIF, Ms. McGarvie specialized in delivering keynote
speeches and moderating company and association meetings. She is
the author of two books: Shaking the Globe: Courageous
Decision-Making in a Changing World and Fit In, Stand Out:
Mastering the FISO Factor for Leadership Effectiveness in Business
and Life.
Prior to founding LIF, Ms. McGarvie was executive vice president
and chief financial officer of Bic Group, one of the world's
leading manufacturers of convenient disposable products. For five
years prior to joining Bic, Ms. McGarvie was senior vice-president
and chief financial officer of Hannaford
Bros. Co., a supermarket retailer, which was acquired by the
Delhaize Group in 1999. She has also held senior financial
positions at Sara Lee Corporation and Kraft Foods.
A Certified Public Accountant, Ms. McGarvie holds an M.B.A.
degree from Northwestern University's
Kellogg Graduate School of Management. She served on the
university's board of trustees from 1985 to 1987 and also received
the Kellogg Graduate School of Management Schaffner Award, which
honors alumni who are pre-Sceminent in their field and who provide
outstanding service to Kellogg. Old Dominion
University granted her an Honorary Doctorate of Humane
Letters in December 2009. In
addition, in 2008, 2010 and 2012, Ms. McGarvie was named to the
NACD/Directorship list of the "100 Most Influential People on
Corporate Governance and in the Boardroom."
The American College of Corporate Directors, located in
Boston, Massachusetts, is an
organization of almost 2000 public company directors. The ACCD is
the originator and sponsor of the Professional Director
Certification, the "Gold Standard" public company director
credential.
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