John C. Lechleiter, Ph.D., who serves as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Indianapolis-based global pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company, has been selected by the Board of Directors of The International Center as recipient of the 2015 International Citizen of the Year Award. The award will be presented at a tribute dinner and program at the Indiana Roof Ballroom on October 6, 2015.
Honorary Co-Chairs for the event represent a corporate and civic Who’s Who of previous award recipients, former Eli Lilly and Company top executives, global corporate community peer CEOs, and top civic leaders. This year’s Honorary Co-Chairs include:
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.*, President, Purdue University
Tim Hassinger, President and CEO, Dow AgroSciences
Tom Linebarger, Chairman and CEO, Cummins
Anne Nobles, Senior Vice President, Eli Lilly and Company (retired)
Jack Phillips, President and CEO, Roche Diagnostics
Sidney Taurel*, Chairman Emeritus, Eli Lilly and Company
Ambassador Randall L. Tobias*, Chairman Emeritus, Eli Lilly and Company
Dr. Margaret Watanabe, Clinical Assistant Professor Emerita for the IU School of Medicine
*Past ICY award recipients
Marsha Stone, Senior Director of Enterprise Development for the Indianapolis International Airport andJames T. Morris, Vice Chairman of Pacers Sports & Entertainment, will serve as Event Co-Chairs. Both Event Co-Chairs are members of The International Center’s Board of Directors, and Jim Morris was honored as International Citizen of the Year Award in 2005.
The International Citizen of the Year Award was established in 1985 to honor individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the globalization of Indiana in business, culture, education, government, medicine, research, media, sports or community service. Most recent honorees were Mayor Greg and Mrs. Winnie Ballard in 2014, and Mark Miles in 2013.
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