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Cree CEO to speak at UNC Kenan-Flagler on Sept. 15

Speech by Charles M. Swoboda is part of the Dean’s Speaker Series at the business school

(Chapel Hill, N.C.—Sept. 11, 2014) — Charles M. (Chuck) Swoboda, the president, chairman and chief executive officer of Cree Inc., will give a free, public talk Sept. 15 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

 

Part of the Dean’s Speaker Series, the speech will begin at 6 p.m. at Koury Auditorium at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. To RSVP, send an email to kfbsrsvp@unc.edu with “Dean’s Speaker Series RSVP” in the subject line. Free parking will be available in the business school parking deck

 

Swoboda has devoted his career to making the energy-wasting light bulb obsolete. He led Cree from a near start-up to today’s market leader and innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting and semiconductor solutions for wireless and power applications. Since Swoboda joined the firm in 1993, it has grown from just over $6 million in annual revenue to nearly $1.4 billion.

 

Cree has created nearly 1,000 jobs in North Carolina over the last 10 years and has nearly 7,000 employees worldwide. Forbes recognized the company as one “America’s 25 Fastest Growing Tech Companies for 2013.”

 

Swoboda was named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year for the Carolinas in 2010 and the Edison Report’s Lighting Industry Person of the Year in 2013.

 

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Communications and Public Affairs contact:  Susan Hudson, (919) 962-8415, susan_hudson@unc.edu
Kenan-Flagler Business School media contact: Allison Adams, (919) 962-7235, aadams@unc.edu

 

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