BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:250@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20171208T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20171208T130000 DTSTAMP:20231222T085946Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/ups-international-jim-b arber/ SUMMARY:Anchorage – UPS’s Gateway to the Asia-Pacific Region || UPS I nternational President\, Jim Barber DESCRIPTION:Speaker - Jim Barber\nAT A GLANCE:\n\n President of UPS Intern ational responsible for UPS's services in more than 220 countries &\; t erritories outside the US\n Leads 150\,000 international employees\n Pre viously served as President of UPS Europe\, helping oversee the second wav e of international expansion for UPS that first began in the mid-1990s\n Holds a degree in Finance from Auburn University\n\n\n\n\nJim Barber has s erved as president of UPS International since 2013\, with responsibility f or distribution\, forwarding\, small-package delivery\, brokerage\, custom s compliance\, and UPS's other service offerings in more than 220 countrie s and territories outside the U.S.\n\nJim and his team of 150\,000 interna tional employees are currently leading the company's next wave of internat ional investment while implementing the "One UPS" initiative that will sea mlessly integrate UPS's services globally across business units and enterp rise priorities. Jim has also led UPS's growing investment in emerging mar kets\, including the creation of the ISMEA operating district to capture t he opportunities in south-to-south trade in the Indian subcontinent\, the Middle East and Africa.\n\nJim previously served as president of UPS Europ e\, helping oversee the second wave of international expansion for UPS tha t first began in the mid-1990s. Drawing upon his experience in UPS's Merge rs and Acquisitions Group\, Jim oversaw several key acquisitions and integ rations including several European healthcare companies and domestic couri er\, express and parcel companies in Poland\, Turkey and the UK.\n\nHis te am also oversaw the acquisition and integration of the Kiala collection po int network in France\, Belgium\, Netherlands and Spain. The Kiala model w as expanded into Germany and the UK during 2013 under the UPS Access Point brand. Jim and his team also led a $200 million expansion of the Cologne air hub\, an investment that was completed in 2014.\n\nJim joined UPS as a delivery driver in 1985. He later held a series of finance\, accounting a nd operations management positions in the U.S.\, Belgium and Germany befor e relocating to London in 2006 as managing director of the United Kingdom &\; Ireland for UPS.\n\nJim also serves as a member of the UPS Manageme nt Committee\, which is responsible for day-to-day management of the compa ny.\n\nHe holds a degree in Finance from Auburn University.\nModerator - G arret Wong\n\n\nGarret is a Chartered Financial Consultant designee of The American College and has over 30 years of experience in financial plannin g. Garret maintains securities licenses as well as licenses for life\, hea lth\, and disability insurance.\n\nGarret is a Registered Representative o f KMS Financial Services\, Inc. He and his staff provide a full range of f ee based financial planning services with the option of carrying through w ith implementation of the plan if so desired by the client.\n\nGarret's op erational philosophy empowers clients to explore and prioritize their goal s and make informed decisions to reach those goals. He encourages the team approach to planning\, which may involve the services of other profession als including accountants and attorneys.\n\nGarret is a past member of the Municipality of Anchorage Budget Advisory Commission. Garret has also ser ved as past president of the Anchorage East Rotary Club\, Alaska World Aff airs Council\, Alaska Chapter of Financial Service Professionals\, the Anc horage Estate Planning Council\, and the Anchorage Downtown Partnership.\n \nGarret earned his B.S. degree in Finance from Santa Clara University and his master's degree in Commerce and Legal Studies from Gonzaga University .\n\n\n\nThis program is hosted in partnership with:\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n\ n\nPost-Event Podcast\nIf you missed this event you can now listen to a re cording of it courtesy of Alaska Public Media\, happy listening!\n\nhttps: //www.alaskapublic.org/2017/12/19/awac-anchorage-upss-gateway-to-the-asia- pacific-region/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2017/08/jim_barber_high_res_2015.jpg CATEGORIES:Global Economies LOCATION:49th State Brewing Company\, 717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 9950 1\, United States GEO:61.21968289999999;-149.8958227 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=49th State Brewing Company:geo:61.21968289999999,-149.8958227 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR