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Attributes to Land Yourself a Board Seat with Global Leadership MBA Alumna - Carla Mashinski

Monday, March 4, 2024 12pm to 1pm

Virtual Event

Global Leadership Programs invites you to join the conversation with a GLEMBA alumna, Corporate Director & Author, Carla Mashinski.  She will discuss the personal & professional attributes required to secure a board seat.  In today’s world, corporate boards are looking for a certain type of professional. And although our unique career paths lead to areas of discipline expertise, we pick up certain attributes along our journey that become essential to board service above all else.

Learn more about what core attributes corporate boards are looking for in their board search, and how you can build upon these attributes throughout your career and MBA journey.

Carla Mashinski is a global financial business leader, experienced board member, industry spokesperson and author.

Immediately prior to Carla’s recent retirement, she served as the Chief Financial Officer & Administrative Officer of Cameron LNG where she was assumed responsibility for financial, treasury, IT and HR related matters.

Additionally, Carla has extensive experience as a Board Member, currently serving as an Independent Board Director, Audit Committee Chair and Compensation Committee Member for Primoris Services Corporation, Audit Committee Chair and Nominating & Governance Committee Member of Ranger Energy Services and a Board Director of BKV Corporation.

As a sought-after industry spokesperson, Carla is the recipient of multiple awards and honors, including:

•2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors award by WomenInc.

  • 2020 Breakthrough Award from Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce
  • 2020 Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Oil and Gas by the National Diversity Council

Additionally, she is the author of “Five Attributes to a Successful Career” published in 2021, and "My Heels Got Stuck in the Career Ladder" published in 2023.

Registration link: https://linktr.ee/UTD_GlobalLeadershipPrograms

Virtual Event

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