George David, retired chairman and CEO of United Technologies Corp., will reflect to Hartford business leaders Wedneday on lessons learned as an award-winning leader of one of the world’s biggest industrial conglomerates.
David will address an invitation-only event at the Hartford Club at noon.
The University of Connecticut School of Business, Trinity College and the Hartford investment advisory firm of Bradley Foster & Sargent are coordinating the event.
David has been out of the public spotlight since he retired from Hartford-based UTC at the end of 2009 after spending 34 years at UTC and its various divisions. He was UTC CEO from 1995 to 2008, and retired as its chairman.
David has been recognized on numerous “Best CEO” lists, including those of BusinessWeek, Barron’s, Institutional Investor, IndustryWeek, and Worth magazines. During his tenure as CEO, UTC’s total shareholder return ranked first among the Dow 30 Industrials over most time periods.
He earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard and his MBA at the University of Virginia’s Darden School.
David was awarded in 1999 the Order of Friendship from the Russian Federation for contributions to that nation’s economy and especially its aerospace industry. France named him to its Legion of Honor in 2002.
