Business Week 2013 is a series of events that allows corporate and industry leaders to interact with College of Business students and explore important issues and cutting-edge developments.
Stuart Schuette ’86, chief operating officer of US Foods, will give the Business Week keynote address at 3:30 p.m. March 27, 2013, at Bone Student Center’s Braden Auditorium. Schuette will discuss his life and career since graduation.
This event is free and open to the public, including Illinois State students, faculty, staff, and community members.
As COO of US Foods, Schuette oversees the operational and administrative functions of more than 70 divisions. Schuette also plans and directs all operational strategies, policies, objectives, and initiatives to achieve the goals of US Foods while positioning the company for future growth.
During his 20-year career at US Foods, Stuart has held a variety of executive positions including region president; zone president; division president; division vice president, Finance; manager, Financial Operations; and manager, Planning.
Prior to joining US Foods, he was an executive at Martin Brower, a subsidiary of Reyes Holdings, LLC, the world’s largest distributor of products to more than 8,400 McDonald’s restaurants. Schuette was also senior financial analyst at Heller Financial and began his career in the Small Business Division of Arthur Andersen in Chicago.
Schuette holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting and business administration from Illinois State. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Urban League and the Advisory Council for the College of Business.
US Foods is a Featured Corporate Partner of the 2013 Business Week events.
