Haas Welcomes Belden Inc. CEO as Commencement Speaker
John Stroup, CEO of networking and connectivity giant Belden Inc., will speak at the Haas School of Business commencement ceremony for MBA students. Stroup is a Haas alumnus and has served as president and CEO of Belden since 2005. Belden Inc. is a $2.5 billion Fortune 1000 company that designs and manufactures cables, connectors, servers and routers.
The Haas School set a policy a few years ago to invite the school’s most distinguished alumni to speak at the commencement ceremonies to honor Berkeley-Haas alumni who have demonstrated innovative leadership and can speak to the benefits of Haas culture in their careers. The Full-Time and Evening and Weekend MBA commencement ceremony will be held May 22 at the Greek Theatre.
Belden Inc. was founded in Founded in 1902 by Joseph Belden. The firm started as a manufacturer of magnetic copper wire used for telephone coils. Belden’s value has increased from $1 billion to $5 billion, has made 14 acquisitions and has developed an active strategic-planning process over the last decade. The company now designs and manufactures cables, connectors, servers and routers.
Belden sells its products and solutions under the Belden brand name; under the Belden brands of GarrettCom, Hirschmann, Lumberg Automation, Poliron, Tofino Security and Miranda; and as products and solutions from the following Belden companies: Mohawk and West Penn Wire.
John Stroup completed the evening MBA program at Haas while working full time at precision-engineering manufacturer, Parker Hannifin. Stroup worked as a group executive at design and manufacturing company Danaher, and as general manager at Scientific Technologies Inc. before joining Belden.
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