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Amir Kazmi is chief information and digital officer for WestRock, responsible for developing and executing the global information systems and technology strategy. In addition, Amir leads the company’s digital transformation, working to further differentiate WestRock. WestRock is a global company providing packaging, display and machinery solutions with >$18B in sales, more than 50K employees and >320 locations operating in 30 countries. His team has enabled integration of several global public and private acquisitions by leading systems integration.
Previously Amir was the chief executive officer for a nanomaterials startup in San Francisco bay area. He has also held various leadership positions at Lockheed Martin in product development P&L, Information Technology, research and development (R&D) and strategic business growth. He currently serves on the innovation & entrepreneurship council to Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and on the board for Sight Machine, an artificial intelligence company. Previously, on behalf of Lockheed Martin, he served as board observer of Rocket Lab, a rocket company delivering small satellites in space.
With experience in accelerating innovations from R&D to product, Amir believes working in partnership with academia, venture capitalists, start-ups, public and private sectors is essential. Amir earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Mount Saint Mary's University and a Master of Science degree in systems engineering from Johns Hopkins University as well as the Strategic Leadership of Technology and Innovation course from Harvard Business School.
Kiwanis International held an International Council to elect officers and conduct other business on July 25th through a Virtual Meeting. The KI Convention, originally scheduled for June, was cancelled due to the Corona Virus. Click More to learn more about the results.
Kiwanis Club of Atlanta President Sandy Welfare's letter regarding our club's commitment to a safer and unified community appeared in the July 26 Atlanta AJC. Click Here to read the opinion piece.
The Kiwanis Club of Atlanta Board of Directors has voted to continue Virtual Club Meetings through the end of August. They will continue to monitor the situation and keep you informed of any changes. You can still join us each Tuesday for our meetings through Zoom! Just log in from your computer, tablet or phone and join in the virtual meeting at Noon each Tuesday!
Luncheon Credits:
Regular and Corporate Members will have their luncheon credits for August either posted to their accounts, made as a donation to the club Foundation, or contributed back to the club, as previously indicated. If you would like to change how your August luncheon credits are applied, please contact Karen at KiwanisClubAtlanta@gmail.com.
We have had some great speakers recently during our Kiwanis Club of Atlanta Zoom meetings! If you couldn't participate, we have saved them to the cloud or Dropbox and happy to share them with you. The list of saved meetings is below. If there is a hot link of the speaker name, you can click and view it through the web. If it is through Dropbox, send an email to KiwanisClubAtlanta@gmail.com and let us know which meetings you would like to have.
The club is creating a contact list of Kiwanis members directly on our Zoom account to make it easier to share speaker files, distribute any data they have sent, etc. Only members that have a Zoom account can be on this contact list. If you access the Zoom meetings through a direct link, but have not downloaded the Zoom app, then I cannot add you at this time.
Are you having trouble receiving the KCA Bulletins and other email communications? It appears that computer systems/servers who use Symantec are having trouble getting communications from our ClubRunner system delivered to their inboxes. While we work on this issue with ClubRunner, I have an email list serve set up through Outlook to send the bulletins out each week to those who need it. And if you are having trouble receiving your quarterly bills, I can send them to you through QuickBooks. Just email me at KiwanisClubAtlanta@gmail.com and I will add you to the list!
Welcome to Jennifer Pearson, our newest member and Social Media Guru! Jennifer, along with our Public Relations team chaired by Thornton Kennedy wants you to connect, friend and like the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta on all of our social media!
