Warren King

Lecturer - Management

Cottrell Center, 208, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: International Business, Business Strategy

Overview

Warren King currently serves as a lecturer of management in the Mike Cottrell College of Business at the University of North Georgia. King is now retired after serving as a joint venture CEO with British Petroleum (BP) Corporation. During his 36 year tenure with BP, he lived and worked in Asia for a number of years while serving as president and CEO of ARCO Polypropylene LLC, a joint venture between BP and the Itochu Corporation (Japan).

Courses Taught

BUSA 3120: Operations Management, BUSA 4527: International Business, BUSA 4528: Travel Abroad / International Business (The London Experience), BUSA 4995: Strategic Management, MGMT 3661: Fundamentals of Management

Education

M.B.A., Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, 1971
B.A., Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1968

Work Experience

Chair, CEO of the Advisory Board
Vistage International
2012 - Present

President & CEO
WJKing & Associates
2004 - Present

Varius Senior Management Positions
BP/Amoco
1968 - 2004

While at BP / Amoco, King served in the following positions: Joint Venture President & CEO of ARCO Polypropylene, Deputy Managing Director of Singapore Aromatics, Corporate Business Development Manager of Amoco Chemicals, Executive Vice President of Amoco Foam Products Company among others.