Priemer will present, “How we built a thriving technology company in Cleveland” at noon on Monday, January 28 at the City Club in Cleveland. Lunch will be provided. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required at .
“Citizens Bank is committed to educating future business leaders and strengthening the economic development of the region,” said Ralph Della Ratta, president of Citizens Bank, Ohio. “That’s why we’re proud to partner with Kent State’s College of Business Administration to present speakers like Bill Priemer who share their perspectives on leadership, business and the economy with students, faculty, alumni and business and community leaders in northeast Ohio.”
Priemer has served as president and CEO of Hyland since January 2013, leading the enterprise information company’s 3,300 employees across 30 offices worldwide. He joined Hyland in 1997 as vice president of marketing before becoming vice president of sales and marketing in 2001 and chief operating officer in 2005.
Priemer serves on the boards of John Carroll University and of BVU: The Center for Non-Profit Excellence, and has been a member of Vistage International since 2010. He received a master’s degree in marketing from Northwestern University and undergraduate degrees from Boston College. He was born and raised in northeast Ohio, where he currently lives with his wife and four children.
The Global Management Center (GMC) Speaker Series is designed to advance international business education, global research through industry partnerships and provide an international stage for students, faculty and the public to learn and engage in best global business practices.
About Citizens
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $158.6 billion in assets as of September 30, 2018. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad range of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and institutions. Citizens helps its customers reach their potential by listening to them and by understanding their needs in order to offer tailored advice, ideas and solutions. In Consumer Banking, Citizens provides an integrated experience that includes mobile and online banking, a 24/7 customer contact center and the convenience of approximately 2,900 ATMs and approximately 1,150 branches in 11 states in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Consumer Banking products and services include a full range of banking, lending, savings, wealth management and small business offerings. In Commercial Banking, Citizens offers corporate, institutional and not-for-profit clients a full range of wholesale banking products and services, including lending and deposits, capital markets, treasury services, foreign exchange and interest rate products and asset finance. More information is available at or visit us on , or .
About Hyland
Hyland is a leader in providing software solutions for managing content, processes and cases for organizations across the globe. For over 25 years, Hyland has enabled more than 19,000 organizations to digitalize their workplaces and fundamentally transform their operations. Named one of Fortune’s Best Companies to Work For® since 2014, Hyland is widely known as both a great company to work for and a great company to do business with. For more information, please visit Hyland.com.
Kent State College of Business Administration
's College of Business Administration is among the fewer than 1% of business schools worldwide to obtain dual AACSB accreditation in both business and accounting. The College boasts 10 undergraduate majors, 14 minors and a Professional Sales Certificate program; master's degrees in accounting, business administration (MBA and EMBA), business analytics, and economics; as well as a Ph.D. program with concentrations in accounting, finance, information systems, management and marketing.
The Kent State College of Business Administration ranked among the top business schools in the nation according to U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Undergraduate Business Programs” and is ranked as one of the nation’s Best Business Schools by Princeton Review. The College is committed to sustainability as an advanced Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) signatory and is recognized by the Sales Education Foundation as a top university for professional sales education.