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Wilson-Thompson, Kathleen was born in 1957.
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Kathleen Wilson-Thompson
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Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, retail executive, former food products executive. Named one of The Top 100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporation America, Black Enterprise magazine, 2009; recipient Eagle Award, National Eagle Leadership Institute, 2005. Board trustees National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Special Contributions Fund.
Education
Bachelor in English Literature, University Michigan, 1979. Juris Doctor, Wayne State University, 1982. Master of Laws in Corporation and Finance Law, Wayne State University, 1996.
Career
Senior attorney Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1992, counsel, 1992—1995, Corporate Counsel, 1995, human resources manager Memphis plant, 1995—1996, human resources manager Battle Creek plant, 1996—1998, Corporate Counsel, 1998—2001, chief counsel labor and employment, 2001—2003, vice president, chief counsel United States business, labor and employment, 2003—2005, senior vice president global human resources, 2005—2009. Senior vice president, chief human resources officer Walgreen Company, Deerfield, Illinois, since 2010. Board directors Vulcan Materials Company, since 2009.
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Board trustees National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Special Contributions Fund.
Connections
Married Don Wilson-Thompson. 1 child Taylor.
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Named one of The Top 100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporation America, Black Enterprise magazine, 2009. Recipient Eagle Award, National Eagle Leadership Institute, 2005.Named one of The Top 100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporation America, Black Enterprise magazine, 2009. Recipient Eagle Award, National Eagle Leadership Institute, 2005.