曾為Anheuser-Busch公司高管的Steve Burrows日前被任命為密蘇里大學聖路易分校（UMSL）國際商學院院長。
1979年，Steve Burrows作為銷售代表加入Anheuser-Busch公司，隨後很快成為市場銷售部門的高級管理人員。在Anheuser-Busch工作的30年中，他曾換數職，最顯著的是後15年內他率領公司海外發展部門，在英國、加拿大、墨西哥、中國和印度都取得了巨大的成功。他最新的職位是Anheuser-Busch國際公司亞太地區CEO兼總裁。
UMSL國際商學院成立於2000年，隸屬於該校工商管理學院，其目標是持續加強國際本科生和研究生項目。自它成立以來，Burrows先生就兼任其咨詢委員會聯合主席及委員會成員。
如今UMSL已經取得了多項里程碑式的重大成就：
•其國際商務教育項目連續六年在U.S. News & World Report雜志的全國評選中位居前20名；
•在聖路易地區創立了第一個雙學位項目，學生可同時獲得UMSL和國際合作院校授予的學位；
•其國際MBA項目與中國、日本、印度、法國、墨西哥和奧地利等國家多所院校建立了合作關係；
•新引進招聘了15位不同學術學科的國際學者，為UMSL工商管理學院增添了新血；
•促成了大學生國際商務教育集團(Consortium for Undergraduate International Business Education, CUIBE)的建立，從而在全美24所大學間互相分享經驗，提供國際工商教育質量；
•與國際領先企業及世界500強公司建立了實習合作關係，包括Japan Airlines、 Emerson Electric、General Motors、Anheuser-Busch InBev和Monsanto等；
•授予了493個國際商務專業的本科學位和60個國際MBA學位。
Burrows先生說：“我很榮幸有機會和頂級的教職員工、合作機構、聖路易地區商業界及出色的學生一起工作。對許多公司來說，國際商務始終是業務發展的一個重要領域。UMSL有這麼強的國際商務教育項目，能為商界輸送他們所需要的高素質員工，培養將來的領導力量，我們的學生今後一定會在商業界挑大l樑、擔重任。”
UMSL工商管理學院院長Keith Womer 認為，以Burrows的經驗和能力，他一定能在該職位上有所作為。Womer 說：“Steve 在業務發展、品牌拓展和業務運營等方面多年的國內國際管理經驗一定會使本校學生和教職員工受益匪淺。”
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Former A-B executive named director of UMSL's International Business Institute
Former Anheuser-Busch executive Steve Burrows has been named director of the International Business Institute at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Most recently Burrows served as the chief executive officer and president of Anheuser-Busch International-Asia.
During his 30 years with the company, he held several positions. Most notable, the last 15 years he headed up the company’s overseas development, experiencing measurable success in the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, China and India.
The International Business Institute was formed in 2000 within the College of Business Administration at UMSL, with the goal of continuing to strengthen the international undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Burrows has served on the Institute's advisory board since its inception as both co-chairman and board member.
Today UMSL has achieved a number of significant milestones including:
• The International Business program has received a top 20 national ranking by U.S. News & World Report for the last six consecutive years
• Created the first dual degree program in the St. Louis region in which UMSL and international partnering schools allow students to earn degrees at both institutions
• The program, called the International MBA program, has partnering schools in China, Japan, India, France, Mexico and Austria
• Recruited 15 new international scholars from various academic disciplines to the College of Business Administration
• Helped to form the Consortium for Undergraduate International Business Education-CUIBE, to exchange best practices between 24 universities across the United States in order to promote the highest quality international business education possible
Established internships with some of the leading global and Fortune 500 companies including Japan Airlines, Emerson Electric, General Motors, Anheuser-Busch InBev and Monsanto Co.
• Awarded more than 493 undergraduate degrees with an emphasis in international business and 60 International MBA degrees
"I'm honored to have this opportunity to work with our top ranked faculty, our partner institutions, the business community of the St. Louis region and our outstanding students," Burrows said. "International business is and will remain an important area for business development for many companies. With the strong international business programs at UMSL, we will prepare our young people to play critical roles in the business community that needs high caliber employees and future leaders in their organizations."
Keith Womer, dean of the College of Business Administration at UMSL, said Burrows brings experience and insight to the position.
"Steve's many years of experience in domestic and international management business development, brand development and business operations, makes him an outstanding asset to both the students and faculty here," Womer said.
Prior to his responsibilities in the international division of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Burrows held senior executive positions in sales and marketing. He began working for the company in 1979 as a sales representative.
He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin in Whitewater and a master's degree in business administration from Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Mo.
Visit http://ib.umsl.edu/ to learn more about international business at UMSL.
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