WHAT: BWI Business Partnership to host Signature Breakfast featuring
Tom Geddes, CEO of Plank Industries
WHEN: Friday, September 23, 2016
7:45 am
WHERE: The Hotel at Arundel Preserve
7795 Arundel Mills Boulevard
Hanover, Maryland 21076
Additional Information:
Mr. Geddes founded Plank Industries, formerly KDP Investments is the private holding company of Kevin A. Plank – the founder, Chairman and CEO of Under Armour, Inc. As CEO of Plank Industries, Geddes oversees the Sagamore Operating Companies – Sagamore Spirit, Sagamore Racing, Sagamore Ventures, and Sagamore Development, as well as the Plank family’s investments, wealth management, and philanthropy.
At the Partnership’s Signature Breakfast, Mr. Geddes will discuss Port Covington, Sagamore Development’s massive mixed-use development site in South Baltimore. Port Covington will consist of 13 million square feet of offices, retail and residences on 260 acres. Plans currently include a new Under Armour headquarters, a whiskey distillery, a light rail spur and pedestrian friendly walkways.
“The proposed development of Port Covington is one of the most exciting and talked about revitalization efforts in Baltimore in many years,” said Greg Pecoraro, Executive Director of the Partnership. “We are very pleased that Tom Geddes will join us to share the Sagamore Development vision for this project, and look forward to learning firsthand about this transformational initiative.”
The BWI Business Partnership, the region’s transportation management association, was founded by Anne Arundel County, Heffner & Weber, the Maryland Department of Transportation, Northrop Grumman and NSA. It is an award-winning organization of more than 150 businesses and local, state and federal government agencies dedicated to strengthening the business climate and transportation network in the central Maryland region.
Partnership programs include a monthly Signature Breakfast series and other forums that bring together public and private sector leaders to address business interests and create unique opportunities to influence the region’s growth. The speaker series is made possible by annual sponsors such as Southwest Airlines and Tower Federal Credit Union. For more information, please visit www.bwipartner.org.
