91制片厂 College of Business to Honor George W. Schaeffer
91制片厂鈥檚 College of Business is hosting its 30th 鈥淏usiness Leader of the Year鈥 breakfast to honor the accomplishments of George W. Schaeffer, founder of OPI Products and CEO of People鈥檚 Trust Insurance.
91制片厂鈥檚 is hosting its 30th 鈥淏usiness Leader of the Year鈥 breakfast to honor the accomplishments of George W. Schaeffer, founder of OPI Products and CEO of People鈥檚 Trust Insurance, on Tuesday, May 21 at 9 a.m. at , 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton.
鈥淲e are humbled and pleased to have George W. Schaeffer as this year鈥檚 recipient,鈥 said , Ph.D., dean of 91制片厂鈥檚 College of Business. 鈥淗e is an incredible entrepreneur and outstanding role model for our business students here at 91制片厂. His story is inspirational, and he is a great community and business leader.鈥
Schaeffer launched OPI Products in 1981, building the beauty care company from the ground up into a market leader after working in his family鈥檚 New York City manufacturing business. The OPI brand would become a leading nail lacquer supplier, known throughout the world, and used by beauty professionals everywhere.
After selling the company, he acquired professional hair color brand Aloxxi. Schaeffer also took on the role of president and CEO of People鈥檚 Trust Insurance in 2014, an innovative Florida based homeowner insurance company. Schaeffer, the son of Holocaust survivors, immigrated to the United States from Hungary in 1956. Married to Irina Schaeffer, the couple has three adult children and live in Boca Raton.
Schaeffer has made philanthropy a priority in his life. He created the George and Irina Schaeffer Foundation which has donated millions to various health care charities and hospitals such as the American Heart Association, the Leukemia Research Foundation, and the National Lung Association.
91制片厂鈥檚 College of Business has presented the award since 1991, celebrating the legacies of outstanding business leaders in the Southeast region of Florida and the state. Past recipients include Keith Koenig, Patrick Geraghty, Rick and Rita Case, Jordan Zimmerman, Jim Moran, Carl DeSantis, Alan Levan and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
91制片厂鈥檚 College of Business is pursuing excellence in education for the South Florida community and is among the top 20 largest AACSB-accredited business schools in the country with more than 8,400 students enrolled. Its fundamental mission is to help create opportunities for students and the community through first-rate educational programs. The college has multiple programs ranked among the best by U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. The college鈥檚 non-degree executive education programs are ranked No. 2 in the U.S. and in the top 30 worldwide by the Financial Times.
There are many sponsorship levels available, including the presenting sponsor, as well as the platinum, gold, silver, bronze and corporate friends level sponsorships.
For more information, contact Lacey Taylor at LaceyTaylor@fau.edu or .
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