Amin Khoury Kicks Off Kravis Center Corporate Partners Business & Breakfast Series
Kravis Center Director at Helm of B/E Aerospace with 10,000 employees and $3.1 Billion Revenue
WEST PALM BEACH – Amin J. Khoury, Founder, Chairman and CEO of B/E Aerospace, Inc. and member of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts’ Board of Directors, received an impressive round of applause recently when he provided an overview and a lively question and answer session of his Wellington-based manufacturing firm at the season’s first Kravis Center Corporate Partners Business and Breakfast Series, held in the Center’s Khoury Family Dance Rehearsal Hall.
With over 10,000 employees and revenues last year topping $3.1 billion; B/E Aerospace manufactures aircraft cabin seating, lighting systems, oxygen systems, food and beverage preparation and storage equipment, galley systems and modular lavatory systems, and distributes aerospace fasteners and consumables globally.
Judith Mitchell, the Kravis Center’s CEO, introduced the Series welcomed nearly 100 guests and recognized Founding Chair of the Board Alexander Dreyfoos, immediate past Chair William Meyer and new Chair Jane Mitchell.
“To experience growth and sustained profitability in all global markets, we must invest in advanced education,” noted Khoury. “In particular, if the United States is to continue to set the standard for excellence, we must provide education for future engineers, chemists and physicists.”
Kravis Center Corporate Partner members are the corporate and professional leadership in Palm Beach Countywhose mission is to support and enable the Kravis Center to continue its extensive educational and community outreach programs. Corporate Partner membership offers this dynamic group of business leaders the opportunity to act as an integral part of the Kravis Center, building awareness of the Center within the business community.
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, located in West Palm Beach, Florida, is one of the premier performing arts centers in the Southeast with a renowned national and international reputation. Established as a leading force in the social fabric of the community, its many outreach programs are as broad and varied as the community itself. To date, the Center has opened the door to the performing arts for approximately 2 million school children as well as thousands of economically disadvantaged senior citizens, minorities and community groups. For general information about the Kravis Center performances and events, please visit www.kravis.org or call the box office at 561-832-7469 (561-832-SHOW).
More information on the Corporate Partners Program is available by calling Julie Hetherington, Development Officer and Sponsorship Manager, at 561.651.4201 or at Hetherington@kravis.org.
Photo Credit: Corby Kaye’s Studio Palm Beach
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