Lecture with William Ling

William Ling is a member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Évora S.A. and Founder of the IEE

Yesterday, March 7th, a presential lecture was held for the Líderes members in the auditorium of América Centro Empresarial. The event was mediated by Associate III, Alberto Souza Vieira, and the speaker at the event was William Ling, member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Évora S.A. and founder of the Porto Alegre Institute of Business Studies, the IEE.

Évora S.A. is a holding company that operates in the "nonwovens", metallic packaging, plastic caps and forestry industries, and has factories in 14 countries in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia, serving large customers and with annual revenue of R$ 9.5 billion.

William also directs the Ling Institute, a philanthropic organization that promotes education, culture and health. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Randon S.A, member of the Hospitalar Moinhos de Vento Association, member of the São Paulo Museum of Art Assis Chateaubriand MASP and the Fundação Iberê Camargo, and a Founding Member and Advisor of the Fundação Bienal de Artes Visuais do Mercosul.

The associate Alberto Vieira divided the presentation into three blocks, the first one was about the Ling family and its roots, the second one was about William's experience at Évora S.A. and the last one was about the leader's performance and the fruits of his journey. The blocks were conducted in a question and answer format, so that the presentation was more dynamic.

Finally, Alberto ended the presentation with a sentence for reflection by Sheun Ming Ling, father of William Ling, which says: “If your projects are for a year, sow the grain. If they are for ten years, plant a tree. If they are for a hundred years, educate the people.”.