igus® motion plastics is a German manufacturer and distributor of technical products made of high-performance plastics, including plastic plain bearings, flexible cables, energy chains, connectors, robotic components, 3D-printed products and ball bearings. A truly innovative organization, igus has over 3500 employees, operates in 31 locations with 50 distributors represented in over 80 countries and has reached well over a billion dollars in sales in 2023.
The TCU and igus relationship began in 1978 when now Chairman, Frank Blasé, began his MBA journey with the Neeley School of Business. Graduating in 1981, Frank later joined the Neeley Board of Advisors and in 2020, CEO of igus international, Artur Peplinski, reconnected with TCU Neeley Executive Education to partner in creating a Mini-MBA program for their high-potential employees.
In March of 2023, over the course of three-weeks, 30 igus employees from around the world gathered in Fort Worth, TX on TCU’s campus to participate in an intensive and innovative executive learning opportunity called iLead@TCU. With topics like Leading Business Transformations, Strategic Thinking, Adaptive Leadership, Change Leadership, Data Analytics and Financial Analytics, TCU brought in both the Executive MBA faculty, rated #1 in the world by the Economist, as well a leading-edge practitioners and business experts from around the country to teach in the program.
“My favorite part of this whole three-week TCU program is something that I didn’t really expect,” said John Barker, ReadyChain Product Manager for igus and iLead@TCU program participant. “The connections I’ve been able to make with colleagues from around the world and had access to colleagues [that] I never would’ve had a chance to.”
Learn more about the current partnership with igus motion plastics and TCU and the impact and outcomes of the ongoing leadership program in the video below.