Full Text of HR1267 095th General Assembly
HR1267 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the members of the | 3 |
| Illinois House of Representatives that Peter England, Chief | 4 |
| Executive Officer of the Chicago Children's Museum, will retire | 5 |
| on April 30, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, A New Zealand native, he has over thirty-six years | 7 |
| of professional experience in the private sector; thirty-three | 8 |
| of those years were spent at Unilever, a global consumer | 9 |
| conglomerate in which he served a number of senior management | 10 |
| and chief executive positions including president and CEO of | 11 |
| Elizabeth Arden; he began his career there in brand management | 12 |
| and marketing; and
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| WHEREAS, He helped three companies within Unilever move | 14 |
| from unprofitable business positions to stabilized or | 15 |
| dramatically improved financial situations; he left Unilever | 16 |
| in January of 2000, after declining an offer to serve as | 17 |
| Chairman of the company; and
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| WHEREAS, He has served as a board member of the NorthCare | 19 |
| Foundation, which is a medical education and research | 20 |
| foundation in Australia; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. England relocated to the Chicago area in June |
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| 2001 to be closer to his children and take over the helm of the | 2 |
| Chicago Children's Museum, where he serves as Chief Executive | 3 |
| Officer; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. England's extraordinary vision and leadership | 5 |
| has had a profound impact upon the Chicago Children's Museum | 6 |
| during his tenure; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, He currently serves as a board member for i.c. | 8 |
| stars and Illinois Action for Children; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, His quirky wit, honesty, commitment, and passion | 10 |
| have served the museum well for seven years; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, He seems to be a brand ambassador for both | 12 |
| Starbucks coffee and BlackBerrys, much to the chagrin of his | 13 |
| staff; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, He has been an excellent Chief Executive Officer, | 15 |
| a loyal friend, and a wonderful husband, father, and | 16 |
| grandfather to three (soon to be four) grandchildren; | 17 |
| therefore, be it | 18 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| congratulate Peter England on his retirement and wish him |
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| continued success in his future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to Peter England as a symbol of our respect.
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