Business leaders to give lectures for UCI series

Taco Bell President Greg Creed will discuss his background in the restaurant industry during an hourlong presentation Nov. 18 at UCI.

Creed will speak with MBA students about marketing and other business issues.

The speech, part of The Paul Merage School of Business Distinguished Speaker Series, is the first in the series and is scheduled to begin about 5:30 p.m.

The cost is $50 for general admission, $25 for UCI alumni and free for current students, staff and faculty.

Other speakers in the series will include Northrop-Grumman President Alexis Livanos on Feb. 10, Black & Decker President Jim Caudill on April 7 and Quiksilver Chief Executive Bob McKnight on May 19. For more information call (949) 824-4530.

— Matt Brown