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MADISON – The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business has announced that
Dan Olszewski has been named director of the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship.
Olszewski is the former president and CEO of Katun Corp., the world’s leading
alternate supplier of imaging supplies, photoreceptors and parts for the business
equipment industry. Katun and its affiliates have combined revenue in excess of $400
million. Olszewski has also been a lecturer at the UW-Madison School of Business.
In his new position, Olszewski will direct the entrepreneurship program, one of 13
MBA specializations at the business school.
“We are fortunate to have someone with this level of experience leading the Weinert
Center,” says Michael Knetter, dean of the business school. “In this role, Dan will
have the opportunity to assist students as they navigate coursework and job
searches. It’s incredibly valuable for our MBA students to learn from an industry
expert.”
Olszewski joined Katun in 2003 after serving as president and CEO of Katun’s
strategic partner Parts Now! PNA Holdings LLC, a group of private equity investors,
affiliated the two companies in a July 2002 acquisition. During Olszewski’s tenure,
the company grew from $26 million to $86 million in revenues. With the assistance of
Private Equity sponsors, he also led the successful buyout of the founder in 1999.
Before joining Parts Now! Olszewski was a consultant at McKinsey and Co., with a
focus on strategy, integrated logistics, technology and finance. Olszewski has also
worked for IBM, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and Yasuda Fire and Marine
Insurance in Tokyo.
Olszewski graduated with distinction from UW-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in
economics and computer sciences, and he received an MBA in from the Harvard Graduate
School of Business Administration. Olszewski is on the board of directors of World
Data Products Inc. and the advisory board of Cascade Asset Management. He has also
served on the nonprofit advisory boards for the Henry Vilas Zoological Society, WHA
Public Television and the Erdman Center for Manufacturing and Technology Management
at the UW-Madison School of Business.
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