[ 2010 Award Recipients ]
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2010 Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises Award Recipients
WBENC's America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises is the only national award honoring corporations for world-class programs that create level playing fields for women's business enterprises (WBEs) to compete for corporate contracts. Top Corporations programs offer equal access and result in a high volume of business with women's business enterprises.
2010 Award Recipients
In March 2011, WBENC announced its annual listing of America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises,The 2010 Top Corporations for WBEs are:
| Accenture Alcatel-Lucent AT&T Avis Budget Group, Inc. Bank of America Chevron The Coca-Cola Company Dell Energy Future Holdings Ernst & Young LLP | Exxon Mobil Corporation IBM Johnson & Johnson Kelly Services, Inc. Manpower PepsiCo, Inc. Pfizer Inc. Shell Oil Company UPS Verizon |
The award presentation took place on March 23, 2011, at the Women In Military Service For America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC. This presentation occurred during WBENC's 2011 Summit & Salute to Women's Business Enterprises: The Opportunity Connection, attracting over 1,000 attendees and providing thought leadership and business development opportunities including the black tie celebration of 14 Women's Business Enterprise Stars, exemplary WBEs from across the country.
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(Click photo for enlarged view) Seated Row Left to Right: Gary Kapusta, President, Coca-Cola Customer Business Solutions, The Coca-Cola Company; Barbara Kubicki,SVP, Supply Chain Management Executive, Bank of America; Debra Bass, Worldwide Vice President, DePuy Cross Franchise Marketing, Johnson & Johnson; Mark J. Servodidio, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Avis Budget Group; Faranak Naghavi, Partner at Ernst & Young LLP; Pamela Berklich, SVP Global Solutions & Services, Kelly Services, Inc.; Grace Puma, SVP & Chief Procurement Office r, PepsiCo, Inc.; Lisa Martin, Chief Procurement Officer, Pfizer Inc.; Martha Artiles, Chief Diversity Officer, Manpower, Inc.; Patrice Knight, VP Global Supply, Global Operations, IBM Corporation. Standing Row Left to Right: Laura Taylor, Chair of the WBENC Board and VP, Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Operations, Pitney Bowes, Inc.; Tara Abraham, Chair and Co-CEO of Accel, Inc.; Nicholas De Tura, VP, Supply Chain and Logistics, Alcatel-Lucent; Tim Harden, President, Supply Chain and Fleet Operations, AT&T; Al Williams, Chief Procurement Officer,Accenture; Kim Brown, Vice President, General Procurement, Dell; Rob Lidster, Vice President of Supply ChainEnergy Future Holdings; Francene Young, V.P. Talent & Diversity and Inclu sion, Shell Oil Company; Leo Lonergan, Chief Procurement Officer, Chevron Corporation; Bridget Kostelnik, General Manager, Strategic Procurement, ExxonMobil Corporation; Linda MacLean, VP Global Procurement, UPS; Tonya E. Rozier-DeAnda, Director, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Diversity, Quality and Relationship Management, and Metrics & Analysis, Verizon Services Operations, Verizon; Brigadier General Wilma L. Vaught; Linda Denny, WBENC President Emeritus |
