2008 Catalyst Awards Dinner
The 2008 Catalyst Awards Dinner was held on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City. More than 1,600 guests, including more than 90 CEOs, joined Catalyst to honor Award-winning initiatives to advance women from ING U.S. Financial Services (USFS) and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Kenneth I. Chenault, Chairman & CEO, American Express Company, served as Dinner Chair; the sponsor was Shell Oil Company.
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Kenneth I. Chenault, Chairman & CEO of American Express Company and Dinner Chair, started the evening by calling for "a strong and ongoing commitment to increasing diversity of our workforces from the first point of entry to all levels of leadership.”
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Catalyst President Ilene H. Lang issued a new challenge to corporate leaders: “Tonight I say we shift the focus and we’ll stop asking ‘Why women?’ and start asking ‘Why not women?’”
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Charles O. Holliday, Jr., Chairman & CEO, DuPont, and Chair, Catalyst Board of Directors, presents the Catalyst Award to… |
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Thomas J. McInerney
ING Group Executive Board Member
Chairman & CEO, ING Insurance Americas
Mr. McInerney: “Diversity for ING is not an initiative or the flavor of the month. It’s an integral part of how we do business.”
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Carlos Ghosn
President & CEO
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Mr. Ghosn: “Our diversity is a strength, and we aim to nurture and protect it as we would any other asset.”
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Charles O. Holliday, Jr., Kenneth I. Chenault, Thomas J. McInerney, Ilene H. Lang, Carlos Ghosn, and Robert Pease, Shell Oil Company
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Check out the 2008 Catalyst Awards Conference retrospective, which features Forbes.com interviews with Catalyst Chair Charles O Holliday, Jr., and the CEOs of the companies whose initiatives won the 2008 Catalyst Award.
Dinner Program
Dinner Invitation
Dinner Contributor List
Dinner Associate Chair List
2008 Catalyst Awards Conference
Catalyst 20th Anniversary Awards Compendium
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