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Eric Watson
Vice President, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Delhaize America
 
“To retain any associate, specifically diverse associates, it’s
important to build a culture in which they feel valued.”

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NETWORK OF EXECUTIVE WOMEN August 2010

Industry leaders collaborate at NEW Forum

Nearly 200 cpg/retail leaders explored new ways to innovate and collaborate at the NEW Executive Leaders Forum 2010, July 13-15 in Dallas. The event included keynotes by Dave Dillon, CEO of The Kroger Co., Joe DePinto, CEO of 7-Eleven, and Lyn Heward, director of Creation for Cirque du Soleil. Walmart CEO Bill Simon participated in a roundtable discussion on how the industry could advance women to senior leadership roles. Video highlights from three concurrent sessions, a Forum slideshow, three Forum dialogues and a special presentation on “Collaboration + Innovation” can be viewed in the NEW Tube Video Vault. More

Larry Merlo of CVS will kick off 2010 Summit

A diverse group of leaders, including CVS Caremark President and COO Larry Merlo, futurist Edie Weiner and retired Lt. Col. Consuelo Kickbusch, will share their personal experiences and business insights at the NEW Leadership Summit 2010, Sept. 27–29 in Charlotte. The Summit will also include three SuperSessions, a “generations at work” roundtable, networking opportunities and optional events, including Retail Safari® store tours and a Deep Dive Career Day. Merlo will welcome more than 700 Network members at the Summit’s opening reception, Monday, Sept. 27 at the Westin Charlotte. More

NEW sponsors ‘Best for Multicultural Women’

In a year of tough economic choices, Deloitte, General Mills, Kraft Foods, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble and Walmart remained committed to policies and programs that support working women of color, according to Working Mother Magazine, which named the six NEW sponsors to its list of 23 Best Companies for Multicultural Women in 2010. More

U.S. diversity programs more advanced

Diversity best practices are significantly less advanced outside of the United States, even at companies well known for their diversity and inclusion practices stateside, according to a survey by DiversityInc. Initiatives involving work/life benefits, recruitment, diversity training, employee-resource groups and mentoring are not as prevalent in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden or the United Kingdom. More