Honorees to be Recognized at the Action For
Impact Annual Summit on September 24,
2024
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Women Business Collaborative (WBC), the leading
alliance of organizations, companies, and individuals working
together to achieve equal position, pay, and power for all women in
business, today announced the recipients of the 2024 CEO Excellence
in Gender Equity and Diversity Award and the 2024 Trailblazer in
Gender Equity and Diversity Award. The honorees will be recognized
at the WBC Action For Impact Annual Summit on September 25, 2024.
"The CEO Excellence in Gender Equity and Diversity Award
recognizes Chief Executive Officers who have advanced diversity
within their companies and increased opportunities for women in
business roles," said WBC Chief Executive Officer Gwen K. Young. "Since our inaugural CEO awards
in 2021, WBC has recognized 32 CEOs across industries for their
unmatched commitment to our shared vision. We are proud the names
we add this year are all women, continuing a tremendous legacy of
leading by example in driving gender equity and diversity."
The 2024 CEO Excellence in Gender Equity and Diversity
honorees are:
- Priscilla Almodovar, President
and Chief Executive Officer, Fannie Mae
- Judy Marks, Chair, Chief
Executive Officer and President, Otis Worldwide
Corporation
- Priscilla Sims Brown, President
and Chief Executive Officer, Amalgamated Bank
"The WBC Trailblazer in Gender Equity and Diversity Award
recognizes individual leaders who have implemented innovative
change within their communities and beyond," said Young. "These
amazing three women further gender equity and diversity in all they
do, from uplifting those around them to cultivating an environment
of inclusion. Their efforts have paved the way for future
generations of women leaders, and we are honored to recognize their
contributions."
The 2024 Trailblazer in Gender Equity and Diversity Award
honorees are:
- Her Excellency Dr. Ngozi Nkonjo-Iweala, Director-General,
World Trade Organization
- Vernà„ Myers, Founder and President, The Vernà„ Myers
Company
- Lucy Sanders, Founder and
Executive in Residence, National Center for Women &
Information Technology (NCWIT)
WBC will honor these recipients at the WBC Action For Impact
Annual Summit which will be held virtually September 25, 2024. For more information on WBC,
the 2024 awardees and to register for the Annual Summit, please
visit www.wbcollaborative.org/a4i2024.
About Women Business Collaborative
(WBC)
Women Business Collaborative (WBC) is an
unprecedented alliance of more than 80 women's business
organizations and hundreds of business leaders building a movement
to achieve equal position, pay, and power for all women in
business. Through collaboration, advocacy, action, and
accountability, we galvanize thousands of diverse professional
women and men, business organizations, public and private companies
to accelerate change. For more information on the Women Business
Collaborative visit wbcollaborative.org.
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