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ivMBA - BUSINESS BRIEFS - DivMBA arriet Michel will step down as president of the National Minority Supplier Development Corporation (NMSDC) in January 2009, capping a 20-year tenure at the organization. Michel spearheaded NMSDC ‘s growth into a major force in promoting and increasing supplier diversity at major corporations. Under her watch, corporate-member purchases from minority-owned companies increased from $10.5 billion to more than $100 billion. NMSDC also created several new programs to serve both corporate members and diverse suppliers. It established an information exchange center, an MBE certification program in partnership with Northwestern University, an international program, and a series of regional business modules offering closer contact between major corporations and suppliers. enetta McCann, global chief executive of Publicis Group’s Starcom MediaVest Group and one of the highest-ranking African-American women in media and advertising, has stepped down as CEO to take a one-year sabbatical beginning in January 2009. She cited unspecified family matters among her reasons for leaving. A 30-year veteran of the firm, McCann started in Leo Burnett’s media department before it became Starcom and climbed the ranks to become Starcom CEO in 2005. She was central to its growth into one of the largest media-buying firms in the world. Her replacement is Laura Desmond, currently CEO of Starcom’s Americas division and a 20-year employee of the firm. She managed 2,000 staff members, helped launch SMG Multicultural, an agency targeting minority media, and led Starcom’s push into search marketing. ational Diversity Solutions (NDS), a Lexington, KY-based certified minorityowned business providing supply-chain diversification and economic inclusion services, has been chosen to develop and manage these services for restaurant franchisee Thomas & King (T&K). The eighth largest restaurant franchise company in the country, T&K owns and operates 90 Applebee’s and seven Carino’s Italian Grill restaurants in Arizona, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and 12 w w w. d ive r s it y mb a ma g a z in e. c o m H Pennsylvania. It has awarded nearly $7 million in service contracts to minority- and woman-owned businesses in the last 2 years. Companies can register as a potential supplier at www.supplytandk.com. oston-based Roxbury Technology is the winner of both Top Minority-Owned and Top Woman-Owned Company of the Year awards on the 2008 Inner City 100, an annual list compiled by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Inc. magazine that ranks and publicizes the fastest-growing inner-city businesses nationwide. B R N http://www.supplytandk.com http://www.diversitymbamagazine.com

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Diversity MBA Magazine - Summer 2008 Contents Letters to the Editor In Your Own Hands Editor's View Find Your Power Voice Business Briefs Off the Shelf The Fourth Annual Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Corporate Executives Negotiation: The Art of Persuasion or Zero Sum Game? Career Planning for Tomorrow's Hispanic Workforce Who's Who In Diversity Entrepreneur Profile: Anita Santiago: Doing It Her Way Businesses that Keep On Giving Rising Sun Going Global: Will An International Assignment Benefit Your Career Work-Life Balance and the C-Suite: An Oxymoron? A Call to Save Travel: Off the Beaten Path - Chile Drawing the Line – Latin Art Exhibit The New Taste of Latin Cuisine American Sabor: Exhibit Highlights Latino Influence in Pop Music Crafting Specialized Business Degrees Latest MBA Salary Suggests MBA Is A Safe Haven Gadgets & Gizmos Gone Phishing – How Scammers Mine Private Data From Web Surfers Advertiser's Index The Meaning of Sanctuary

Diversity MBA Magazine - Summer 2008

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