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IBM celebrates 45 years of valuing supplier diversity

By Genny Hom-Franzen @gennyhom The IBM team at the 2013 Out & Equal Workplace Summit – IBM Out Executives from 17 countries with Ron Glover, Chief Diversity Officer. Since the 1880s, IBM Corp. and its predecessor companies have stood at the vanguard of innovation, information technology, systems and services. In 1969, the company became one of the first to embrace supplier diversity. “Diversity is no longer about race, gender, sexual orientation or disability — or numbers. It’s about broadening the definition and objectives to ensure we create a globally sensitive corporate culture that fosters and leverages diversity of thought and relationships,” said Tony Tenicela, global leader and managing business development executive. He develops commercial strategy for workforce diversity and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender solutions at IBM.
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NGLCC Honors Capital One and ZippyDogs

for exemplary advocacy, service Photos by Amy Mayes Photography The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce has named Capital One Financial Corp. as its 2013 Corporation of the Year and ZippyDogs LLC as its LGBT Supplier of the Year. The awards were announced during the organization’s 2013 National Dinner at the National Building Museum
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