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Kodak
Names New Corporate Diversity & Inclusion Champions
Eastman
Kodak Company announced the appointment of eight new
Corporate Diversity and Inclusion Champions who will
provide valuable  insight
and leadership to support Kodak employees in creating
and maintaining the Winning and Inclusive Culture that
will drive both individual and business success.
The
champions, who are senior business leaders at Kodak,
help create access and facilitate dialogue and interaction
with top executives for diverse constituencies. Appointed
by Chairman and Chief Executive Daniel A. Carp, the
champions also work in partnership with management sponsors
in support of each employee network at Kodak. The new
champions succeed a previous group of executives who
served in these roles. Kodak has had corporate champions
named from its management ranks since 1998.
The
new diversity and inclusion champions are:
- Charles
S. Brown, chief administrative officer and senior
vice president, who will advocate on behalf of gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgendered employees;
- Phil
Faraci, director, Inkjet Systems Program and senior
vice president, who will work with Kodak's Native
American constituency;
- Mary
Jane Hellyar, president, Display and Components and
senior vice president, who will support veterans;
- Kevin
Hobert, president, Health Group and senior vice president,
who will advocate for women employees;
- Bill
Lloyd, chief technical officer and director, Research
and Development, and a senior vice president, who
will support employees with disabilities;
- Dan
Meek, director, Global Manufacturing & Logistics
and senior vice president, who will work with Kodak's
Hispanic and Latino constituency;
- Bernard
Masson, president, Digital & Film Imaging Systems
and senior vice president, who will support the African-American
employees at Kodak; and
- Kim
VanGelder, chief information officer and a Kodak vice
president, who will support the Asia-Pacific employee
constituency at Kodak.
"The
role of a corporate diversity and inclusion champion
is to serve as an ally for the constituency he or she
serves," said Essie Calhoun, chief diversity officer,
director of community affairs, and a Kodak vice president.
"A diversity champion creates access, facilitates
dialogue, builds bridges with leadership, and helps
build support and awareness for the employee network
and the constituency."
Calhoun
added that each champion would work closely with an
employee from the constituency group to learn more about
the group's cultural, social, and community expectations
and activities. "The idea is to have them experience
their constituency both at work and outside the workplace,
where they'll interact more informally and learn first-hand
where they can make a difference."
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