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Member News and Kudos
Kodak
Announces Winners of CEO Diversity Awards
March 20, 2003 -- Eastman Kodak Company said that Catherine
M. Lipari and Gerald P. Quindlen received the company's 2002
CEO Diversity Award from Chairman and CEO Daniel A. Carp.
"These
leaders recognize that Kodak's greatest competitive advantage
is our people," said Carp. "We've chosen a corporate
culture that values diversity because we recognize that every
employee has something to contribute. Cathy and Jerry are
committed to living these values in order to strengthen their
organizations, and these awards salute their efforts."
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| Catherine
M. Lipari |
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Lipari,
general manager, Photo Group Customer Order Services, was
responsible for forming and leading a diversity council for
COS employees, launching monthly diversity council gatherings
and diversity awareness workshops, and enhancing two-way communications
about diversity and inclusion. These efforts helped the unit
achieve increased customer satisfaction scores in its order
placement processes. Lipari works at Kodak Park in Rochester.
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| Gerald
P. Quindlen |
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Quindlen,
regional business general manager of Kodak's Consumer Imaging
U.S. & Canada organization and a Kodak vice president,
was responsible for efforts to bring diversity and inclusion
to a variety of US&C activities, including recruitment,
career development and helping to create an employee network
organization for African Americans in Kodak's Atlanta office.
His initiatives included creating a series of webcasts about
the business benefits of diversity and inclusion, and participation
in recruitment activities at Emory University. Quindlen is
based in Atlanta.
Carp
created the CEO Diversity Award in 1998 in tandem with then-Chairman
and CEO George Fisher. The annual award recognizes managers
at Kodak whose behavior is a role model for exemplary leadership
and who embrace the mindset that lead to a diverse and inclusive
work group. Managers are nominated by Kodak employees, and
chosen by an internal committee of Kodak people.
Other
Kodak executives nominated for the CEO Diversity Award in
2002 included:
- Celeste
Amaral, Finance Director, Corporate Financial Planning &
Analysis;
- Jaime
Cohen-Szulc, Regional Business General Manager, Latin America
Region, Consumer Imaging, and a Kodak vice president;
- Judith
Dobles, Director and vice president, Global Financial Processes;
- Martin
Graen, General Manager, Chief Marketing Officer Information
Services, Commercial & Government Systems;
- David
Kiser, Director of Operations & Business Units and vice
president, Health, Safety & Environment;
- Theodore
McNeff, Director, Global Color Paper & Imaging Chemicals
Flow and a Kodak vice president;
- Daniel
Meek, Director, Capture Flow and a Kodak vice president;
- Susan
Mey, Vice President, Legal Services, Public Affairs and
Corporate Secretary, Kodak Canada, Inc.;
- Stevan
Ramirez, Chief Quality Officer and a Kodak vice president;
- Ann
Turner, Regional Business General Manager and vice president,
Americas Region, Entertainment Imaging; and
- Warren
Wisnewski, General Manager and vice president, Equipment
Manufacturing, China.
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