Meet Bed, Bath & Beyond’s new CEO, Mary Winston. She will be the first black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company since Ursula Burns stepped down as the CEO of Xerox in 2017. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Winston has a long career as an executive. Previously, she was executive vice president and chief financial officer of […]
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Meet Cynthia Marshall, the First African American Woman CEO of an NBA team | Because of Them We Can
BOTWC Staff, Because of Them We Can Photo: Jersean Golatt, Featured Image [dropcap]Despite[/dropcap] a slow improvement in diversity numbers, reports show that many front-office executive seats in the NBA are still filled with an overwhelming amount of white men. But, breaking the glass ceiling in a male-dominated industry is Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynthia Marshall. [mc4wp_form […]
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Facebook names Amex CEO Kenneth Chenault to its board, making him its first black member | Quartz
Facebook is making good on its promise that it would add an African-American member to its board of directors. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Kenneth Chenault, the retiring head of American Express, will be joining the board, which currently does not include any people of color, and only two women among its eight members.
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American Express C.E.O. Ken Chenault to Step Down | The New York Times
During his 16 years in the top spot, Mr. Chenault often eschewed personal attention, serving as a reserved role model in the business community, particularly for black executives.
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There Could Soon Be No Black Female CEOs Among America’s Largest Companies
Ursula Burns, the first African American woman to run a Fortune 500 company, will step down as chief executive when the struggling technology and services company splits itself in two later this year, Xerox announced Friday.
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