Members of The Executive Leadership Council continue to be recognized by their companies and in the media for their accomplishments. This issue covers information received during the second quarter of 2024.

Career Transitions

• Michael Conway, former Group President – International & Channel Development for Starbucks was named to the newly created position of CEO, North America for Starbucks.
• Regina Bynote Jones, former Chief Legal Officer for Baker Hughes, was named SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary for ADM.
• Kellye Walker, former EVP & Chief Legal Officer for Eastman Chemical, was named SVP, Chief Legal Officer and Worldwide Public Affairs at Deere & Co.
• Netta Washington, former President, IDEX Energy & Severe Duty Valves for IDEX Corporation, was named EVP, High Performance Materials & Components for ATI.

Board & Commission Appointments

• Calvin Butler, President & CEO of Exelon, has joined the board of Emerson Electric.
• Patrick Carey, Head of Consumer & Small Business Credit for Bank of America, joined the board of advisors for Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business.
• Todd Corley, SVP, Inclusion, Sustainability & Community for Carhartt, joined the board of Snarky Elephant Productions (SEP).
• Gregory Deavens, President & CEO of Independence Health Group, was named Chairman-Elect to the Chamber of Commerce .for Greater Philadelphia.
• Arnold Donald, Former President & CEO, Carnival Corporation, has joined the board of directors for GE Verona.
• Nefertiti Greene, President of Science & Diagnostics for Mars Petcare, recently joined the board of UCB SA/NV.
• Keith Holmes, Former EVP & Chief Revenue Officer for ADT, has joined the boards of ByVerTek and Laine London.
• Archie Jones, Founder of NxGen COACH Network, joined the board of Genesys Works.
• Kim Harris Jones, Retired SVP & Corporate Comptroller for Mondelēz International, joined the board of directors of Caesar’s Entertainment.
• Rita Khan, Chief Consumer Officer for Optum (a UnitedHealth Group company), joined the board of AlixPartners.
• Rose McKinney-James, Managing Principal for McKinney-James & Associates, recently joined the board of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority.
• Karen Morrison, President, OhioHealth Foundation and SVP – External Affairs, OhioHealth, was named to the board of Park National.
• Felicia Norwood, EVP & President, Government Health Benefits with Elevance Health was appointed to serve on Yale University’s Board of Trustees.
• Herbert Parker, Retired EVP – Operational Excellence, IT, M&A and Internal Audit for Harman International, became the Chairman of the Board for TriMas Corporation.
• Mike Smith, Managing Director for Incrementium Advisors, was named to the Advisory board of Resilinc.

Major Awards and Recognitions

• Law Burks, President of IDEX Energy, was the recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award from Purdue University’s School of Business
• Jerri DeVard, Founder & CEO of the Black Executive CMO Alliance, was recently named to the American Advertising Federation’s Advertising Hall of Fame
• Thasunda Brown Duckett, President & CEO for TIAA, served as the Commencement Speaker for Howard University’s 156th Commencement Ceremonies
• Angela Guy, CEO of GUYDEIA LLC, was given the 2024 Catalyst for Change Award at the 2024 Achiever Awards in April presented by Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW)
• Dennis Maple, Chairman & CEO for Goddard System LLC, was named the 2024 Entrepreneur of the Year Greater Philadelphia Award Finalist, presented by EY
• Marva Smalls, EVP, Global Head of Inclusion Strategy for Paramount and EVP, Public Affairs for the Nickelodeon Group was honored for her commitment to the arts community and her trailblazing career in the media landscape during the Annual Spring Luncheon held by the Studio Museum in Harlem on May 10th
• Donna Vieira, EVP and Chief Commercial Officer for Sallie Mae was honored for her efforts to advance gender equity within Corporate America by Girls Inc. of New York City at the 25th Annual “Lifting Girls Up Gala and College Shower” event.  Donna also announced a $25,000 contribution to the non-profit from The Sallie Mae Foundation

Media Articles and Mentions

In the Spring 2024 issue of Savoy Magazine, the magazine featured their 2024 list of the Most Influential Executives in Corporate America

ELC member Calvin Butler Jr., President & CEO of Exelon was featured on the Cover of the magazine

122 ELC Members were featured in Savoy Magazine’s as the 2024 list of the Most Influential Executives in Corporate America:

1. Erika Alexander, Chief Global Officer, Global Operations, Marriott International
2. Calvin Allen, EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3. Tameka Alsop, Chief Administrative Officer, Moody’s Corporation
4. Aster Angagaw, VP, Amazon Business, Amazon
5. Crystal Ashby, EVP, Chief People, DEI & Communications Officer, Independence Health Group
6. Gena Ashe, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Anterix
7. Orlando Ashford, Chief People Officer, Fanatics
8. Lilicia Bailey, Senior EVP & Chief People Officer, CommonSpirit Health
9. Kelly Baker, EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer, Thrivent
10. Sharon Barner, VP, Chief Administrative Officer & Corporate Secretary, Cummins
11. April Miller Boise, EVP & Chief Legal Officer, Intel Corporation
12. Tiffanie Boyd, SVP & Chief People Officer – McDonald’s USA, McDonald’s Corporation
13. David Bozeman, President & CEO, C.H. Robinson
14. Joseph Bradley, CEO, Tonomus
15. Artis Brown, Global Basestocks & Waxes, ExxonMobil
16. Priscilla Sims Brown, President & CEO, Amalgamated Bank
17. Calvin Butler Jr., President & CEO, Exelon
18. Kevin Carpenter, VP, Integrated Supply Chain & Chief Supply Chain Officer, The Toro Company
19. Mike Chapman, Senior Partner & Practice Leader – Americas, Kearney
20. Shaundra Clay, Global VP – Finance, Beam Suntory
21. Ruth Clements, President – East Region, Quest Diagnostics
22. Theodore Colbert, President & CEO – Boeing Defense, Space & Security, Boeing
23. Titi Cole, Former Head of Legacy Franchises, Citi©
24. Todd Corley, SVP, Inclusion, Sustainability & Community, Carhartt
25. Mark Crawford, SVP & Global DEI, BP
26. Calvin Crosslin, President – Lenovo Foundation and VP, Human Resources, Lenovo
27. Craig Cuffie, Group Chief Procurement Officer, HSBC
28. Ed Dandridge, EVP, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, AIG
29. Gregory Deavens, President & CEO, Independence Health
30. Pascal Desroches, Senior EVP & CFO, AT&T
31. Curley Dossman Jr., President, Community Programs, Georgia-Pacific
32. Thasunda Brown Duckett, President & CEO, TIAA
33. Marvin Ellison, Chairman & CEO, Lowe’s Companies Inc.
34. Tony Ezell, EVP, President of the Americas and Chief Marketing Officer, BD
35. Kelly Fladger, SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer, Haverty’s Furniture
36. Denise Russell Fleming, CIO and EVP – Technology and Global Services, BD
37. Dwight Gibson, Operating Partner, Pritzker Private Capital
38. Kala Gibson, EVP & Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, Fifth Third Bancorp
39. Kim Goodman, CEO, Smarsh
40. Darrel Hackett, CEO and President & CEO, BMO Bank North America, BMO Financial Corp.
41. Stephen Harris, President, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
42. Brett Hart, President, United Airlines
43. Cain Hayes, President & CEO, Point32Health
44. Lee Henderson, Assurance Partner & Americas EY Private Leader, EY
45. Stacey Hightower, CEO, Omnicom Specialty Marketing Group, Omnicom Group Inc.
46. Curtis Howse, EVP and CEO – Home and Auto, Synchrony
47. Jennifer Hunter, SVP, Corporate Citizenship & Chief Sustainability Officer, Altria Client Services
48. Lisa Jackson, VP, Environment, Policy & Social Initiatives, Apple
49. Stephon Jackson, Head of T. Rowe Price Investment Management, T. Rowe Price
50. Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO, AARP
51. Gerald Johnson, EVP, Global Manufacturing & Sustainability, General Motors
52. Kimberly Johnson, Chief Operating Officer, T. Rowe Price Group Inc.
53. Michael Johnson, EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer, IDEXX
54. Regina Jones, SVP, General Counsel & Secretary, ADM
55. Sekou Kaalund, EVP, Head of Branch & Small Business Banking, U.S. Bank
56. Remi Kent, Chief Marketing Officer, Progressive
57. Renee LaRoche-Morris, Managing Director & CFO, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
58. Wright Lassiter III, CEO, CommonSpirit Health
59. Brenda Lauderback, Chairman, Denny’s Inc.
60. Patricia Lewis, EVP & Chief Sustainability Officer, UnitedHealth Group
61. Obed Louissaint, EVP & Chief People Officer, Aptiv
62. Jon Love, SVP, Corporate Services, Compass Group
63. Fred Lowery, SVP & President, Customer Channels, Thermo Fisher Scientific
64. Yolanda Lyle, SVP & Chief of Staff to the Chairman & CEO, Pfizer Inc.
65. Kimberly Banks MacKay, SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, West Pharmaceutical Services
66. Dennis Maple, Chairman & CEO, Goddard Systems LLC
67. Mark Mason, CFO, Citi©
68. Jason McAlpine, SVP, Performance Materials, BASF Corporation
69. Glenda McNeal, Chief Partner Officer, American Express
70. Mia Mends, CEO – C&W Services, Cushman & Wakefield
71. Bernard Mensah, President, International, Bank of America
72. Adrian Mitchell, EVP & CFO, Macy’s Inc.
73. Rhonda Morris, VP & Chief Human Resources Officer, Chevron
74. Melissa Moye, SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer, Enbridge
75. Oral Muir, VP, Partnerships, Experiences & Distribution, Hilton Worldwide
76. Torod Neptune, SVP, Corporate Marketing & Chief Communications Officer, Medtronic plc
77. Mark Newman, President & CEO, The Chemours Company
78. Ernest Nicolas, Chief Supply Chain Officer, HP Inc.
79. Felicia Norwood, EVP & President, Government Health Benefits, Elevance Health
80. Chonda Nwamu, EVP, General Counsel & Secretary, Ameren Corporation
81. Racquel Oden, Head of Wealth & Personal Banking, HSBC
82. Johnbull Okpara, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer, Citi©
83. Jill Pemberton, CFO, North America, LVMH Inc. (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy)
84. Javara Perrilliat, President, Southeast Area, Republic Services
85. Gail Peterson, EVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Ecolab Inc.
86. Juliette Pryor, EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Lowe’s Companies
87. David Rawlinson II, President & CEO, Qurate Retail Inc.
88. Quentin Roach, Chief Procurement Officer, The Estee Lauder Companies
89. Chris Roberts, EVP & GM, Global Food & Beverage, Ecolab Inc.
90. Antonio Robinson, SVP, General Counsel, Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer, Carter’s
91. Martin “Marty” Rodgers, Market Unit Lead – U.S. South, Accenture
92. Keith Sanders, VP, Talent Engineering, CDW
93. Albert Simien Jr., EVP, Operations, LHC Group
94. Peggy Simmons, EVP, Utilities, American Electric Power (AEP)
95. Denise Singleton, EVP, General Counsel & Secretary, WestRock Company
96. Kurt Small, President – Medicaid, Elevance Health
97. Yvette Hill Smith, Chief Information Officer & SVP, Customer Success, F5
98. Byron Spruell, President, League Operations, National Basketball Association (NBA)
99. Pamela Stewart, Chief Customer Officer (Retail) – North America Operating Unit, The Coca-Cola Company
100. Jeffrey Tate, CFO, Dow
101. Terry Thomas, Chief Growth Officer, Flowers Foods
102. Trevear Thomas, U.S. Strategic Growth Offerings (SGO) Leader, Deloitte
103. Brian Tippens, SVP & Chief Social Impact Officer, Cisco
104. Winselow Tucker, SVP & Chief Commercial Officer, Eli Lilly
105. Scott Uzzell, VP & GM, North America Operating Unit, Nike
106. Donna Vieira, EVP & Chief Commercial Officer, Sallie Mae
107. Troy Vincent, EVP, Football Operations, National Football League (NFL)
108. Claude Wade, EVP, Chief Digital Officer & Global Head of Business Operations, AIG
109. Justin Whitmore, Chief Strategy Officer, Keurig Dr. Pepper
110. Neil Wilcox, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Fiserv
111. Anré Williams, CEO – American Express National Bank & Group President, Enterprise Services, American Express
112. Craig Williams, President, Geographies & Marketplace, Nike
113. Rodney Williams, President – Diageo Beer Company & President, Diageo Canada, Diageo
114. Terrance Williams, President & CEO, TruStage
115. Darryl Willis, Corporate VP, Energy & Resources Industry, Microsoft
116. Dontá Wilson, Chief Consumer & Small Business Banking Officer, Truist
117. Chris Womack, Chairman, President & CEO, Southern Company
118. Sean Woodroffe, EVP, Chief People, Culture & Communications Officer, Lincoln Financial Group
119. Telisa Yancy, Enterprise President, American Family Insurance
120. Lloyd Yates, President & CEO, NiSource Inc.
121. Safroadu “Saf” Yeboah-Amankwah, SVP & Chief Strategy Officer, Intel Corporation
122. Patricia Miller Zollar, Managing Director, Neuberger Berman

Dave Bozeman, President & CEO, C.H. Robinson was featured in a special news article highlighting Fortune 500 CEO by BallerAlert.com

Calvin Butler Jr., President & CEO, Exelon, was featured in a special news article highlighting Fortune 500 CEO by BallerAlert.com

Thasunda Brown Duckett, President & CEO, TIAA,  was featured in a special news article highlighting Fortune 500 CEO by BallerAlert.com

Marvin Ellison, Chairman & CEO, Lowe’s Companies Inc. was featured in a special news article highlighting Fortune 500 CEO by BallerAlert.com

Chris Womack, Chairman, President & CEO, Southern Company was featured in a special news article highlighting Fortune 500 CEO by BallerAlert.com

Priscilla Sims Brown, Amalgamated Bank CEO was a featured interview as part of the CNBC Changemakers Summit on April 18th.  She was also featured on CNBC’s The Exchange on the current commercial real estate issues and its impact on banks

Herman Bulls, Vice Chairman, Americas for JLL, was interviewed as part of the It’s Easy Son Podcast with Dr. Gerld Hector on TheHBCUNation network and was a featured speaker Harvard Club of New York City

Ken Chenault, Chairman & Managing Director and Ken Frazier, Chairman of Health Assurance Initiatives for General Catalyst, spoke about the challenges of polarization in today’s business and political climate at the Time 100 Summit and Gala event in late March

Carla Harris, Senior Client Advisor for Morgan Stanley, was a keynote interview as part of the 2024 CNBC Financial Advisor Summit

• She was quoted in an article for VettaFi
• She was also interviewed on Fox Business network talking about the latest small businesses participating in Morgan Stanley’s Multicultural Innovation Lab program.
• She was also a keynote speaker at the Gartner CFO and Finance Executive Conference in May at the Gaylord National Harbor.  The theme was “Lead to Win – How to Be an Impactful, Influential Leader in Today’s Environment”

Mike Hyter, ELC President & CEO, was interviewed for the May 2024 episode of BET’s America in Black series on the Attacks around Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

DiversityWomenMedia announced the speakers for its 2024 Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging Conference to be held July 23 – July 24 in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place.

ELC member speakers include:

• Rhonda Crichlow, SVP, Chief Diversity Officer, Charter Communications
• Tyronne Stoudemire, SVP, Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Hyatt Hotels Corporation

John Rogers, Founder, Chairman & Co-CEO for Ariel Investments LLC was interviewed for the April 2024 edition of BET’s America in Black news series