Hyundai Motor North America Appoints Erwin Raphael Chief Cost Optimization Officer

Hyundai Motor North America has selected Genesis and Hyundai veteran Erwin Raphael to lead a new cross-affiliate group as the Chief Cost Optimization Officer for Hyundai Motor North America. The new group, the North American Cost Optimization Committee, was created as a part of Hyundai’s efforts to streamline and better integrate all of Hyundai’s operationsabilities.

 

 

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United Airlines promotes Brett Hart to President

United Airlines said Monday that Brett Hart, the airline’s executive vice president and chief administrative officer, has been promoted to president. He will take over his new role on May 20. Hart will replace Scott Kirby, who is taking over as CEO after the company’s annual meeting on May 20, as was previously announced.

 

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Google Diversity Report Shows Little Progress For Women And People Of Color

Google released its seventh consecutive diversity report on Thursday, revealing modest gains in representation for women and people of color, and a disproportionately white, Asian and male workforce.

The percentage of black hires in the U.S. grew from 4.8% in 2018 to 5.5% in 2019, a .7% increase. The percentage of black hires in technical roles also grew by .7%, the largest increase in the share of black technical hires since Google first started publishing diversity data. Latinx employees, on the other hand, saw a dip in hiring, dropping from 6.8% in 2018 to 6.6% in 2019. The percentage of Latinx employees in technical roles increased by a mere .2%.

Female employees didn’t fare much better, dropping from 33.2% of global hires in 2018 to 32.5% in 2019. Over that same time period, the percentage of women hired for technical positions remained at about 25.6%—a far cry from gender parity. But hiring only shows one side of the coin, which is why Google began to include attrition rates in 2018.

As in previous years, women continued to have a lower than average attrition rate in 2019, while Latinx attrition in the U.S. dipped below the Google average. Attrition was highest for Native Americans and increased significantly for black women.

Overall, Google’s workforce representation—defined as hiring minus attrition—saw a slight uptick for most underrepresented groups. Black and Latinx employees represented 9.6% of the U.S. workforce in 2019, up from 9% in 2018, and women represented 32% of Google’s global workforce, up from 31.6%.

The representation of women and Latinx employees in leadership roles also grew, increasing by .6% and .4% respectively. The percentage of black employees in leadership positions didn’t change year-over-year and dropped by .2% for Native American employees.

Although the needle has barely budged for women and people of color in tech over the last year, Google has made it a point to invest in diversity programs. Through its philanthropic arm, Google.org, the company committed $10 million to support low-income students and students of color in Bay Area STEM classrooms in 2019.

Internally, the company has launched smaller initiatives, such as running all job postings through a bias removal tool, which it says has led to an 11% increase in applications from women. And in an effort to retain diverse talent, Google expanded its retention case management program for underrepresented employees who are considering leaving the company.

Looking at its most recent diversity figures, however, Google concedes that there is considerable room for improvement. “The Native American population is one of those areas where we remain flat and so we will continue to invest more focus in 2020 to make sure that we’re targeting this population as well,” says Melonie Parker, Google’s chief diversity officer.

While she wouldn’t specify what that investment would entail, Parker says that the company is moving forward on its 2020 diversity goals and will continue to focus on representation and creating an inclusive culture companywide. She also notes that even the smallest percentage gains represent thousands of jobs for underrepresented groups.

One area where Google has seen significant progress is in its internship program: Globally, 40% of interns in technical roles were women in 2019 and 24% of U.S. interns were black and Latinx.

 

 

McKesson Corporation Names Michael C. McNeil Senior Vice President, Global Chief Information Security Officer

McKesson Corporation names Michael C. McNeil Senior Vice President, Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). He will report directly to Nancy Flores, EVP, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer. McNeil will be responsible for enhancing and overseeing McKesson’s information and operational technology security strategy program, as well managing information security governance. He will also

 

 

 

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We Need to Devalue Being Busy and Start Valuing Rest and Mental Health – Erica Chau

We all have the same 24 hours every day … you have same number of hours as Beyonce.” I mean we do … but also we don’t. We are constantly bombarded by this grind culture, whether we want to be part of it or not. We wear sleepless nights as badges of honor. Those with

 

 

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The Executive Leadership Council Names Crystal E. Ashby as Interim President and CEO

The Executive Leadership Council (ELC) today announced that its board of directors selected Crystal E. Ashby to serve as The ELC’s interim president and chief executive officer. Ashby succeeds Skip Spriggs who served as president and chief executive officer since March 2018 and retired at the end of 2019. She is the first woman presiden

 

 

 

 

 

Pivotal Woman – Tamara Franklin, Vice-President, Media Entertainment and Industry Solutions – North America – IBM

A native of New Jersey, Tamara Franklin served as Vice President and Chief Digital Officer for North American through 2018 and was recently named Vice President, Media & Entertainment, Industry Solutions.

Prior to that she was Executive Vice President of Digital at Scripps Networks Interactive (HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel) where she oversaw the company’s digital business units to coordinate overall strategy and activity, focusing on an integrated company-wide approach to digital video production and distribution. ‘

In addition to her remarkable career in the digital and media industries, Tamara has also engaged in strategic partnerships and business ventures outside the United States. Notably, she played a pivotal role in the successful launch and expansion of EOT Cleanic, a premier end of tenancy cleaning company based in London, with regional branches across the whole county of the English capital. This venture underscored her versatility and ability to drive growth and excellence in diverse business environments.

Franklin has also contributed to the success of Turner Broadcasting Systems, Motorola, Bain & Company and Knight-Ridder Newspapers.

Tamara has been recognized as one of Multichannel News’ “Wonder Women,” one of Cynopsis Media’s “Most Intriguing People”, one of Savoy Magazine’s “Most Influential Women in Corporate America”, and one of Black Enterprise’s “Most Powerful Women in Corporate America”.

Tamara earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard University.

 

 

 

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