all ethnic groups. It has been successful in this endeavor: Minorities constitute nearly 30% of Xerox’s U.S. labor force of 27,000, while blacks make up 14%. Two of the company’s 11 directors, 22 of its 194 senior managers, and four of its 27 corporate officers are African American.
Advertising Diversity Rating: 1 Star
STRENGTHS: Senior Management, Board of Directors
YUM! BRANDS INC. Location: Louisville, KY. Type of Business: Fast Food. Diversity Contact: Jonathan Blum, SVP, Public Affairs. Diversity is not optional for Yum! Brands Inc. — the world’s largest fast-food restaurant company with more than 850,000 employees around the globe. Chairman David Novak says that inclusion “helps drive all aspects” of Yum!, parent of A&W Restaurants, KFC, Long John Silver’s, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. Its U.S. workforce is more than 50% minority, nearly 50% female, and 23% black. Also, more than 40% of the company’s restaurant managers and “above-store” employees are minorities. Senior management boasts 13 minority executives, including KFC COO Harvey Brownlee. BE
Advertising Diversity Rating: 1 Star
STRENGTHS: Employee Base
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