COMPANIES FOR
DIVERSITY
No. 21 TURNER BROADCASTING
Philip Kent,
CEO and Chairman
Kelly Regal,
Executive Vice President
Industry: Media
Main Competitors: ABC, NBC, CBS
U.S. Headquarters: Atlanta, Ga.
Number of U.S. Employees:
8,900
Annual Revenue: Turner Broadcasting
is owned by Time Warner, which
does not break out financial results
for its respective businesses.
of Operations Outside U.S.:
10
WHY IT’S ON THE TOP 50: In its third
year on the list, Turner Broadcasting
has extremely strong Corporate
Communications on diversity
and senior leadership, demonstrat-
ing a clear commitment to
diversity initiatives.
DIVERSITY STRENGTHS: CEO and
Chairman Philip Kent chairs the
diversity council ( 54 percent of Top
50 CEOs do this) and meets regularly with employee-resource groups
( 70 percent of Top 50 CEOs do
this). The company has very strong
employee-resource groups. Its web
site communicates its diversity message clearly and makes diversity a
priority. The company displays an
ongoing commitment to diversity
through its diversity training, which
is mandatory for the entire work
force (compared with 58 percent of
the Top 50).
RECENT DIVERSITY SUCCESS: Turner
Broadcasting Systems collaborated
with Junior Achievement to create
education supplement called the JA
Hispanic Games.
No. 22 CITIGROUP
Specialty Lists:
No. 6 on the Top 10 Companies
for Latinos
Industry: Banking
Main Competitors: Bank of America,
Bear Sterns, Deutsche Bank,
JPMorgan Chase, HSBC
U.S. Headquarters: New York, N. Y.
Number of U.S. Employees: 327,000
Annual Revenue: $89.6 billion
of Operations Outside U.S.:
44
WHY IT’S ON THE TOP 50: Citigroup
has strength in all four areas examined: CEO Commitment, Human
Capital, Corporate Communications
and Supplier Diversity.
DIVERSITY STRENGTHS: Sixty-four
percent of managers participate in the
mentoring program, compared with
an average of 32 percent for the Top
50. The company also has mandatory
diversity training for all its employees
(only 58 percent of Top 50 companies have this), strong employee-resource groups, and excellent
work/life benefits. The company gets
a perfect score for communicating its
diversity commitment on its web site.
RECENT DIVERSITY SUCCESS: In the
United States, there were more than
45 programs in conjunction with heritage events held across the country in
2006, often planned with employee
networks. In June 2006, Citi Brazil
held its first Diversity Week, and an
annual Diversity Week was held for
the third time in London.
Charles Prince,
Chairman and CEO
Ana Duarte-McCarthy,
