OfficeMax CEO Sam Duncan Earns Prestigious Diversity Best Practice Award
October 26 2009 - 12:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
--Duncan honored for leading innovative corporate practices that
foster a diverse and inclusive workplace that impacts both the
workforce and community at OfficeMax -- NAPERVILLE, Ill., Oct. 26
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OfficeMax®, a leading provider in office
supplies and services, is proud to announce that OfficeMax Chairman
and CEO Sam Duncan is a recipient of the 2009 CEO Diversity
Leadership Award presented by Diversity Best Practices, the
pre-eminent organization for promoting diversity in the workplace.
Duncan was honored along with seven other CEO winners at Diversity
Best Practices' annual Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Summit
& Gala held in Washington, D.C. "I am honored to receive
recognition for a program that fosters personal success through
genuine opportunity," said Sam Duncan, Chairman and CEO of
OfficeMax. "We have worked hard to put programs and practices in
place to create a culture that honors, supports, and celebrates all
talents and backgrounds. We are proud of the rich and diverse
talent that is helping to make OfficeMax a top retailer and a great
place to work." Diversity Best Practices honored the executive
leaders and their companies at the organization's annual Diversity
and Inclusion Leadership Summit & Gala in Washington, D.C., on
October 6, 2009. The celebration included the Gala Awards Dinner
plus the CEO Forum, where winners answered questions and shared
best practices on how CEOs embed diversity commitment and inclusion
excellence throughout all levels of their companies. The honorable
Arne Duncan, secretary for the United States department of
education, presented the 2009 award to Sam Duncan. "I am so proud
of our 2009 awardees. These CEOs have shown a long-term commitment
and deep passion for diversity that proves out through excellent
corporate initiatives," says Carol Evans, who heads Diversity Best
Practices. "Our honorees possess exemplary leadership traits and
serve as role models to their communities and to our country. As we
saw at our recent CEO Roundtable, the impact that a CEO has on a
company's culture is enormous and is key to successful diversity
and inclusion work." OfficeMax promotes an inclusive culture that
embraces the diversity of its associates, business partners and
customers. Currently, there is a focused strategy to support our
associates through training and mentoring programs as well as
associate resource groups. OfficeMax supports eight associate
resource groups, including the MochaMax (African American), YIP
(Young Innovative Professionals), OWL (OfficeMax Women Leaders)
LGBT Council, OLE (Hispanic and Latino), COPAA (Council of
Pan-Asian Americans), MaxMoms (Parents), MaxAbilities (People with
Disabilities) OfficeMax has also greatly enhanced its supplier
diversity program and continues to develop business strategies that
move the diversity and inclusion efforts into our community. About
Diversity Best Practices Diversity Best Practices (DBP)
(http://www.diversitybestpractices.com/), based in Washington,
D.C., is the pre-eminent organization for diversity-thought leaders
to share best practices and develop innovative solutions for
culture change. Through research, benchmarking, publications and
events, DBP provides its members with valued resources, information
and strategies on how to implement, grow, measure and create "first
in class" diversity programs. Diversity Best Practices is part of
Working Mother Media, which is a division of Bonnier Corporation.
For more information on the 2009 Diversity and Inclusion Leadership
Summit & Gala and the CEO Forum, visit
http://www.diversitybestpractices.com/. About OfficeMax OfficeMax
Incorporated (NYSE:OMX) is a leader in both business-to- business
office products solutions and retail office products. The OfficeMax
mission is simple. We help our customers do their best work. The
company provides office supplies and paper, in-store print and
document services through OfficeMax ImPress®, technology products
and solutions, and furniture to consumers and to large, medium and
small businesses. OfficeMax customers are served by more than
30,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, e-commerce and
more than 1,000 stores. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call
1-877-OFFICEMAX. For more information, visit
http://www.officemax.com/. OfficeMax Media Contacts: OfficeMax
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