Professional Diversity Network, Inc. President Star Jones Presents “Global Diversity Champion” Award to Sodexo CEO Michel...
October 09 2017 - 9:37AM
Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPDN) (“PDN” or the
“Company”), a global developer and operator of online and in-person
networks that provide access to networking, training, educational
and employment opportunities for diverse individuals, today
announced that PDN and its President Star Jones were invited and
participated in the official opening VIP event of the Women’s Forum
Global Meeting last week in Paris. As part of the event, Ms.
Jones presented Sodexo CEO, Michel Landel, with PDN’s first “Global
Diversity Champion” Award.
Star Jones commented, “It was an honor to be able to present our
long time client, Sodexo’s CEO Michel Landel, with our “Global
Diversity Champion” Award.” Ms. Jones continued, "As a company
that is laser focused on diversity and inclusion as a business
imperative, we know how vital Mr. Landel’s leadership in the
area has been to keeping this issue on the front burner of
conversation. Mr. Landel is, and has
been recognized, as one of the greatest champions of
gender equity in business and society globally.”
Michel Landel was appointed CEO of Sodexo Group in 2005. Since
then, he has led Sodexo’s transformation to become the global
leader in Quality of Life services. Landel’s commitment
to diversity and inclusion has resulted in the organization
being considered a recognized leader in the area.
Under Landel’s leadership, Sodexo was honored with
the prestigious 2012 Catalyst Award for its diversity and
inclusion strategy that resulted in systemic cultural change
for the organization. Sodexo was also ranked #1 in 2010
and #2 in 2011. Sodexo was ranked #1 on the DiversityInc
business index of Top Companies for Diversity & Inclusion
in 2013 and #2 in 2012.
Landel has received many distinguished honors including the CEO
Leadership Award from Diversity Best Practices and the CEO
Advocate of the Year award from Asian Enterprise
magazine. In 2016, at the United Nations Women’s Empowerment
Principles awards, Michel Landel was awarded the
CEO Leadership Award. He is a Chevalier of
the French Legion of Honor, sits on the Catalyst Board of
Directors, and plays a leadership role in the Women’s Forum
CEO Champions
PDN’s participation at the Women’s Forum Global Meeting is
another example of PDN’s place in the global conversation on
women’s issues and commitment to its members. The Company
previously disclosed its long-term plan to enhance the lifetime
value of its networking memberships, including those now beginning
to be sold through its IAW segment in China.
The Company continues to focus on bringing global attention to
women’s issues, which grows awareness of networking, while
specifically spotlighting its brand within that broader
conversation.
The Company previously announced that on December 2, 2017, it
will hold its First Nasdaq Global Capital Summit Forum, an
exclusive forum focused on entrepreneurialism in Beijing, China at
the Qiuhua Resort.
The event will be headlined by Bruce Aust, Vice Chairman of
Nasdaq and hosted by PDN President Star Jones. The event is
expected to be the Company’s highest attended event, potentially
drawing as many as 5,000 paid participants, setting the stage for
the Company’s 2018 growth plans.
About Professional Diversity Network (PDN)
Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (PDN) is a
global developer and operator of online and in-person networks that
provides access to networking, training, educational and employment
opportunities for diverse professionals. We operate subsidiaries in
the United States and China including National Association of
Professional Women (NAPW), which is one of the largest, most
recognized networking organizations of professional women in the
country, spanning more than 200 industries and professions, and
Noble Voice, a career placement and career counseling call center.
Through an online platform and our relationship recruitment
affinity groups, we provide our employer clients a means to
identify and acquire diverse talent and assist them with their
efforts to comply with the Equal Employment Opportunity Office of
Federal Contract Compliance Program. Our mission is to utilize the
collective strength of our affiliate companies, members, partners
and unique proprietary platform to be the standard in
business diversity recruiting, networking and professional
development for women, minorities, veterans, LGBT and disabled
persons globally.
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This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation
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Relations."
CONTACT: Professional Diversity Network, Inc.
Jason Assad – Investor
RelationsJassad@prodivnet.com678-570-6791
Jim Kirsch – Co-Executive
Chairmanjkirsch@prodivnet.com312-614-9021
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