Kansas City Southern Honored as a Corporate Game Changer by Women’s Forum of New York at 2017 Breakfast of Corporate Champi...
November 14 2017 - 4:45PM
Business Wire
Today, Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) was honored by the
Women’s Forum of New York at the fourth biennial Breakfast of
Corporate Champions for achieving at least 25 percent female
representation on their board. The company, which has a
representation of 25 percent women on the board, was applauded as a
corporate game changer who is making special efforts to advance
women in the boardroom.
In addition, Latino Leaders magazine has recognized three Latino
members of the KCS board of directors in its September/October 2017
edition. Latino Leaders magazine highlights KCS directors Lu M.
Córdova, Antonio O. Garza, Jr. and David Garza-Santos among 100
Latino directors in its special 2017 Corporate and Board
Edition.
“KCS embraces the tremendous value that comes from the diversity
of our board and throughout the company, which is why we are so
proud to be recognized by these two organizations,” said KCS
president and CEO Patrick J. Ottensmeyer.
“We congratulate KCS and their work towards achieving a
greater gender balance in their boardroom,” said Janice Reals
Ellig, CEO, The Ellig Group and Chair of the Women’s Forum of New
York at the fourth biennial Breakfast of Corporate Champions event.
“KCS knows that more women on boards is smart business and their
continued success is an inspiration to others."
The event brought together an audience of over 600, including
CEOs and board directors along with business leaders, government
officials, thought leaders and influential media in special
recognition of forward-thinking companies.
This year's Breakfast of Corporate Champions kicked off with a
call to action from tennis legend Billie Jean King, who founded the
Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative with Teneo four years ago,
to foster more inclusive leadership including more representation
of women and diversity in corporate America. The highest honor, the
Muriel F. Siebert Leadership Award, will be presented to Mary
Barra, CEO of General Motors, for under her leadership, the company
became the first major industrial corporation to achieve gender
parity on its board.
The awards presentation was followed by three executive panel
discussions moderated by highly respected reporters in the media
industry. Rebecca Jarvis of ABC News moderated the Gender Diversity
Creates Shareholder Value panel, Susan Chira of The New York Times
moderated the Getting to Parity by 2025 panel, and Andrew Ross
Sorkin of CNBC moderated the CEO Panel: CEO Game Changers. Each
panel discussed details about why and how top US companies can be
game changers who make real progress in the path to parity. This
year’s program concluded with a keynote by Ronald P. O’Hanley,
President and CEO of State Street Global Advisors, encouraging
attendees and associated companies to take action in the path to
gender parity by 2025.
About Kansas City Southern
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., KCS is a transportation
holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico
and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is The Kansas City Southern
Railway Company, serving the central and south central U.S. Its
international holdings include Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A.
de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port
cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent
interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean
freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCS' North
American rail holdings and strategic alliances are primary
components of a railway network, linking the commercial and
industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico and Canada. For more
information, visit http://www.kcsouthern.com/en-us/.
About the Women's Forum of New York
The Women’s Forum of New York is the city’s premier organization
of women leaders. The invitation-only membership of more than 500
women, representing the highest levels of achievement across all
professional sectors from finance to fine arts, is dedicated to the
advancement of women’s leadership through programs which enrich
members' lives personally and professionally, through The Education
Fund which enables talented women whose potential has been
disrupted by extreme adversity to resume their education, and
through the Corporate Board Initiative, which extends and expands
the contribution of women leaders through corporate board
participation. Founded in 1974, the Women's Forum of New
York is the flagship of the International Women's Forum, a
global organization of over 6500 outstanding women leaders in over
74 Forums around the world. For more information, visit
https://www.womensforumny.org/.
About Latino Leaders Magazine
Latino Leaders Magazine is the mission of brothers and
founders, Raul and Jorge Ferraez, two Mexican businessmen. The
mission of Latino Leaders Magazine: Connecting Leaders.
Inspiring the Future. Satisfying this claim is the goal of the
international staff of Latino Leaders Magazine. By promoting
and publishing stories of Latino success, Latino Leaders
Magazine strives to showcase stories, other than those often
seen in the mainstream media. At the same time, demonstrate the
influence Latinos maintain in this country. For more than a
decade, Latino Leaders Magazine has featured the top
Latinos in the United States, including politicians, sports stars,
business owners and other relevant and successful leaders.
http://www.latinoleaders.com/
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