PITTSBURGH, Oct. 31, 2018
/PRNewswire/ -- Following the success of last year's inaugural
event, F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE: FNB) announced today that it will
once again participate in and serve as the lead sponsor for the
second annual African American Directors Forum-Pittsburgh (AADF).
An exclusive event, the AADF is designed to improve diversity,
particularly African American representation, among the ranks of
C-suite executives and board membership of publicly traded
companies in the Pittsburgh
region.
The AADF will be held on Wednesday,
November 14, 2018, at the Wyndham Grand in Downtown Pittsburgh, and feature prominent
speakers and panelists from across the
United States. Attendees will include highly successful
African American corporate leaders from the Pittsburgh region who are committed to
leveraging their expansive networks and knowledge to spur greater
placement opportunities for minority candidates. Chief Human
Resource Officers and other senior level executives from 23 of
Pittsburgh's more than 40 publicly
traded companies with annual revenues greater than $1 billion will be represented at the Forum.
In addition to providing a networking opportunity, the program
will feature value-added presentations and roundtable discussions
focused on diversity and inclusion best practices and the outlook
for African American leadership in the corporate sector. These
sessions will be anchored by respected industry, corporate and
community leaders, including Sean
Woodroofe, CHRO, TIAA; Quentin
Roach, Chief Procurement Officer and SVP, Merck;
Chris Crespo, Inclusive Director,
Americas Talent Team, EY; Paula
Cholmondeley, CEO, The Sorrel Group; Ashok Rao, CEO, BioMed X; Kathy Thorton-Bias, President & COO,
Verlo Mattress; Michael Hyter, Managing Partner, Korn Ferry; Aishetu
Dozie, Fellow, Stanford
University Distinguished Career Institute; Skip Spriggs, CEO, The Executive Leadership
Council; and Stefani Pashman, CEO,
Allegheny Conference on Community Development.
"FNB is committed to supporting initiatives such as the AADF,
which are so crucial in advocating for greater diversity and
inclusion in the business community as well as our society in
general," said Vincent J. Delie,
Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
F.N.B. Corporation. "We look forward to participating in this
year's Forum and strengthening our partnership with the AADF to not
only help it grow in Pittsburgh,
but in other markets, and lead to a new generation of inspired
leaders."
"Our goal is to help increase diversity in leadership
opportunities by providing advice to aspiring African American
candidates, leveraging the potential of current African American
executives and sharing best practices with corporate participants
to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace," said
David Motley, founder of AADF and a
member of FNB's Board. "Discussions will be centered around the
theme of this year's Forum, Be One. Find One. Make One."
"The Executive Leadership Council (ELC) is excited to
participate in this year's program, as we look forward to its
expansion into other U.S. cities next year," said Skip Spriggs, President and CEO of ELC, a global
organization committed to increasing black leadership among public
corporations. Mr. Spriggs, who will anchor the AADF panel
discussion on African American Representation and the Pittsburgh
Region, added "The AADF embodies ELC's core values and shares our
goal to increase the number of successful black executives
domestically and then abroad, leading to greater diversity,
inclusion and representation at all levels of the corporate
structure and in our communities."
The second annual AADF is being organized in collaboration with
the Allegheny Conference on Community Development (Conference).
Support for this event is part of the Conference's broader efforts
to advance economic inclusion in Pittsburgh.
If you are interested in replicating the AADF in your region,
obtaining more information or arranging an interview with an event
organizer or participant, email
aadf-pgh@alleghenyconference.org.
About F.N.B. Corporation
F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE:
FNB), headquartered in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, is a diversified financial services company
operating in six states. FNB holds a significant retail deposit
market share in attractive markets including: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Cleveland, Ohio; and Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and the Piedmont Triad (Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High
Point) in North Carolina.
The Company has total assets of approximately $33 billion, and approximately 400 banking
offices throughout Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Maryland, West
Virginia, North Carolina
and South Carolina.
FNB provides a full range of commercial banking, consumer
banking and wealth management solutions through its subsidiary
network which is led by its largest affiliate, First National Bank
of Pennsylvania, founded in 1864.
Commercial banking solutions include corporate banking, small
business banking, investment real estate financing, business
credit, capital markets and lease financing. The consumer banking
segment provides a full line of consumer banking products and
services, including deposit products, mortgage lending, consumer
lending and a complete suite of mobile and online banking services.
FNB's wealth management services include asset management, private
banking and insurance.
The common stock of F.N.B. Corporation trades on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol "FNB" and is included in Standard
& Poor's MidCap 400 Index with the Global Industry
Classification Standard (GICS) Regional Banks Sub-Industry Index.
Customers, shareholders and investors can learn more about this
regional financial institution by visiting the F.N.B. Corporation
website at www.fnbcorporation.com.
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