CDK Directors Les Brun and Willie Deese Named to “2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors” List by Savoy Magazine
October 27 2021 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
CDK Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDK), a leading automotive retail
technology company, today announced two members of its board of
directors, Les Brun and Willie Deese, have been named to the “2021
Most Influential Black Corporate Directors” list for the second
time by Savoy Magazine, a leading business magazine reporting on
African American success and achievement.
Savoy’s “2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors” is a
prestigious listing of executives, influencers and achievers active
on the boards of the world’s leading corporations and
organizations. Featured in its fall issue, the magazine assembled
an elite representation of African American men and women
recognized for their executive and business leadership.
Brun and Deese both joined the CDK board of directors in 2014.
Brun serves as chairman of the board, and Deese serves as chair of
the compensation committee.
“We are proud Savoy Magazine is recognizing Les and Willie for
their dedication and long-standing commitment to the success of CDK
and the other organizations they serve,” said Brian Krzanich,
president and chief executive officer, CDK Global. “Their
experience, unique perspectives and leadership have contributed
greatly to CDK over the last seven years as we strategically
rethink the future of automotive retail by helping connect the
industry and create seamless experiences across all aspects of
car-buying and ownership.”
Outside CDK, Brun is co-founder, chairman and chief executive
officer of Ariel Alternatives, lead independent director of
Broadridge Financial Solutions, and a director of Corning. He is
also the founder and former chairman and chief executive officer of
Hamilton Lane, one of the largest global investment managers
providing private markets solutions with more than $500 billion in
assets under management and supervision. Previously, Brun was lead
independent director at Merck, managing director at CCMP Capital
Advisors, chairman of the board of Automatic Data Processing and
chair of the compensation committee at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
In 2019, he was inducted into the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Business
Hall of Fame and was recognized by the National Association of
Corporate Directors as one of America’s top 100 corporate directors
in 2015.
Deese is also an independent director of Dentsply Sirona, a
leading manufacturer and distributor of dental and other consumable
healthcare products; Public Service Enterprise Group, a diversified
energy company; and G1 Therapeutics, a clinical-stage
biopharmaceutical company. Previously, he served as an executive
vice president of Merck from 2008 to 2016 and as president of the
Merck Manufacturing Division from 2005 to 2016. He also served as
Merck’s senior vice president of Global Procurement from 2004 to
2005. Prior to joining Merck, he served as senior vice president of
Global Procurement and Logistics at GlaxoSmithKline and vice
president of Purchasing at Kaiser Permanente.
The “2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors” listing is
available at savoynetwork.com.
About CDK Global, Inc.
CDK Global (NASDAQ: CDK) is a leading provider of integrated
data and technology solutions to the automotive, heavy truck,
recreation, and heavy equipment industries. Focused on enabling
end-to-end, omnichannel retail commerce through open, agnostic
technology, CDK Global provides solutions to dealers and original
equipment manufacturers, serving nearly 15,000 retail locations in
North America. CDK solutions connect people with technology by
automating and integrating all parts of the dealership and buying
process, including the acquisition, sale, financing, insuring,
parts supply, repair, and maintenance of vehicles. Visit
cdkglobal.com.
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