NORWALK, Conn., June 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asian
American Business Development Center named Namita Subramanian, Senior Vice President
Finance, Diageo North America, to the 2018 Outstanding 50 Asian
Americans in Business Awards. This honor, which was presented at
the 17th annual Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Awards
Dinner Gala held on June
20th at Cipriani Wall Street in New York, has remained the most prestigious
forum to highlight the achievements of Asian Americans business
professionals across the United
States.
"This recognition for Namita has particular importance for her
and for Diageo North America," said Alessandra Ginante, Executive
Vice President of Human Resources for Diageo North America. "This
is the second year in a row one of our leaders has been recognized
by this prestigious Asian American business forum for contributions
to the general economy."
Sandra Lalli, SVP and Assistant
General Counsel at Diageo North America, was honored with this very
same award in 2017.
Ms. Subramanian has more than 21 years of diverse finance
experience and has spent most of her career at Diageo North
America. Her areas of expertise includes: Business Performance
Management, Financial Planning and Analysis, Customer Planning,
Business Strategy, Business Decision Support, and Global Audit and
Risk. As SVP, Commercial Finance, she is responsible for the
finance organization that supports Diageo's U.S. spirits
business.
"We believe there is strength in alliances," said John Wang, president of Asian American Business
Development Center. "At the same time, we do not want to lose sight
of the critical need to honor and showcase the best and brightest
from the Asian American business community."
The full "2018 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award"
listing is available online at
http://outstanding50award.com/awardees/.
Diageo has been an early and active supporter of equal rights of
all people. On March 1, Diageo North
America CEO Deirdre Mahlan joined
more than 350 of her peers in pledging herself and Diageo to take
action to cultivate a workplace where diverse perspectives and
experiences are welcomed and respected by signing the CEO Action
for Diversity & Inclusion™ Pledge.
2018 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award is part of
a growing list of honors Diageo has earned for its commitment to
diversity and inclusion. Additional recent honors include:
- 2018 – Diageo earned 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign
Foundation's Annual Corporate Equality Index for LGBTQ Workplace
Equality for the 10th consecutive year.
- 2018 – Diageo received the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate
Equality Award.
- 2018 – Diageo listed as a Top Company for Executive Women by
National Association of Female Executives (NAFE) for eighth
year.
- 2018 – Diageo signed the CEO Action for Diversity &
InclusionTM pledge. Diageo North America was the first
beverage alcohol company to make such a commitment.
- 2017 – Diageo named on Diversity MBA's 2017 "50 Out Front for
Diversity Leadership" list of the best places for women and diverse
managers to work for the sixth consecutive year.
- 2017 – Diageo named one of Working Mother Magazine's "100 Best
Companies" for the ninth consecutive year.
- 2017 – Diageo listed on Great Place to Work® Top 25 Best Global
Companies for fourth consecutive year.
- 2016 – Diageo named as one of the Best Places to Work for New
Dads Report by Fatherly.
About Diageo
Diageo is a global leader in beverage
alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including
Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit
and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas,
Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio,
Tanqueray and Guinness.
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DEO)
and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: DGE) and our products are sold
in more than 180 countries around the world. For more information
about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at
www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking
resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways
to share best practice. Follow us on Twitter for news and
information about Diageo North America: @Diageo_NA.
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About Asian American Business Development Center
The
Asian American Business Development Center was established in
New York City in 1994 to promote
greater recognition of Asian American businesses' contributions to
the general economy. AABDC encourages Asian American businesses to
be more actively involved in issues and policies that directly
affect them at the federal, state and city levels and provides
capacity-building assistance to business entities that enables them
to compete in the mainstream marketplace and expand business
opportunities.
Over the years, AABDC has created a significant presence within
the Asian American business community in the U.S., and following
the global economy, has established a credible position as a
middleman introducing business opportunities between China and New
York.
Andrew Turner, Diageo
203.229.4339
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