Black Directors Fortune 500 Companies
In 1971, Mr. Leon Howard Sullivan joined the General Motors Board of Directors and became the first black American on the board of a major corporation. He went on to serve on General Motors' board for over 20 years.
In 2008, there were 278 black directors sitting on Fortune 500 company boards, an increase from 255 in 2004. However, they collectively held fewer board seats 413 compared with 449 in 2004, according to a report by the Executive Leadership Council, a group that works to develop black leadership in the US.
Undated August 12, 2013. Please note, this section of the site is incomplete.
Emerson U Fullwood
Born: Supply, North Carolina, Jan. 3, 1948
Company: Xerox Corporation
Position: Retired Chief Staff and Marketing Officer, Xerox North America
Industry: Printing and Imaging Equipment
Country: United States
Frank M. Clark
Born: c. 1946
Company: Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd)
Position: Chairman and CEO
Industry: Utilities
Country: United States
Gerald A. Benjamin
Company: Henry Schein, Inc.,
Position: Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Industry: Pharmaceutical
Country: United States
J.C. Watts
Born: November 18, 1957, Eufaula, Oklahoma
Company: Oakcrest Capital Partners, LLC
Position: Founder and Senior Partner
Industry: Financial Services
Country: United States
John W. Thompson
Born: April 24, 1949, in Fort Dix, New Jersey
Position: Chairman, Board of Directors,
Company: Microsoft Corporation,
Industry: Technology
Country: United States
Johnathan A. Rodgers
Company: TV One LLC
Position: CEO and President
Industry: Media
Country: United States
Joyce M. Roché
Company: Girls Incorporated
Position: President & CEO
Industry: Nonprofit
Country: United States
Kenneth C. Frazier
Company: Merck & Co., Inc.
Position: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Industry: Health Care
Country: United States
Kenneth I. Chenault
Born: June 2, 1951, New York, New York.
Company: American Express
Position: Chairman and CEO
Industry: Financial Services
Country: United States
Lloyd H. Dean
Born: c. 1951,
Company: Dignity Health (formerly Catholic Heathcare West),
Position: President and CEO,
Industry: Healthcare,
Country: United States
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