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Financial
News
Press
Release
Sodexho
Names Top Business, Civic Leaders to Newly Formed Business Advisory
Board
Monday
November 1, 5:49 pm ET
Former
U.S. Labor Secretary Alexis Herman to Chair Board That Will Provide
Guidance for Company's Strategic Direction
GAITHERSBURG,
Md., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Sodexho announced today the formation
of a business advisory board to examine key aspects of the company's
operations in North America and make recommendations to guide the
company's future strategic direction. The board will be chaired
by former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman.
"The
members of this advisory board are highly-respected leaders, academicians
and entrepreneurs who bring together a wealth of expertise and vision
in the various market segments in which we operate," said Sodexho
Chief Executive Officer Michel Landel. "Their extensive experience
is drawn from both the private and public sector and they will provide
an independent, objective voice in guiding our growth, development
and long-term success." The board members will provide advice
and counsel to Sodexho's executive management team, including Landel
and President and Chief Operating Officer, Richard Macedonia.
"I
look forward to helping build on the aggressive strategic imperatives
set forth by Sodexho and continue the momentum to meet the company's
overall business objectives," Herman said. "I am excited
to be joined by my fellow board members who bring a broad range
of proven skills and talents and a high level of expertise."
In
addition to Ms. Herman, the appointees to the advisory board include:
Douglas A. Brook, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School of Business
and Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey,
Calif.; Judy George, founder and CEO of Domain Home Fashions; Neil
R. Grabois, vice president and director for strategic planning and
program coordination for the Carnegie Corporation of NY; Irene Hirano,
president and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum in Los
Angeles; George Munoz, president of Munoz Investment Banking Group
LLC in Arlington, Va.; David R. Pitts, chairman and CEO, Pitts Management
Associates Inc. in Baton Rouge, La.; and Joshua I. Smith, chairman
and managing partner of The Coaching Group LLC in Washington, D.C.
Sodexho
(http://www.sodexhoUSA.com)
is the leading provider of food and facilities management in the
United States, with $5.8 billion in annual revenue and 110,000+
employees. Sodexho offers innovative outsourcing solutions in food
service, housekeeping, grounds keeping, plant operations and maintenance,
asset management, and laundry services to more than 6,000 corporations,
health care, long term care and retirement centers, schools, college
campuses, military and remote sites in North America. Headquartered
in Gaithersburg, MD, Sodexho proudly serves as the official food
service provider for the U.S. Marine Corps.
Editor's
Note: Please see below information regarding advisory board members.
Photos available upon request.
Alexis
M. Herman, who chairs the Sodexho Advisory Board, served as the
nation's 23rd Secretary of Labor and was the first African American
to lead the department. Currently, Herman serves as chair and CEO
of New Ventures Inc., and chairs The Coca-Cola Company's Human Resources
Task Force and the Toyota Diversity Advisory Board. Herman serves
on the boards of Cummins Inc., MGM/Mirage Inc., and Entergy. She
is also a member of the advisory committee for Public Issues for
the Advertising Council and sits on the board of her alma matter,
Xavier University, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Douglas
A. Brook, Ph.D. is the dean of the Graduate School of Business and
Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.
Before joining NPS, Brook was vice president of government affairs
for The LTV Corporation and also served as acting director of the
U.S. Office of Personnel Management and Assistant Secretary of the
Army for Financial Management. Brook served on active duty as a
Navy Supply Corps officer and was an active member of the naval
reserve for 30 years.
Judy
George is founder and CEO of Domain Home Fashions and is a co-author
of two books, "The Domain Book of Intuitive Home Design"
and "The Intuitive Businesswoman." George's Domain Home
Fashions is ranked 201 among Working Woman magazine's "Top
500 Women-Owned Businesses" and 79th among the top 100 furniture
stores in the country. George ranked 12th of 100 Top Women Led Businesses
in Massachusetts and was also voted Entrepreneur of the Year in
2003 by Ernst and Young. George currently sits on the board of Aga
Foodservice Group and Daffy's Clothing.
Neil
R. Grabois directs strategic planning and program coordination for
the prestigious Carnegie Corporation of New York. Grabois has also
served as the president of Colgate University and provost and chair
of mathematical sciences at Williams College. Grabois currently
sits on the boards of Swarthmore College, The Jewish Foundation
for the Education of Women and the Michael Wolk Heart Foundation.
Irene
Hirano is president and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum
in Los Angeles. She has served as a board member of the American
Association of Museums and the Smithsonian Institution's National
Museum of American History and was an appointee to President Clinton's
Committee on Arts and Humanities. Hirano currently serves on the
Smithsonian Institution National Board, the Toyota Diversity Advisory
Board, the Accreditation Commission of the American Association
of Museums, and chairs the Kresge Foundation Board.
George
Munoz is the president of Munoz Investment Banking Group, LLC, and
an attorney with the law firm of Tobin, Petkus & Munoz of Chicago
and Washington, D.C. Munoz has served as president and CEO of the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation and as chief financial officer
& assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Treasury. Munoz
currently sits on the board of Marriott International, the MHW board,
the advisory board of Frito- Lay, Inc., the Board of Governors --
Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards, and is a National
Geographic Society trustee. Munoz is also a past president of the
Chicago Board of Education.
David
R. Pitts is the chairman and CEO of Pitts Management Associates,
Inc. one of the nation's premier strategic advisory firms in the
health care industry. Pitts has also served as CEO of the Ochsner
Foundation Hospital, in New Orleans, LA., and executive officer
for health affairs for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Pitts
currently chairs the Church Pension Group in New York City, and
the Business Bank of Louisiana. He also serves on the boards of
the General Health Systems, The Powell Group, AMEDISYS, Access Pt.,
Clark Consulting and Health Insights, Inc.
Joshua
I. Smith has been chairman and managing partner of The Coaching
Group since 1998. Previously he was founder, chairman and CEO of
The MAXIMA Corporation, a 20-year-old firm that achieved a national
reputation as one of the top African-American owned firms in the
United States. Smith currently serves on the boards of Caterpillar,
Inc., FedEx Corp., and Allstate Insurance Corp., as well as the
Canadian-based Cardiocomm Solutions, Inc. Smith was appointed by
former President George H.W. Bush to chair the U.S. Commission on
Minority Business Development from 1989 to 1992, and served on the
Executive Committee of the 1990 Economic Summit of Industrialized
Nations, the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts and the George H.W. Bush Memorial Library Board
of Trustees.
Source:
Sodexho USA
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