workforce diversity
HACR Young Hispanic Corporate
Achievers
™
Honored
HACR recognized 26 ‘Fortune 500’
professionals at 2nd annual event
T
he Hispanic Association on Cor- years of age, of Hispanic heritage and HACR honored 26 young profes-
porate Responsibility (HACR) — employed by a Fortune 500 company sional executives at HACR Young
a coalition of the nation’s most or HACR Corporate Member compa- Hispanic Corporate Achievers™
influential Hispanic community-based ny. (YHCA) program in Washington,
organizations — honored 26 profes- “The list of Fortune 500 companies D.C. on Tuesday evening,
sional executives at its 2nd annual represented are as diverse as the talents September 16, 2008.
Young Hispanic Corporate Achiev- each of these current and future leaders
ers[TM] (YHCA) program. Corporate bring to their jobs each day,” said
sponsors of the program include Altria HACR President & CEO Carlos Orta. largest and fastest-growing non-white
Group, Ford Motor Company, and “We believe that a company’s success population in the United States. For the
Miller Coors. will be increasingly determined by the private sector, this growth translates
Candidates from across the country diverse talent they recruit into their into an estimated purchasing power of
were nominated by their respective management teams, which is why we $1-trillion. HACR’s mission is to
companies and selected after a review developed the HACR YHCA program advance the inclusion of Hispanics in
of the candidates’ accomplishments, to highlight the progress being made Corporate America at a level commen-
established leadership qualities, indus- by a growing number of corporations.” surate with our economic contribu-
try expertise, education and employ- Hispanics represent more than 14 tions.
ment experiences, as well as a demon- percent of the U.S. population and one This annual leadership program rec-
strated commitment to their communi- out of every eight employees in the ognizes young Hispanic achievers at
ties. The candidates are between 25-40 nation’s labor force — it is also the Fortune 500 companies. Upon selec-
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