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Xerox’s Chief Executive Officer Ursula M. Burns to Chair 2011 Catalyst Awards Dinner, and Kraft Foods Chairman and CEO Irene Rosenfeld to Keynote 2011 Catalyst Awards Conference


tion, will serve as Chair of the 2011 Cata- lyst Awards Dinner, and Irene Rosenfeld, Chairman and CEO of Kraft Foods, will deliver the keynote address at the 2011 Catalyst Awards Conference. The Confer- ence and Dinner, which will be held at The Waldorf=Astoria in New York on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, celebrate the 2011 Catalyst Award winners for out- standing business initiatives that advance women into corporate leadership. “Ursula Burns and Irene Rosenfeld in-


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spire women everywhere to pursue posi- tions of leadership at the highest levels within their individual organizations, in the business community, and in society,” said Ilene H. Lang, President & Chief Ex- ecutive Officer of Catalyst. “Xerox and Kraft are companies with strong commit- ments to creating inclusive workplaces and advancing talented women to top leadership positions. Both Ms. Burns and Ms. Rosenfeld are role models for inclu- sion at companies that recognize that what’s good for women is good for busi- ness.” Ms. Burns joined Xerox in 1980 as a mechanical engineering summer intern and later assumed roles in product devel- opment and planning. In addition to the Xerox board, she is a board director of the American Express Corporation, was named by President Barack Obama to help lead the White House national pro- gram on STEM (science, technology, en- gineering and math) in November 2009, and was appointed vice chair of the Presi- dent’s Export Council in March 2010. Xe- rox is the world’s leading enterprise for business process and document manage- ment.


Recently named as the world’s second most powerful woman by both Forbes


78 PROFESSIONAL WOMAN’S MULTICULTURAL MAGAZINE


rsula M. Burns, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox Corpora-


Ursula M. Burns, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox Corporation


and Fortune, Ms. Rosenfeld is a veteran of the food and beverage industry with nearly 30 years of experience. After join- ing Kraft Foods in 1981, she advanced through various senior management roles, becoming Chief Executive Officer in June 2006 and Chairman in March 2007. Ms. Rosenfeld’s leadership has helped to make Kraft Foods a global powerhouse in snacks, with an unrivaled portfolio of iconic brands that people love. With ap- proximately $48 billion in revenues, Kraft Foods is the world’s second largest food company. Each year, the Catalyst Award is pre-


sented to companies and firms with out- standing initiatives that produce measur- able results in women’s career development and advancement and provide the busi- ness community with replicable practices that are good for women and good for business. The 2011 Catalyst Awards Din- ner is sponsored by Deloitte LLP and Shell Oil Company, and the 2011 Catalyst


CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF DIVERSITY


Irene Rosenfeld, Chairman and CEO of Kraft Foods


Awards Conference is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company and Walmart. Learn more about Catalyst and the Cat-


alyst Award. To purchase a table for the 2011 Catalyst Awards Dinner, please con- tact Liana Wolkenbreit at 646-388-7729 or lwolkenbreit@catalyst.org.


ABOUT CATALYST Founded in 1962, Catalyst is the lead-


ing nonprofit membership organization working globally with businesses and the professions to build inclusive workplaces and expand opportunities for women and business. With offices in the United States, Canada, and Europe, and more than 400 preeminent corporations as members, Catalyst is the trusted resource for re- search, information, and advice about women at work. Catalyst annually honors exemplary organizational initiatives that promote women’s advancement with the Catalyst Award.


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