SUPPLIER DIVERSITY
Teresa LeFevre Joins Comerica Bank as Manager of Supplier Diversity
T
eresa Whalen LeFevre has joined Comerica Bank as Vice President and Manager of Supplier Diversity. LeFevre will
be responsible for managing Comerica’s national supplier di- versity and minority business development efforts. LeFevre will serve as Comerica’s liaison and representative
to the minority and women’s business enterprise advocacy or- ganizations on both a local and national level. She will also work to identify and facilitate the utilization of diverse suppli- ers to provide goods and services for the Bank. Comerica has been recognized nationally for its commit-
ment to diversity, and was named one of the 2010 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity based on four key measures, including supplier diversity. Comerica also ranked first on His- panic Business Magazine’s Top 25 Companies for Supplier Diversity for 2008 and 2009 and was named Corporation of the Year - Financial and Insurance Services Sector by the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council in 13 of the last 15 years. LeFevre succeeds Don Alessi, who retired after 37 years with the bank. LeFevre joins Comerica Bank with 15 years of experience
in automotive industry procurement, having served more than 10 years in supplier diversity development roles. Prior to join- ing Comerica, she worked as a purchasing and supplier diver- sity manager for Federal Mogul. Her previous positions also include supplier diversity manager, buyer and training facilita- tor at Ford Motor Company and program administrator at Wayne State University. LeFevre holds a bachelor’s degree in business administra-
tion from Wayne State University, and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan. She currently serves as board chair for the Detroit Domini-
can Literacy Center, is an advisory board member for Net Im- pact and is an active member of the Council of Supplier Diver- sity Professionals. LeFevre resides in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, with her family.
About Comerica Bank Comerica Bank is a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated
(NYSE: CMA), a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned by three business seg- ments: The Business Bank, The Retail Bank, and Wealth & In- stitutional Management. Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. In addition to Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Arizona, Cali- fornia, Florida and Michigan, with select businesses operating in several other states, as well as in Canada and Mexico. Comerica reported total assets of $55.0 billion at September 30, 2010. To receive e-mail alerts of breaking Comerica news, go to
http://www.comerica.com/newsalerts.
Source: Comerica Bank &
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