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 PepsiCo's Board of Directors Appoints Indra K. Nooyi as CEO

PepsiCo announced that Steve Reinemund, 58, Chairman and CEO, will retire next May. "After 22 years with PepsiCo, more than five of them as Chairman and CEO, I have decided that my family is entitled to more time from me than the responsibilities and obligations of continuing as PepsiCo's CEO requires and deserves," said Mr. Reinemund. "It was, in many respects, the toughest and easiest decision of my life."

The board of directors has elected Indra K. Nooyi, 50, as CEO effective October 1, 2006. Mr. Reinemund will serve as Executive Chairman of PepsiCo and will continue to serve as a member of the board of directors until his retirement in May, 2007. 

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 ADT security company named top supplier for Sears

ADT Security Services in Boca Raton was recently named as one of the select companies to receive top honors at the Sears Holdings' 2005 Partners in Progress awards.

ADT, a unit of Tyco Fire & Security, received the awards for Supplier of the Year and Quality Supplier of the Year in the Non Merchandise Loss Prevention category.
 

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 Saicon Named to Inc. 500 List of Fastest-Growing Companies

Saicon Consultants,Inc, a global full-service provider of application development, managed and consulting services, today announced that the company received a ranking of 142nd with three year sales growth of 730.94 percent, on Inc. 500 magazine’s 25th annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States The Inc. 500 September 2006 issue.
 

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 Annual National Small Business Awards Program for 2007 Announced

DiversityBusiness, the nation's leading small business Internet portal will be conducting its 7th annual "Top Small Businesses in America" survey. This year’s survey will determine the Top 500 Small Businesses in the United States, the Top 500 Diversity Owned Business in the United States, and for each State the Top 50 Small businesses and Top 50 Diversity owned businesses.

The winners will be honored at the 7th Annual Multicultural Business Conference in March 2007 in Las Vegas. The awards are based on annual sales volume. This marks the 7th year for this massive national data collection effort.

To participate, businesses must register at DiversityBusiness.com

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All Small, Women, and Minority owned businesses are encouraged to register. Last years winners received enormous recognition and exposure for their companies.
 

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DiversityBusiness.com News Briefs:
HARASSMENT, EXCLUSION AND NEGLECT KEEP WOMEN OF COLOR FROM REACHING HIGHEST RANKS IN LAW FIRMS, ABA STUDY SHOWS
Progress Energy Wins Corporation of the Year, Two Other Awards for Supplier Diversity
BMW PERFORMANCE SERIES” TO SHINE SPOTLIGHT ON URBAN ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT; Program To Benefit Community Scholarship Funds And Music Education
Johnson Controls Retains Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan, LLP as National Environmental Counsel
Wachovia Expands Its Support for Minority Business Enterprises to California
AOL Launches Annual Scholarship Program to Support Women and Minority Business Owners
BellSouth's Supplier Diversity Initiative Has Again Garnered the Crystal Award
Vonage Sponsors Celebration Announcing Release of the 7th Annual Diversity Demographics Publication, 'WOW! Facts' 2006

 

  
 

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