Emmett
Vaughn to
head
diversity
program;
veteran of
Albertsons,
RR Donnelley
comes to
energy
company
Chicago —
July 12,
2005 —
Energy
company
Exelon
Corporation
has named
Emmett T.
Vaughn to be
its supplier
diversity
manager,
with
oversight
over the
company's
supplier
diversity
program.
In his new
position,
Vaughn
reports to
Delia W.
Stroud, vice
president
for supply
business
operations
and
governance
with Exelon.
Vaughn
replaces
George
Peters, who
recently
retired.
Prior to
joining
Exelon,
Vaughn, 48,
was the
principal of
Eminent
Connections
Ltd.
Consulting.
From 2002 to
2004 he was
director of
business
diversity
for
Albertsons
Inc., after
working at
RR Donnelley
Inc. from
1996 to
2002, where
he served
first as
manager of
supplier
development
and
diversity,
and then as
director for
diverse
business
markets.
At the
request of
Reverend
Jesse L.
Jackson,
Sr., RR
Donnelley
loaned
Vaughn as an
executive to
the Rainbow
PUSH
Coalition,
where he
served as
chief
operating
officer and
business
relations
manager.
"We are
thrilled to
have Emmett,
with his
extensive
experience
and
demonstrated
success,
leading
Exelon's
supplier
diversity
program,"
said Stroud.
"He brings a
wealth of
strategic
planning
expertise
and
diversity
sourcing
knowledge
that will
help Exelon
meet its
supplier
diversity
goals."
Exelon said
its
diversity
business
enablement
program
seeks to
maximize
opportunities
for minority
and
woman-owned
business
enterprises
(MWBEs) to
do business
with the
company. The
program
includes
company-wide
procurement
expenditure
goals, a
supplier
diversity
council,
community
outreach,
third-party
certification,
mandatory
tier-two
diversity
spend and
sponsorship
of external
programs for
diversity
suppliers.
Vaughn
serves on
the board of
the Lutheran
Family
Mission Care
Organization,
the House of
Blues
Foundation
Scholarship
Board, and
the board of
Athletes
Against
Drugs; and
he is a
member of
the Rainbow
PUSH
Coalition.
Exelon is
one of the
nation's
largest
electric
utilities,
with
approximately
5.2 million
customers
and more
than $14
billion in
annual
revenues.
The company
is
headquartered
in Chicago.
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