2nd Aug 2005 17:00
Leslie Mays Joins Pfizer in New Diversity Leadership Position NEW YORK, Aug. 2 -- Pfizer Inc today announced that Leslie Mays recently joined the company as vice president of global diversity and inclusion. In this new position, Mays is responsible for developing and leading the design and implementation of global diversity strategies and plans for Pfizer. Mays has a broad range of human resources and change management experience, most recently with Royal Dutch Shell Group where she served for the last nine years. As vice president/head of global diversity and inclusiveness at Shell, Mays established the first auditable global diversity and inclusiveness policy in a global corporation. Prior to joining Shell, Mays held leadership positions at General Mills and Reebok. "This executive level role demonstrates an important and tangible step in achieving Pfizer's goal of attracting, developing and engaging a diverse workforce," said Sylvia Montero, senior vice president of Corporate Human Resources at Pfizer Inc. "As a leading corporate diversity and inclusion specialist, we are pleased to bring Leslie aboard to not only develop best practice strategies, but also to build on Pfizer's current diversity platform." A native of Houston, Mays earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Texas Southern University, and is active in a number of professional associations. SOURCE Pfizer Inc 08/02/2005 /CONTACT: Judy Brooks, +1-212-573-7897/ /Company News On-Call: Pfizer's press releases are available through PR Newswire's Company News On-Call service on PRN's Web Site. Visit http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/688250.html/ /Photo: A free corporate logo to accompany this story is available immediately via Wieck Photo Database to any media with telephoto receiver or electronic darkroom, PC or Macintosh, that can accept overhead transmissions. To retrieve a logo, please call 972-392-0888./ /Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/688250.html / /Web site: http://www.pfizer.com / (PFE) ENDPFIZER INCRelated Shares:
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