Last month, Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) hosted an orientation
meeting to welcome 39 new members of the NextGen Network, an
organization of African American leaders in business and the community.
The orientation meeting was held at Prudential’s Newark headquarters.
As part of the firm’s ongoing commitment to diverse talent, Prudential
is the lead sponsor of NextGen
Network, which helps assist mid-career African Americans prepare to
compete for business leadership positions in the global marketplace.
“Talent is an essential part of our value story,” said Sharon
C. Taylor, senior vice president of human resources and chair of The
Prudential Foundation. “Partnerships with organizations like NGN help us
to identify our high potential employees and fuel our succession
planning programs to ensure the company has a steady pipeline of rising
leaders.”
This year’s larger-than-average class includes 39 new members from
various industries ranging from financial services, to hospitality and
media. The full-day program was intended to provide the newest members
with information about the organization, and opportunities for team
building and networking. The meeting preceded NGN’s spring meeting,
which this year was held in San Francisco in early June.
“Our corporate partners view the focus on talent as an investment in the
future success of their firms,” said Oral Muir, vice president,
Strategic Partnerships and Business Development at Marriott
International and president of NGN. “In turn, we continue to focus on
strengthening the African-American corporate leadership pipeline through
programming and peer mentoring that helps our members to advance in
their careers and succeed in their personal pursuits.”
A listing of the new 2012 NGN members is attached.
NextGen Network was founded in 1999 as an affiliate of The
Executive Leadership Council™, the nation's premier leadership
network of the most senior African American corporate executives in
Fortune 500 companies. NextGen Network is a membership organization that
offers career and professional development and points of connectivity
for mid-career African-American professionals.
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services leader, has
operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
Prudential’s diverse and talented employees are committed to helping
individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth
through a variety of products and services, including life insurance,
annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, investment
management, and real estate services. In the U.S., Prudential’s iconic
Rock symbol has stood for strength, stability, expertise and innovation
for more than a century. For more information, please visit http://www.news.prudential.com/
2012 Professional Class Membership
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Amelia Hardy - Global Portfolio Business Manager, 3M
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Angela Clarke - Senior Director, Marriott International
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Apoorva Gandhi - Vice President, Marriott International
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Brian Jack - Assistant Vice President, The Federal Reserve Bank
of New York
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Catherine Morris - Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase
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Charles Hawkins - Area Supervisor, Verizon
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Chidi Afulezi - Product Director, Turner Broadcasting
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Dannielle Hawk – Director, Marriott International Inc.
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Darien Wright - Vice President, Marriott International
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Demetria Elmore - Director, Marriott International
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Divina Gamble - Managing Associate, Korn/Ferry International
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Ernest Boye - Senior Director, Marriott International, Inc.
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Eugene Waiters - Executive Director. JPMorgan Chase and Company
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Franklin Reynolds - Communications Lead, General Electric
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Heidi Obie - Department Manager, CH2MHILL
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Ivan Francis - Internal Consultant, Xerox
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Jacqueline Grace - Director of Marketing, Caesars
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Jalil Dawson - Assistant Vice President, New York Life
Insurance Company
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Judy Hopkins - Assistant General Counsel, New York Life
Insurance Company
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Julius Robinson - Vice President , Marriott
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Karin Kimbrough – Director, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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Keisha Taylor - Senior Marketing Manager, Turner Broadcasting
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Kendra Mathias – Associate, Credit Suisse
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Kenny Anderson - Senior Director, HUGO BOSS Fashions
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LaKeitha Anderson - Senior Manager, Reynolds American, Inc.
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Leslie Banks - Senior Manager, CDW LLC
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Marilyn Arbuthnott - Supervising Officer, The Federal Reserve
Bank of New York
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Marvin Spears – Director, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
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Michelle Thornhill - Senior Vice President and African American
Segment Manager, Wells Fargo
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Nancy Northern - Vice President, JPMorgan Chase Bank
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Quincy Weatherspoon – Director, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
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Rona Bunn - Program Manager, BAE Systems
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Sheila Anderson - Assistant Vice President, New York Life
Insurance Company
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Sybil Baffoe - Vice President , Chubb Group of Insurance
Companies
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Tara Harrison - Assistant Vice President, New York Life
Insurance Company
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Terri Snowden – Area Director, Marriott International, Inc.
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Tory Ragsdale - Assistant Vice President, New York Life
Insurance Company
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Warren Wells - Senior Bank Examiner, The Federal Reserve Bank
of New York
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Yoshino Woodward - Innovation and Product Development Manager,
Accenture LLP
