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Merck CEO Kenneth C. Frazier Will Retire as CEO Later This Year, Will Stay on as Executive Chairman

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 20211530

Merck has announced that chairman and chief executive officer, Kenneth C. Frazier, will retire as CEO on June 30. Robert M. Davis will succeed him....

Money

Meet The CEO Who Raised $31 Million For Black Entrepreneurs in Florida

Dana GivensMarch 5, 2020March 5, 2020

by Dana GivensMarch 5, 2020March 5, 20203158

CEO Inez Long raised $31 million for black and brown businesses in the Central Florida area....

Career Leadership

Oakland Pays Unprecedented Tribute to CEO and Hometown Hero Bernard Tyson

Alisa GumbsNovember 18, 2019November 18, 2019

by Alisa GumbsNovember 18, 2019November 18, 20191539

On Sunday morning, the flag-draped casket of Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson was placed in the center of the Rotunda in Oakland...

Career Leadership

BE Exclusive Interview With Tapestry’s Jide Zeitlin, The CEO Who Controls Coach And Kate Spade

Derek T. DingleNovember 15, 2019November 15, 2019

by Derek T. DingleNovember 15, 2019November 15, 20193313

Black Enterprise's exclusive Q&A with Jide Zeitlin, who controls some of the world’s most recognized luxury brands as chairman and CEO of Tapestry Inc....

Career Leadership

Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald: We Must Expand Pipeline To Increase Black CEOs

Derek T. DingleOctober 18, 2019

by Derek T. DingleOctober 18, 20191155

Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald, a member of the B.E. Registry of Corporate Directors, shares why we must expand the pipeline to increase black CEOs...

Career Leadership

There are Only 4 Black CEOs at Fortune 500 Companies. Here’s How the ELC is Changing That

Derek T. DingleOctober 16, 2019October 16, 2019

by Derek T. DingleOctober 16, 2019October 16, 201911301

“There are qualified and overqualified black managers who can fill these positions,” says Otha T. “Skip” Spriggs, president of the ELC. “This is not a...

Leadership

Coach Parent Company Tapestry Names New, Black CEO

Justin BartonSeptember 9, 2019September 18, 2019

by Justin BartonSeptember 9, 2019September 18, 20192931

Jide Zeitlin, chairman of the board of directors of Tapestry Inc., parent company of Coach and Kate Spade, becomes the newest black CEO of the...

Entrepreneurship Technology

Black CEO’s Battle for His Company and Reputation Raises Question: Are Successful Black Founders Being Forced Out of Their Businesses?

Samara LynnJune 13, 2019June 14, 2019

by Samara LynnJune 13, 2019June 14, 20192721

A black CEO's recent battle for his company and reputation stirs up troubling questions about white investors and treatment of black founders....

Business Career Leadership

Meet the CEO of Bed, Bath & Beyond, She is the First Black Woman to Head a Fortune 500 Company Since Ursula Burns

Samara LynnMay 24, 2019December 3, 2019

by Samara LynnMay 24, 2019December 3, 20194819

Bed, Bath & Beyond’s new interim CEO, Mary Winston is the only black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company since Ursula Burns stepped down...

Technology

List of the Most Influential Blacks in Technology

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsNovember 9, 2018November 15, 2018

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsNovember 9, 2018November 15, 201865509

Just who are among the most influential blacks in technology? The list presented here includes disruptors and more than a score of others representing a...