Network of Executive Women Annual Report 2014

Network of Executive Women Annual Report 2014

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For her, there was never a doubt. She raised her hand in school, went out for the team, ran for Student Council. She worked hard, in school and after class. She stood out in college, and was recognized as someone you could trust. Leadership was in her DNA. When she came to the retail, consumer goods and services industry she had high hopes. She learned the ropes. Started a family and climbed the ladder. She wants to give it her all. She wants to make a difference, but she feels stuck. We are losing too many women. We are losing our most precious commodity: Talent.

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In 14 short years, NEW has grown into one of the largest communities serving the retail, consumer goods and service industry, representing nearly 9,000 members, 750 companies, 102 corporate partners and 20 regions across the U.S. and Canada. We’ve put women’s leadership on the agenda. We’ve changed hearts and minds. We’ve advanced tens of thousands of individual leaders. But we’ve sent these women back to companies that haven’t changed. Women make up half the retail industry’s workforce but still comprise less than 1 in 5 corporate officers and 1 in 20 CEOs. It’s time for change.

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sion It’s time for a new workplace. One that’s less rigid and more flexible.

Less authoritative and more collaborative. Less conformist and more diverse. More authentic and less impersonal. NEW is creating a new model for workplace transformation and a new movement for workplace change.

We have a new mission: “To advance women, build business and transform the industry’s workplace through the power of our community.” And a bold new vision: “A workplace with no limits.”

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The Network of Executive Women has many achievements to report for 2014. We set new records in membership, corporate partnership, regional event attendance, outreach and online engagement. Our national conferences were sold out. Volunteer participation soared. But our greatest achievement in 2014 was laying the groundwork for a new Network and a new Movement for women’s leadership and workplace change. We created a new mission and vision. We strengthened our infrastructure and expanded our staff. We created a Board-level Inclusion Committee. We redesigned our brand. And we expanded our learning programs to help you develop qualified women leaders. It’s time to move the needle on women’s leadership and create a better workplace for everyone.

NEW is ready. Let’s get started.

Betsy Hosick Chevron Corporation NEW Board Chair

Joan Toth President and CEO

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“It’s time to advance all women.”

“It’s time for higher expectations and transformative breakthroughs.”

“It’s time for more women in STEM fields.”

Kate Barnhill Inmar

Jamice Obianyo Ecolab Inc.

Ken Charles General Mills NEW Inclusion Chair

“It’s time to appreciate our unique qualities and take smart risks.”

Alexandra Oles The Hershey Company

“It’s time to encourage and strengthen one another.”

Subriana Pierce Navigator Sales & Marketing

“It’s time to mentor and empower women at all levels.”

Susan Allen Schwan’s Consumer Brands

“It’s time for more women in senior leadership.”

Tammy DeBoer Family Dollar Stores Inc. NEW Board Member “It’s time for an environment where individuals can bring their whole selves to work.”

Valerie Oswalt Mondelēz International

“It’s time to be more strategic in our development of people.”

Tom Ashworth CVS Health

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“It’s time to lead from the front.”

Regenia Stein Ingenuity Consulting NEW Secretary

“It’s time for the c-suite to represent the many faces of America.”

Ron Cole Nestlé Purina PetCare

“It’s time to maximize potential.”

“It’s time for women to speak up and ask for what they want.”

Mei-Ling Sha Campbell Altria NEW Ambassador

“It’s time for a new leadership style that values women’s leadership.”

Chaly Moyen The Coca-Cola Company

Trudy Bourgeois The Center for Workforce Excellence “It’s time for more opportunities to innovate.”

Sally Grimes Tyson Foods Inc.

“It’s time for women to support women.”

Elena B. Ortero The Clorox Co.

“It’s time to be authentic, grateful and inspirational.”

Alma Lopez Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

“It’s time for freedom to unplug and enjoy ‘mom’ moments.”

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How has NEW helped you?

NEW has been a resource for me to connect to like-minded women interested in changing the face of corporate America. Whether it’s through the webinars or the NEW Executive Leaders Forum, I turn to the Network to learn how to be a better leader and how to run my business better. How has NEW helped your organization? My company has leveraged NEW for development training, mentoring and expanding the number of women in leadership positions. What’s it time for? It’s time for more women in leadership roles. I think it’s time for a different leadership style, one that’s more caring and sensitive, much more collaborative than directive. It’s time for much more diverse people and an inclusive culture to drive the bottom line.

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NEW has helped me show my teammates at Coca-Cola that I believe in them — not just the men but the women — and to provide a forum for the team and ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to grow. How has NEW helped your organization? NEW has provided an opportunity to create mentors [for our] mentoring program. A lot of the members of NEW are either mentors or mentees.

NEW has been a great platform for Coca-Cola and shows the larger business community that we have been a leader on this front. I think it’s really exciting.

What’s it time for? I think it’s time for men to step up. Men need to advocate for real change. I think it’s our time. I love being part of it because it’s showing men across the industry and my company that it’s time for us all to step up and be real advocates for change.

Luke Emery Vice President, Chicagoland Market Coca-Cola Refreshments The Coca-Cola Company

I am actually fairly new to NEW, but it’s been fantastic. The event that I attended was phenomenal. I was able to hear from a female leader about how to be more authentic and share your voice when presenting, and how to have that presence in front of your audience. Those are very relevant to the things that I do on a day-to-day basis at work. It was fantastic to not only hear the presentations from strong female leaders but also to network with other female leaders in the industry.

How has NEW helped your organization? We have a good partnership with NEW. I know that we have senior leaders who are able to collaborate with NEW to help with the branding and the message that NEW is sharing. I think Pepsi is a great industry leader that helps NEW do this through plenty of PepsiCo members active in the NEW community. What’s it time for? I believe it’s time for us to think of this as a movement — not as a women’s movement, but as an everybody’s movement.

Preetha Balamohan Senior Manager, Sales Strategy PepsiCo Inc.

NEW has taught me to embrace and continuously challenge myself as a female leader, which in turn makes me a better contributor to my team. I’ve learned so much from the programs and resources that NEW has offered me as a member.

How has NEW helped your organization? From thought-provoking NEW SmartBrief articles to the inspiring speakers at the NEW Leadership Summit, NEW’s resources energize our teams. Our representatives learn so much at every NEW Summit about how to be better leaders. As a development option, it is a standout. What’s it time for? I think it’s time that we stopped trying to “cover” or minimize leadership qualities that we consider more feminine and instead embrace them. Let them become the norm and let them become skills that people aspire to.

Charmaine Chua District Manager Altria NEW Annual Report 2014 13

I had the opportunity to be the Ambassador to NEW and that really allowed me to learn about the Network in a way I hadn’t in the past. I felt a great connectivity with NEW and I learned about the Network’s core values, what the agenda was and what NEW wants to accomplish strategically. This role taught me about the Network and all the assets that come along with it. How has NEW helped your organization? NEW is part of our Balance 4Performance team and efforts, making the employee base aware of the partnership and all that NEW can provide, from the NEW Leadership Summit, NEW Executive Leaders Forum and NEW Leadership Academy, to other resources. What’s it time for? I was given the opportunity by Nestlé Waters to go through a Center for Creative Leadership training program. To see NEW collaborating with such a fine organization that really focuses on elevating women’s skill sets, their positioning, their behaviors — it’s really game changing.

The Network is providing companies with this highly professional skill development that can be applied and recognized within each company as true development.

NEW has provided me with a sense of confidence, coming into an industry that I had no knowledge of. [It’s helped me] to make my own way, have my own voice and feel confident in the decisions I was making on behalf of a corporation. I have a network I can reach out to. How has NEW helped your organization? We are at the beginning of how NEW will help our company. It’s time now to engage NEW more strategically and we are offering NEW to every single woman at Kraft, so we will have this organization that women at Kraft can rely on for confidence building, for network building, for leadership building — that’s where we’re going to take it into the future. It’s going to be a game changer. What’s it time for? I think it’s time for the industry to not only have women in leadership positions, but to prove to women that the women in those positions have the power and influence to change these companies. To me, it’s more than just having a bunch of vice presidents, CEOs and CFOs, but to prove to everyone, including all the women looking up to them, that they’re actually the ones making the change.

Jane Bullinger Region Sales Director, Midwest Nestlé Waters NA

Laura Harris Senior Director, Field Finance Kraft Foods Group

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NEW has helped me a great deal, meeting with women in different industries and being able to craft my own style as I practice networking at group events, travel to the conferences and gain exposure to executive women at the highest rank of their organizations. Seeing what people are doing at other companies and using those lessons learned has been an opportunity to grow and propel my career forward. How has NEW helped your organization? NEW has been significant to all of our team members. We have our memberships and partnerships through our regional diversity council members and through the corporate offices. NEW is a great opportunity for our internal team members to network with one another and share their best practices. What’s it time for? It’s time to have males more involved with the development of women by being supportive, lending a listening ear and providing the support that’s needed for development.

Stephanie Johnson Manager, Diversity Strategic Partner Development Diversity & Inclusion (Center of Expertise) Walgreen Company

NEW has allowed me the opportunity to further enhance my professional network while providing growth and development opportunities provided through the learning programs and national events offered. How has NEW helped your organization? NEW has provided a platform focused on the development of women in CPG without boundaries and limitations, providing a learning and leadership community for our associates. What’s it time for? Women account for 85 percent of all consumer purchases, including everything from autos to health care; it’s time for the industry to invest more in the growth and development of women.

Ron Haskell Senior Manager, People & Organization Mars Chocolate NA

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community In 2001 a small group of industry leaders formed the Network of Executive Women. Their goal: Increasing leadership opportunities for women in the retail and consumer goods industry. By the end of 2014, the Network had grown into a powerful community of nearly 9,000 members, 737 companies, 102 partner companies and 20 regions across North America. Most astonishing: More than a thousand NEW members served as an officer, volunteer, Champion or Ambassador in 2014. Our community is always expanding and ever changing: In 2014, the Network created a Board-level Inclusion Committee with NEW Executive Committee Member Ken Charles of General Mills as its chair. Its mission: Increase Network diversity and ensure every voice is heard.

NEW is one of the industry’s largest membership organizations. Nearly 5,600 industry members have joined our diverse community in the past five years — an increase of nearly 170 percent.

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Membership

Age

Profession

Members

Sales, account management

8,910

35.5%

33.5%

18.3%

HR, diversity and inclusion, training

Organizations represented

9.5% 6.2%

Finance, legal

737 12.5%

Gender

3.1%

5.6%

1%

Under 25-29 25

30-39 40-49

50-59

5.7%

Category management

14.5%

94.4%

33.4%

Marketing, merchandising

60+

Supply chain, transportation

5%

Operations, logistics

3.9%

Consulting, coaching

3.6%

Administration, corporate communications Information technology Customer service, fulfillment

2.8% 2.5% 1.1% 8.2%

Other Base: 8,439 registered members, 12/31/2014.

Base: 5,282 registered members, 12/31/2014.

Base: 6,641 registered members, 12/31/14.

Student Association, education and media

Principal, partner, owner

Wholesaler or distributor

2.3%

1.6% Sales agency

2.8%

1.2%

0.2%

Asian, Pacific Islander

Retired

CEO, chair, president, c-suite

0.1%

Declined to state

1.7%

1.7% Native American, Alaskan

4.6%

1.9%

0.4%

Hispanic or Latino

Non-Hispanic white

5.2%

EVP, SVP, VP

Service provider

Mixed race

79.1%

9.7%

13.3%

African American

7.3%

Buyers, specialists, other

16.5%

Company

Job Level

Director, AVP

Retailer

22.8%

20.2%

Ethnicity Manager

47.1%

Manufacturer

60.2% Base: 8,851 registered members, 12/31/14.

Base: 7,961 registered members, 12/31/14.

Base: 5,242 registered members, 12/31/2014.

Due to rounding, percentages may not equal 100.0%

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Thousands of industry members — male and female — gained inspiration, insights and career training through the Network’s learning programs in 2014.

NEW learning programs transformed organizations by the hundreds and developed leaders by the thousands in 2014. Our NEW Leadership Academy webinars trained more than 3,500 NEW members. Our “Tapestry” report on multicultural women opened the industry’s eyes. Our Town Hall webinars gave members a deep dive into our content. And our diverse blogging community delivered frank opinions and valuable career advice to thousands. In 2014, we prepared for ambitious new learning initiatives ahead, including the NEW Career Accelerator Model™ and workshops, NEW Executive Institute for emerging senior executives, and NEW Rising Stars, a development program for mid-level leaders.

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events Attendance NEW Leadership Summit NEW Executive Leaders Forum Regional events and mixers Industry outreach Partner on-site events NEW Leadership Academy Member webinars and Town Halls Total

1,074 301 16,080 1,680 1 1,130 2 3,571 900 2 24,736

1. Attendance at NEW-hosted sessions and networking events including FMI, GMA, Nielsen 360, NACDS, NACS, Progressive Grocer Top Women in Grocery and CSNews Top Women in Convenience. 2. Estimated.

The Network touched tens of thousands of industry members in 2014 through its two national conferences, regional events, webinars and industry outreach.

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A senior executive retreat. A mixer at a local restaurant. A national conference in Los Angeles.

A regional learning event with more than 600 attendees. Nearly 25,000 industry members found common ground at more than 150 NEW conferences, regional learning events, mixers, webinars and industry events in 2014. Our sold-out national conferences — the NEW Executive Leaders Forum and NEW Leadership Summit — featured important content and impressive speakers like media legend Tina Brown. Our regional events set new records.

Our outreach at industry and partner company events drove our message home. NEW events inspired, informed — and transformed.

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partners The Network’s corporate partners deliver the resources — and people — that power everything we do. In 2014, the Network welcomed eight new partners for a record 102 companies. National and regional partner support increased more than 7 percent to more than $3 million, another record. Our partners represent the industry’s largest companies and the world’s biggest brands (page 38). These influential organizations enrolled nearly 9,000 Network members in 2014 — 86 percent of our membership. Our partners sponsored national and regional events, appeared as keynotes and panelists, served as leaders, welcomed us at their companies and championed NEW throughout the industry. NEW partners not only support our mission financially, they volunteer thousands of hours in service to the Network.

regions Pacific Northwest

Toronto

Twin Cities

New England

Chicago Northern California

Cincinnati

Denver

Northwest Arkansas

Southern California Phoenix

New York Metro

Greater Philedelphia

Western Michigan

Mid-Atlantic

Carolinas Atlanta

North Central Texas

South Texas Florida

NEW regions Groups 20 Committee members 931 1 Learning events 47 Mixers 81 2 Attendance 16,080 1. Members completing regional participation agreement through December 31, 2014. 2. Includes mixers, receptions, outings and planning meetings.

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In the past two years, the number of regional events has grown more than 39 percent and regional event attendance has grown more than 30 percent. NEW members serving as regional officers, committee members and volunteers leapt nearly 40 percent in 2014 alone.

The Network’s 20 regional groups continued to grow in size, scope and ambition in 2014. They hosted a record 128 events attended by more than 16,000 industry members. They produced learning events, hosted mixers, enlisted new members, enrolled regional sponsors and reached out to their communities. They conducted their own promotion, publicity and social media. And they contributed more than $880,000 in Network revenue. NEW regional groups are a proving ground for new ideas and a training ground for emerging leaders. Nearly 90 percent of NEW members are associated with one of the Network’s regions. Two regions had special cause to celebrate in 2014: NEW New York Metro and NEW Northwest Arkansas marked their 10th anniversaries.

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stars William J. Grize

NEW Hall of Fame Award Mike Gorshe, Accenture

Region of the Year NEW Northwest Arkansas Bobbie O’Hare

NEW Northern California Julie Oxner, Diamond Foods NEW Northwest Arkansas Lori Brown, Kimberly-Clark Corp.

Regional Leader of the Year

NEW Pacific Northwest Gillian Crossan, Deloitte

Nicole Rasmussen, Deloitte NEW Cincinnati

NEW Southern California Kitty Dunning-Boozari

Best Regional Officer Awards

NEW Toronto Michelle Scott, The Grocery Foundation

Mandy Loh, Portland State University*

NEW Twin Cities Vicki Schwartz, Schwan’s Consumer Brands

Caitlin Keller, New York University

NEW Regional Achievement Awards

Megan Leppez, University of Dallas

Outstanding Achievement in Mentoring NEW Twin Cities

Mia Tomkins, Saint Joseph’s University

Outstanding Achievement in College Outreach NEW New York Metro

*NEW Michele Hanson Trailblazer awardee

NEW Atlanta Megan Figliuolo, Acosta NEW Carolinas Ellen Klinzing, Prestige Brands Inc. NEW Chicago Polly Rowland, John B. Sanfilippo & Sons/Fisher Nuts NEW Cincinnati Nicole Rasmussen, Deloitte NEW Florida Jennifer Parker, Hillshire Brands NEW Greater Philadelphia Peggy Allen, David Perry Associates Corp.

NEW New England Christine Colwell, GTECH NEW New York Metro Anthony Campanelli, Deloitte NEW North Central Texas Christy McCrary, CROSSMARK 26

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Outstanding Achievement in Internet, Public Relations and Social Media NEW New England Operational Excellence NEW Northern California Financial Excellence NEW Toronto Outstanding Achievement in Sponsorship NEW Atlanta Outstanding Achievement in Programming NEW Southern California

NEW Scholarship Awardees Andrea Bouma, Portland State University* Lily Jin, University of Arkansas Molly Cahill, Western Michigan University

Christine Toner, Saint Joseph’s University

There’s no greater endorsement of the Network than this: More than 1,000 NEW members — from emerging leaders to c-suite officers — served the Network as a national or regional leader, Champion or Ambassador in 2014. NEW regions accounted for 931 of our volunteers, an unprecedented one-year increase of 40 percent. These volunteers have “skin in the game” — they serve their organizations, their industry and themselves as they guide NEW, sharpen their leadership skills and advance the Network’s mission. Dozens of NEW members were recognized at the NEW Leadership Summit 2014, including (clockwise from top) our Hall of Fame inductee Mike Gorshe; Region of the Year NEW Northwest Arkansas committee members; Regional Leader of the Year Nicole Rasmussen of Deloitte; NEW Southern California committee members, who were recognized with the Outstanding Achievement in Programming Award; NEW scholarship awardees; and representatives of other NEW regions honored with achievement awards.

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NEW is the industry’s authority on women’s leadership and an outspoken advocate for workplace change. In 2014, NEW appeared regularly in industry publications like Progressive Grocer. We informed more than 9,000 industry members each week through our NEW SmartBrief on Women’s Leadership. We sent more than 1.2 million emails and we made millions of online impressions through our partnership with PRWeb. We relaunched our Network Insider newsletter (circulation 29,000) and doubled its frequency. Nearly 149,000 people visited our website and used our mobile apps.* In 2014, NEW social media followers grew 59 percent to more than 17,000 — another 11,000 connected through 46 regional social media networks. Women’s leadership was a hot topic in 2014 and NEW was a leading voice driving change. *App users and unique monthly website visitors through December 31, 2014.

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1 Diageo and Hy-Vee join NEW as partners at the Gold level.

10 CEO Joan Toth and Vice President, Marketing & Corporate Partnerships Nancy Krawczyk champion women’s leadership at FMI Midwinter Executive Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz.

16 NEW launches membership drive.

24 NEW’s Reagan Lund helps MOM Brands leverage NEW member benefits.

27 Former Kraft exec Regenia Stein is named NEW Board secretary.

31 Network members from 34 companies earn NEW Leadership Academy certificates for completing all eight 2013 webinars.

1 Big Heart Pet Brands joins NEW as a Platinum partner.

Coty Inc. increases support to Platinum status.

2 More than 250 NEW members discover the power of personal branding at New York Metro event in Jersey City, N.J. NEW celebrates Catalyst Award winners, including Platinum partner Kimberly-Clark, in NYC. 3 Author Jon Gordon shares power of positive leadership with more than 250 NEW members at NEW Carolinas learning event in Charlotte.

5 Robert Solomon joins NEW team as director of talent development.

8 Sue Klug of Unified Grocers is named first female president of Western Association of Food Chains.

Industry journalist Kevin Coupe shares movie-inspired leadership lessons with 100 NEW members in Denver.

10 Trudy Bourgeois of The Center for Workforce Excellence lays out differences in men’s and women’s leadership styles for more than 70 NEW members at South Texas event.

NEW leaders meet with Ahold USA associates to learn and strategize with retailer’s Women Adding Value business group in Quincy, Mass.

11 More than 500 members learn to cultivate powerful relationships at sold-out NEW New England event.

13 Eileen Tarjan joins NEW in new position of learning manager.

15 NEW emails 2013 annual report and infographic to more than 28,000 industry members; report features success stories of four NEW women and corporate partner Ahold USA. 24 More than 100 NEW members in North Central Texas ignite work and life changes at spring learning event.

Nearly 150 mentors and protégés connect at NEW Toronto mentoring event.

25 Industry leaders share insights on Millennial workforce with 100 NEW members at Phoenix event.

More than 100 NEW members attend Town Hall briefing on Network’s 2013 annual report.

26 NEW President & CEO Joan Toth advances Network mission at NACDS Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz.

29 Nearly 400 NEW members learn to navigate careers in leaner, flatter organizational structures at Twin Cities event.

1 Industry leaders shed light on the changing marketplace for more than 500 members at NEW Cincinnati event.

february 4 Ten NEW partners are recognized by NAFE as “Top 50 Companies for Executive Women.”

6 Network Insider newsletter increased to twice monthly frequency; 29,534 subscribers.

7 Nearly 400 NEW members learn to motivate others at year’s first NEW Leadership Academy webinar.

24 NEW’S Reagan Lund and Erica Naranjo join members of Kraft Foods Women in Sales for daylong learning event.

26 Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton urges NEW members to “go for gold” at Northwest Arkansas event.

march 1 Home Depot joins NEW as a Gold partner.

4 Panel of industry execs push workplace collaboration at NEW Toronto event.

7 Christina Cole joins NEW as regional development manager.

NEW Title partner Accenture hosts International Women’s Day Conference in Chicago.

More than 500 professionals explore career and business risk-taking during NEW Leadership Academy webinar.

12 Sales and human resources executives at Kraft Foods Group meet with Network leaders to discuss the NEW 2020 strategic initiative.

21 NEW’s Nancy Krawczyk and Reagan Lund offer careeradvancement strategies at Hillshire Brands in Chicago.

2 More than 600 “find their voice” at NEW Leadership Academy.

Crowd of 300 take control of their careers with author Marilyn Sherman at NEW Florida event.

Disney Institute’s Bruce Kimbrell shares career benefits of storytelling with more than 450 members at NEW Northern California event.

6 Title partner Accenture hosts NEW Board of Directors in Chicago.

7 Author Whitney Johnson urges 100 members at NEW Greater Philadelphia event to use “disruptive innovation.”

8 Five senior male executives share thoughts on women leaders with 230 members at NEW Chicago event.

13 Male executives offer their take on women’s career advancement at NEW Pacific Northwest/Portland State University Executive Forum.

14 Retired Army Brig. Gen. Becky Halstead inspires 80 members at NEW Western Michigan event.

15 Walmart’s Kim Sentovich joins Shannon Cassidy of Bridge Between to offer career advice to 300 members at NEW Southern California event on the Queen Mary in Long Beach.

27 Nearly 2,000 NEW members and supporters complete NEW Multicultural Women’s Leadership Survey.

june 3 More than 300 members map their careers at Atlanta event.

4 Hershey’s Michele Buck is honored as NEW Champion.

Women executives offer 70 members career advice at NEW Pacific Northwest event in Seattle.

6 Jane Hilk of Kraft Foods Group and Jeff Lyons of Costco Inc. share negotiation strategies with 500 NEW Leadership Academy participants.

11 Trudy Bourgeois of The Center for Workforce Excellence guides more than 150 NEW members toward “success destiny” at Mid-Atlantic event.

12 NEW President and CEO Joan Toth moderates “Women 2020” panel at FMI Showcase in Chicago.

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june 12 NEW Chicago and The Hershey Co. co-host workshop on multigenerational teamwork in Chicago.

NEW’s Nancy Krawczyk shares career strategies for women at Platinum partner Big Heart Pet Brands in San Francisco.

13 Network names Carol Jones as vice president, finance and administration.

Executives share expertise with emerging leaders at NEW England mentoring event outside Boston.

16 Network outlines NEW benefits with members at Title partner Chevron in Houston.

18 Business coach Harvey Smith offers 70 NEW members “Four Principles for Professional Excellence” at Carolinas lunch-and-learn.

29 More than 300 senior-level leaders gather at Terranea Resort outside L.A. for by-invitation NEW Executive Leaders Forum, co-chaired by Vicki Felker of Nestlé Purina PetCare and Barbara Walker of Safeway Inc.

Leaders are briefed on NEW Inclusion Initiative, addressing career challenges and opportunities of multicultural women.

30 NEW Forum opening keynoter Ann Fudge, former CEO of Young & Rubicam Brands, shares thoughts on “authentic power.”

18 NEW Foundation partner Nestlé Group hosts a mixer in St. Louis.

Kroger’s Kendra Doyel leads Town Hall featuring live poll on women’s leadership.

NEW presents member benefits at Title partner Chevron event in San Ramon, Calif.

Sumeet Salwan of Unilever shares views on transformative leadership.

24 NEW’s Reagan Lund shares benefits of NEW membership with 150 industry players at Nielsen 360 in San Antonio.

Kroger’s Donna Giordano interviews PepsiCo CEO Al Carey at Forum dinner.

26 Sylvia Ann Hewlett joins Wal-Mart Stores Inc. leaders Kristin Oliver and Gisele Ruiz to bring winning strategies to more than 450 members at NEW Northwest Arkansas LPGA event.

july 1 SAP and TetraPak join NEW as Gold partners.

2 Clorox’s Bridgette Delva wins first NEW Selfie of the Month Contest on Facebook.

8 The Network awards $22,000 in scholarships to eight women pursuing careers in the retail and consumer goods industry.

15 Mentoring circles share career wisdom at Southern California event.

NEW’s Nancy Krawczyk, Christina Cole and Eileen Tarjan join 150 Delhaize associates at Delhaize Multicultural Women’s Mentoring and Sponsorship Circle in Salisbury, N.C. 17 Nancy Krawczyk shares career strategies at NEW Title partner Chevron in Houston.

Elizabeth “Betsy” Hosick of Chevron is named NEW Board chair.

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Janel Haugarth of SUPERVALU receives Trailblazer Award from NEW and Progressive Grocer.

20 NEW and Barilla team for membership kick-off event in Bannockburn, Ill. 21 NEW launches fall membership campaign.

23 NEW President and CEO Joan Toth moderates leadership discussion with past NEW Board Chair Michelle Gloeckler of Walmart and other industry leaders at GMA Leadership Forum in Colorado Springs.

25 NEW hosts women’s leadership insight panel at NACDS Total Show Expo in Boston.

september 2 NEW’s Nancy Krawczyk and Eileen Tarjan host NEW Leadership Summit VIP preview webinar.

31 NEW Forum board service roundtable led by Betsy Holden of McKinsey & Co. features industry board directors Angela Braly of P&G, Susan Kropf of Kroger, Janet Grove of Safeway and Michele Buck of Hershey.

5 NEW Leadership Academy speakers Millette Granville of Delhaize Group and Judi Kletz of P&G share secrets of effective sponsorship with more than 250 NEW members.

9 NEW New York Metro learning event celebrates region’s 10th anniversary. Keynote from Jeffery Halter of YWomen presents male perspective on women’s leadership.

Attendees attend eight Learning Labs facilitated by executive coaches.

Tina Brown, CEO of Tina Brown Live Media, closes NEW Forum with rousing keynote.

august 1 Staples and Young’s Market Company join NEW as Gold partners.

More than 250 NEW members learn multigenerational management at NEW Leadership Academy.

5 NEW partners with Nestlé Waters North America for networking panel discussion in Stamford, Conn.

7 NEW teams with SUPERVALU for member event in Minneapolis.

12 NEW’s Nancy Krawczyk and Eileen Tarjan host NEW Summit Town Hall webinar.

Nestlé Purina PetCare’s Ron Cole shares strategies for “managing Millennials” with 70 NEW members at Northwest Arkansas breakfast.

13 NEW participates in PepsiCo Mentorship Consortium in Fairview, Texas.

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14 More than 100 NEW members and supporters connect with peers at NEW Chicago transition mixer.

18 More than 230 members learn to navigate “career curves” at NEW Carolinas learning event.

NEW presents membership benefits to 500 career professionals at Ahold USA Women Adding Value conference in Grantville, Pa.

23 NEW Northwest Arkansas networking event celebrates region’s 10th anniversary.

24 Helayne Angelus of Kalypso leads gender leadership panel at NEW South Texas learning event.

NEW’s Vice President Nancy Krawczyk joins 100 Unilever associates at company’s Well Being Fair in Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

26 NEW attends strategic networking workshop hosted

by The Kroger Co. in Louisville, Ky. 30 NEW is represented at Hallmark panel discussion in Kansas City.

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2 Retired Army Brig. Gen. Becky Halstead brings leadership knowledge to 200 NEW members at Chicago learning event.

23 Board Chair Betsy Hosick of Chevron opens Summit and explores theme “Innovation You.”

3 Executive panel shares first-hand insights into “breaking the rules” with more than 500 NEW members at sold-out Northern California event.

7 Sue Klug of Unified Grocers moderates executive panel discussion of personal branding at Southern California event.

NEW staff supports panel discussion at SAP Retail Forum in New York City.

8 Convenience Store News and NEW co-host Top Women in Convenience event at NACS Show in Las Vegas.

NEW member Karen Thrift and NEW National Development Manager Reagan Lund lead breakout panel discussion at NACS Show.

Members celebrate 10 years of NEW Northwest Arkansas service at anniversary reception in Rogers.

9 More than 300 NEW members learn leadership lessons from retired Army Brig. Gen. Becky Halstead at Northwest Arkansas learning event.

NEW three circles logo is overwhelming choice of 540 members responding to survey; they call it “colorful,” “fresh” and “modern.”

NEW Board approves new mission, vision and three circles logo.

More than 1,000 members confirm incoming Board members Dorria Ball of Mondelēz, Ken Charles of General Mills, Suzanne Kereere of American Express, Dawn Kirk of Coca-Cola, Ginnie Roeglin of Costco and Greg Warren of Walmart at NEW Annual Members Meeting led by past Board Chair Michelle Gloeckler of Walmart.

NEW Board Chair Betsy Hosick of Chevron moderates c-suite panel featuring Bea Perez of Coca-Cola, Jocelyn Wong of Family Dollar and Sona Chawla of Walgreens.

Mike Gorshe of Accenture receives NEW William J. Grize Hall of Fame Award; Nicole Rasmussen of Deloitte is honored as Regional Leader of the Year.

NEW Northwest Arkansas is named 2014 Region of the Year.

NEW emails “Tapestry” report to more than 27,000 members and supporters.

24 Closing Summit keynote speaker Dr. Ella Bell of ASCENT urges attendees to create their own career path.

Trudy Bourgeois of The Center for Workforce Excellence and Robert Solomon of NEW lead conversation on women and race in the workplace.

14 C-suite panelists inspire effective “thought leadership’” at Western Michigan learning event.

30 Olympic gold medalist and ESPN broadcaster Julie Foudy urges NEW members to leave their comfort zone at sold-out NEW Cincinnati learning event.

15 “Mindfulness coach” Diane Sieg guides NEW members “from chaos to calm” at Denver event.

november

More than 350 NEW members and University of Miami, Ohio students attend NEW Cincinnati college outreach at Farmer School of Business.

Reagan Lund represents NEW at MillerCoors women’s BREW resource group session in Chicago.

5 NEW Atlanta learning event empowers 180 NEW members with a panel discussion featuring key takeaways from NEW Summit 2014.

22 NEW Leadership Summit attracts record gathering of 1,125 industry leaders in Atlanta.

NEW Leadership Academy supersession features panel on sponsorship.

Men’s Roundtable panelists discuss men’s engagement.

NEW presents “Tapestry” report, detailing contributions and challenges of multicultural women.

6 Cindy Maher and Carol Grannis of Leading Edge inspire more than 370 NEW members to maximize their energy at NEW Twin Cities event.

Giant Carlisle Division President Tom Lenkevich urges “courage to change” at NEW Greater Philadelphia event.

7 Nearly 500 NEW members learn ways to motivate their teams during NEW Leadership Academy webinar.

Journalist Kevin Coupe shares leadership lessons from the movies with 350 NEW members at New England learning event.

8 NEW posts hundreds of NEW Summit photos, videos and other content online and delivers “8 gifts of the Summit” to 26,980 members via email.

11 NEW North Central Texas event explores professional clarity and “leading with purpose.”

Network conducts fundraising survey to get input from membership.

12 Jeff McClelland of Coca-Cola brings team motivation expertise to NEW Northwest Arkansas luncheon.

NEW leads breakout session and celebrates Trailblazer Award winner Janel Haugarth of SUPERVALU and other women leaders at the Top Women in Grocery gala in Chicago.

13 Zillow CMO Amy Bohutinsky explores digital innovation and marketing at NEW Pacific Northwest event in Seattle.

14 Past NEW President Michele Hanson of ExecuInsight LLC moderates “Authentic Leadership” panel at NEW Florida learning event.

NEW Phoenix offers leadership strategies from retired Army Brig. Gen. Becky Halstead.

NEW Cincinnati College Outreach informs students of career opportunities.

19 Industry panel discusses effective multi-generational organization models at NEW Toronto learning event.

december 3 NEW members learn to stay relevant in the changing jobs market at NEW Mid-Atlantic learning event.

8 Lisa Bisaccia of CVS Health and Roberto Marques of Johnson & Johnson offer candid career insights to nearly 400 members at NEW Leadership Academy Q&A webinar.

9 Twelve industry leaders are named to Network’s new Inclusion Committee led by NEW Inclusion Chair Ken Charles of General Mills: Dorria Ball of Mondelēz, Alice Chan of Frito-Lay, Melissa Donaldson of Walgreens, Vicki Felker of Nestlé Purina PetCare, Tara Frank of Hallmark Cards, Millette Granville of Delhaize America, Srishti Gupta of IRI, Greg Kerl of Frito-Lay, Eva Kohn of CBA Industries, Marie Quintana of Tu Familia, Reuben Shaffer of Kroger and Greg Warren of Walmart.

31 NEW social media followers reach 17,417, a 59-percent increase for year.

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financials The Network’s strong financial performance is a signal of the industry’s strong support for NEW. In 2014, NEW revenue grew from $5.4 million to nearly $5.8 million, an increase of 6.5 percent. This increased revenue helped us reinvest more than $425,000 into new programs, infrastructure, support and staff to support our growing community. Our record 2014 revenues came from national partnerships (48.8 percent), national conferences (29 percent) and regional events and sponsorships (15.3 percent). Miscellaneous income accounted for the remaining 6.9 percent.

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Network of Executive Women

Income National partnership $ Regional sponsorship Membership dues NEW Executive Leaders Forum NEW Leadership Summit Regional event registration Miscellaneous Total $

2,818,404 211,399 168,511 1 755,575 2 915,897 2 668,800 233,390 3 5,771,976

Expenses Services, staffing and support $ Conference expenses Association expenses Total $

3,610,286 4 2,357,839 205,343 5 6,173,468

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS ($401,492) 6

Assets

Cash – checking/savings $ Total accounts receivable (net of allowance) Prepaid expenses Total current assets $

181,796 2,977,627

Property and equipment (net) Total assets $

21,076 2,998,703

Liabilities

Accounts payable $ Other current liabilities Total current liabilities Unearned/deferred revenue Total liabilities $

Net assets

Temporarily restricted net assets $ Board designated for regional events Unrestricted Total net assets $

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

$

Final unaudited summary results as of December 31, 2014. Final audited results may differ

2,191,051 604,780

43,431 428,097 7 471,528 1,306,870 8 1,778,398 45,085 9 150,000 1,025,220 1,220,305 2,998,703

Income 2014 NEW Leadership Summit 15.9%

Regional event registration 11.6% Miscellaneous 4%

NEW Executive Leaders Forum 13.1%

Membership dues 2.9%

National partnerships 48.8%

Regional sponsorships 3.7%

Expenses 2014 Conference expenses 38.2%

Association expenses 3.3%

Services, staffing and support 58.5% Due to rounding, percentages may not equal 100.0%.

1. Includes individual and corporate membership dues. 2. Includes event sponsorship fees. 3. Includes program-related sales, scholarship donations, interest income, currency gain/loss, other income and in-kind contributions of $211,158. 4. Includes sales, marketing, accounting, strategic planning and organizational development, regional support, public relations and advertising, education and program development, legal services, staff salaries and benefits. 5. Insurance, depreciation, bad debt, in-kind rent, computer services, telephone and other. 6. Change in net assets reflects an investment of $427,000 out of a Board-approved $460,000 in the NEW 2020 initiative. 7. Includes payroll liabilities, accrued payroll and vacation, credit card and sales taxes. 8. Includes unearned membership dues, sponsorship and event revenue. 9. Includes funds restricted for scholarships.

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leaders OFFICERS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

DIRECTORS AT-LARGE

Board Chair

Regional Activities Chair

Betsy Hosick General Manager, Procurement Downstream, Midstream & Services Chevron Corporation

Marla Thompson Senior Vice President, U.S. Strategy Catalina

Trish Adams Executive Vice President Apparel and Home Target Corporation

Vice Chair Karen Stuckey Senior Vice President Softlines and General Merchandise Sourcing Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Secretary Regenia Stein Principal Ingenuity Consulting

Treasurer Erby Foster Jr. Director, Diversity & Inclusion The Clorox Company

Inclusion Chair Ken Charles Vice President, Global Inclusion & Staffing General Mills

Partnership Chair Margarita Rossi Senior Director, Customer Strategy & Solutions DePuy Synthes Johnson & Johnson

Marketing & Communications Chair Lisa Walsh Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing Frito-Lay NA PepsiCo Inc.

Education & Research Chair Maria Edelson Founder and President Sales and Capability Development

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Network of Executive Women

Dorria Ball Vice President, Human Resources U.S. Sales Mondelēz International Sarah Chartrand Senior Vice President Talent and HR Delivery Ahold USA Tammy DeBoer Senior Vice President, Merchandising Family Dollar Stores Inc. Dian Emerson Vice President, Human Resources Safeway Inc. Vicki Felker Vice President, Pet Specialty Group Nestlé Purina PetCare Company Amy Hahn Senior Vice President, Marketing Ahold USA Meg Ham President Food Lion Delhaize America Suzan Kereere Senior Vice President & General Manager American Express

Dawn Kirk Senior Vice President Sales & Operations East Region, Coca-Cola Refreshments The Coca-Cola Company Antoinette “Tonie” Leatherberry Principal, Strategy and Operations Practice Deloitte Bobbie O’Hare (member emeritus) Vice President, Business Development JOH Karen Mooney Vice President, Global Total Rewards The Hershey Company Marnette Perry Senior Vice President Strategic Initiatives and Operations The Kroger Company Ginnie Roeglin Senior Vice President, E-commerce, Publishing & Costco Travel Costco Wholesale Corporation Sue Sears Vice President Global Diversity and Inclusion Kimberly-Clark Corporation Monica Turner Vice President Customer Business Development Procter & Gamble Greg Warren Vice President Global Diversity & Inclusion Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

CHAMPIONS Dan Abraham CEO Garb-Ko Inc. Hank Armour President and CEO NACS Chris Baldwin Former CEO Hess Retail Corporation Mark W. Baum Senior Vice President & CCO Food Marketing Institute Dennis J. Belcastro Vice President Industry and Customer Development Kimberly-Clark Corporation Michele G. Buck President, North America The Hershey Company Joseph M. DePinto President and CEO 7-Eleven Inc. Sandy Douglas President, Coca-Cola North America The Coca-Cola Company Jeri Dunn Bacardi International (retired) Anne Fink Chief Operating Officer PepsiCo Foodserivice PepsiCo Inc.

Michelle Gloeckler Executive Vice President Consumables and Health and Wellness Wall-Mart Stores Inc. Tom Greco Chief Executive Officer Frito-Lay North America Michele M. Hanson CEO ExecuInsight LLC David Jobe President Leadership Conferences CSP Business Media Jenny Keehan Executive Vice President Member Services Retail Industry Leaders Association Jim Keyes Chairman Wild Oats Marketplace

Jamice Obianyo Director, Grants Management Community Relations Ecolab Inc. Chip O’Hare Chairman and CEO JOH Marnette Perry Senior Vice President Strategic Initiatives and Operations The Kroger Company Larree Renda Former Executive Vice President Safeway Inc. Eileen R. Scott Former CEO Pathmark Supermarkets Stephen Sibert Founder Sibert Advisory Services

William Kies Jr. President Kies Consulting

Dan Vucovich Former Senior Vice President and President U.S. The Hershey Company

Don Knauss Executive Chairman The Clorox Company

Tara Weiner Retired Senior Partner Deloitte & Touche LLP

Denise Morrison President and CEO Campbell Soup Company

Bonnie Wurzbacher Chief Resource Development Officer World Vision International

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partners Foundation

Campbell Soup Co.

Bayer HealthCare

IRI

Altria

Colgate-Palmolive

Barilla

Jamba Juice Company

The Coca-Cola Company

ConAgra Foods Inc.

BP/ ampm

Kalypso

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

Coty Inc.

Brown-Forman

KeHE Distributors Inc.

Nestlé Group

CSP

Catalina

The Mars Agency

PepsiCo Inc.

General Mills Inc.

CHEP

McCormick & Company Inc.

Procter & Gamble

GlaxoSmithKline

Clif Bar & Company

Mead Johnson Nutrition

Wal-Mart Stores Inc./Sam’s Club

Hallmark Cards Inc.

Collective Bias

Michaels Stores Inc.

H.J. Heinz Company

Costco Wholesale Corporation

MillerCoors

Title

The Hershey Company

Coupons.com Inc.

MOM Brands

Accenture

J.C. Penney Company

CPGjobs

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

Ahold USA

The J.M. Smucker Company

Crossmark

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.

Chevron Corporation

JOH

CVS Health

PetSmart Inc.

The Clorox Company

Keurig Green Mountain Inc.

The Dannon Company Inc.

SAP

Delhaize Group

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Daymon Worldwide Inc.

S & D Coffee Inc.

Deloitte

Mars Chocolate North America LLC

Diageo

Sears Holdings Corporation

Johnson & Johnson

Nielsen

Family Dollar Stores Inc.

Staples

Kellogg Company

Novartis

Ferrara Candy Company

Starbucks Coffee Company

The Kroger Co.

Safeway Inc.

Ferrero

SUPERVALU Inc.

Mondelēz International Inc.

Schwan’s Consumer Brands Inc.

Tetra Pak USA

SC Johnson

Heineken USA

Stagnito Media

Tyson Foods Inc.

Unilever

Henkel Consumer Goods Inc.

Target Corporation

Walgreen Company

WhiteWave Foods Company

Platinum

Gold

The Home Depot

3M

7-Eleven Inc.

Hormel Foods Corporation

Acosta Sales & Marketing

Advantage Sales & Marketing

Hy-Vee

Big Heart Pet Brands

American Express

Inmar

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Network of Executive Women

Hess Corporation Hillshire Brands

Valassis WinCo Foods Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Yes To Inc. Young’s Market Company As of December 31, 2014. Companies in purple joined in 2014.

staff Joan Toth President and CEO Kathy Bayert Vice President, Learning and Advisory Services Carol Jones Vice President, Finance and Administration Nancy Krawczyk Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Partnerships Stephanie McFee Vice President, Member and Regional Services Nathalia Granger Director of Operations Reagan Lund Director of Corporate Partnerships Robert Solomon Director of Talent Development

Barb Grondin Francella Manager of Communications and Engagement Erica Naranjo Business Development Specialist Juliet Pate Accounts Receivable Assistant Mary Jo Paul Executive Assistant to the President and CEO Angela Reed Database/Technology Specialist Sarah Sapp Registration Specialist Virginia Simon Supervisor, Registration and Services Eileen Tarjan Learning Manager

Rob Wray Director of Communications and Engagement Christina Cole Regional Development Manager Rita Donnelly Customer Service Specialist Jeanne Fleigle Operations Support Specialist

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PHOTOS Delhaize America executives photographed for NEW

by Steve Cash in Salisbury, North Carolina Front cover: Vanity Oakes, Linda Johnson, Mike Vail, Meg Ham, Tracy Stone and Maia McNair Page 2: HanMi Fann Page 4: Garland Scarboro Back cover: HanMi Fann and Garland Scarboro Network members photographed for NEW

by Mike Kelly in Chicago Page 7: Preetha Balamohan, PepsiCo Inc. Pages 12-15: As identified Page 30: Stephanie Johnson, Walgreen Company Page 39: Reagan Lund, Network of Executive Women

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