This Award not only recognizes two remarkable leaders who are deeply committed to advancing women, but it also provides a platform for leaders to share their voice and vision about why this work is important and how they achieve success.
Burlington, MA (PRWEB) June 04, 2013
Linkage’s Women in Leadership Institute™, a high-impact, immersive learning program for high-potential women, recently announced that George Borst and Alexandra Lebenthal will receive the inaugural Outstanding CEO Award.
“This Award not only recognizes two remarkable leaders who are deeply committed to advancing women, but it also provides a platform for leaders to share their voice and vision about why this work is important and how they achieve success, ” said Abri Brickner, Women in Leadership Institute™ Program Director.
George Borst began his career with Toyota in 1985 and held a number of management positions at Toyota Motor Sales, Inc. prior to being named President and CEO of Toyota Financial Services. A leader in diversity and inclusion efforts at Toyota, Mr. Borst was recognized with the 2011 CEO Diversity Leadership Award presented by Diversity Best Practices.
Alexandra Lebenthal joined Lebenthal & Company in 1988 and became President and CEO in 1995 at the age of 31. In 1999, she was named one of New York’s 100 most influential women by Crain’s New York Business, one of the Top 50 Women in Wealth Management in 2009 by Wealth Manager Magazine and one of Crain’s New York Top 25 Women Owned Business list in 2012.
The award winners will be honored at the Women in Leadership Institute, taking place November 11-14, 2013 in San Francisco. This high-impact immersive learning experience is designed to accelerate the succession and development of high-potential emerging women leaders through skills-based learning, peer connection, and focused on-going support. The event boasts more than 6,000 alumni and hundreds of world-renowned speakers. This year’s Institute Partners include Aerotek, Avis Budget Group, First American, McKesson, Toyota, and Toyota Financial Services. Learn more at http://www.linkageinc.com/wil.
Linkage works with leaders and leadership teams worldwide to build organizations that produce superior results. For over 25 years, we have delivered on this promise by strategically aligning leadership, talent, and culture within organizations globally. We do this by providing strategic consulting on leadership development and talent management topics and through our learning institutes, skill-building workshops, tailored assessment services, and executive coaching.