AOL Names Tiane Mitchell Gordon as Senior Vice President, Diversity
and Inclusion
DULLES, Va. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) July 17, 2007 --
AOL announced today that Tiane Mitchell Gordon has been named Senior
Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion, continuing to drive AOL’s
efforts to ensure a more diverse and inclusive workplace. She reports
directly to Chairman and CEO Randy Falco.
In the past 12 years at the company, Mitchell Gordon has worked to
create a high-performance and inclusive culture for AOL’s
employees. Under her leadership, AOL has embraced a list of “best
practices” to encourage diversity and
inclusion in the workplace:
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Diversity coaching and training program offered through a company-wide
learning program
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Diversity speaker series that includes influential authors and leaders
to discuss diversity in business and society today
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Employee resource groups to promote mentoring, support and community
“We are fortunate to have such a passionate
and dedicated executive leading our diversity efforts,”
Falco said. “Under Tiane’s
direction, AOL has made good progress toward embedding these values into
our corporate culture and making them a sustainable reality. And thanks
to Tiane’s work, AOL better understands how
diversity drives innovation and productivity among our employees and in
the marketplace.”
“I’m proud to work
at a company where the management recognizes diversity and inclusion for
what it is – a source of tremendous strength,”
said Mitchell Gordon. “The more diverse and
inclusive we are as a company, the more innovative we can be, the more
talent we can recruit and retain, and the better we can serve our global
audience.”
As in her previous role as Vice President of the Office of Diversity and
Inclusion, Mitchell Gordon manages all initiatives designed to foster
inclusive attitudes and opportunities among employees.
She joined AOL in 1995 as Director of Human Resources and served in
several areas of HR, ranging from strategy and policy to the integration
of employees of newly acquired companies into the AOL workplace. Earlier
in her career, Mitchell Gordon worked in human resources roles with
Newfield Publications and Aetna Life & Casualty. She is a motivational
speaker and a graduate of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
About AOL
AOL® is a global Web services company that
operates some of the most popular Web destinations, offers a
comprehensive suite of free software and services, runs one of the
country's largest Internet access businesses, and provides a full set of
advertising solutions. A majority-owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc.,
AOL LLC is based in Dulles, Virginia. AOL and its subsidiaries also have
operations in Europe, Canada and Asia. Learn more at AOL.com.
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