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2017 Award Winners

Best Asian Pacific American Employer Awards

Representatives of companies receiving best employer awards. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Representatives of companies receiving best employer awards at Asia Society's 9th annual Diversity Leadership Forum. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
On behalf of KPMG, Manolet Dayrit (L2) accepts the 2017 Overall Best Employer for Asian Pacific Americans award from Asia Society's David Reid (L) at the 9th annual Diversity Leadership Forum. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Christina Altomare (L2) on behalf of IBM receives the award for Best Practice Company in Retention. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Rekha Rao (L2) on behalf of Colgate-Palmolive Company receives the award for Noteworthy Performance: Best Employer for Asian Pacific Americans to Develop Workforce Skills. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Smita Pillai (L2) on behalf of Prudential receives the award for Noteworthy Performance: Best Employer for Marketing & Support to Asian Pacific American Community. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Amy Rosen (L3) on behalf of Telstra receives the award for Distinguished Performance: Best Employer for #LGBT Asian Employees. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Apoorva Gandhi (L3) on behalf of Marriott receives the award for Distinguished Performance: Best Employer for Promoting Asian Pacific American Women. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Shariq Yosufzai (R2) and Maureen Glennon (L2) on behalf of Chevron receive the award for Distinguished Performance: Best Employer for Asian Pacific Americans to Develop Workforce Skills. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Ravi Aurora (L2) on behalf of MaterCard receives the award for Best Employer for Promoting Asian Pacific Americans into Senior Leadership Positions. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Pavan Ketty (R2) and Jennifer Andrews (L2) on behalf of Credit Suisse receive the award for Best Employer for Sponsorship of Asian Pacific Americans. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Jyoti Chopra (L2) on behalf of BNY Mellon receives the award for Best Employer for LGBT Asian Employees (Global). (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Sophia Khan (L2) on behalf of Medtronic receives the award for Best Employer for Promoting APA Women. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Robert Mailoux (L2) on behalf of Freddie Mac receives the award for Best Employer for APA Employee Resource Groups. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Philip Han (L2) and Suzzanne Yao (R3) on behalf of Goldman Sachs receive the award for Best Employer for APAs to Develop Workforce Skills. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Mahendra Nair (L2) on behalf of General Electric receives the award for Best Employer for Marketing & Support to APA Community. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Manolet Dayrit (L2) on behalf of KPMG receives the award for Overall Best Employer for APAs. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
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Asia Society Congratulates the 2017 Award Winners!


 

Best Employers

Overall Best Employer for APAs

Winner: KPMG
Distinguished Performance: Goldman Sachs
Noteworthy Performance: Freddie Mac

 

 

Best Employer for APAs to Develop Workforce Skills: 

Winner: Goldman Sachs
Distinguished Performance: Chevron
Noteworthy Performance: Colgate-Palmolive

 

 

Best Employer for APA Employee Resource Groups:

Winner: Freddie Mac
Distinguished Performance: KPMG
Noteworthy Performance: Goldman Sachs

 

 

Best Employer for LGBT Asian Employees (Global):

Winner: BNY Mellon
Distinguished Performance: Telstra
Noteworthy Performance: General Electric

 

 

Best Employer for Marketing & Support to APA Community:

Winner: General Electric
Distinguished Performance: Medtronic
Noteworthy Performance: Prudential

 

 

Best Employer for Promoting APAs into Senior Leadership Positions:

Winner: MasterCard
Distinguished Performance: Freddie Mac
Noteworthy Performance: KPMG

 

 

Best Employer for Promoting APA Women:

Winner: Medtronic
Distinguished Performance: Marriott
Noteworthy Performance: BNY Mellon

 

 

Best Employer for Sponsorship:

Winner: Credit Suisse
Distinguished Performance: General Electric
Noteworthy Performance: Chevron

 


Best Practices

Asian Pacific American Employee Resource Groups

BNY Mellon; Chevron; Goldman Sachs; KPMG; Medtronic

Community Commitment

Chevron; General Electric; Medtronic

Employee Growth & Advancement

Freddie Mac; General Electric; Goldman Sachs; KPMG; Medtronic

Market Opportunities

General Electric; KPMG; Marriott; Medtronic

LGBT Asian Employees

BNY Mellon; Chevron; General Electric; KPMG

Profit & Loss Leadership Development

Chevron; Goldman Sachs; KPMG; Medtronic

Promoting Asian Pacific American Women

General Electric; KPMG; Marriott; Medtronic

Recruitment and Selection

Credit Suisse; General Electric; Goldman Sachs; KPMG

Retention

IBM; KPMG; Medtronic

Sponsorship

General Electric; KPMG; Marriott

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