Virginia Society of CPAs announces 2021 Distinguished CPA Awards winners
Published Friday, May. 7, 2021, 6:49 am
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The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants announced the winners of the 2021 VSCPA Distinguished CPA Awards.
Each year, VSCPA members nominate CPAs to recognize their professional and personal accomplishments as well as commitment to service, diversity and innovation.
Honorees will be recognized during the VSCPA Virtual Leaders’ Summit on May 13.
Outstanding Member Award: Alan Witt, CPA, CGMA, Newport News
For an industry built on innovation, dynamism and jaw-on-the-floor creative moments, there seems to have been a somewhat dull-witted shift towards diversity in fashion. At the height of the Black Lives Matter protests in June 2020, for instance, there were countless examples of social media-driven, pro-inclusivity tokenism on the part of brands, with very little in the way of meaningful subsequent change.
Indeed, according to a somewhat damning “Black Representation In Fashion” report compiled by the
New York Times recently, there is still only one black chief executive – Virgil Abloh at Off-White – working at any one of the 64 global fashion brands which were included in the study.
Insolvency Service and R3 announce diversity and inclusion project
The Insolvency Service and R3 announce a project aimed at understanding and promoting diversity and inclusion across the insolvency profession.
From:
8 March 2021
The Insolvency Service and R3 are pleased to announce plans for a joint-project reviewing diversity and inclusion across the insolvency profession.
The Steering Group issued this statement:
“A data gathering exercise is planned to baseline levels of diversity and inclusion, and both bodies will work with the profession to improve inclusion where feasible to do so.
As well as seeking to analyse how diverse the sector currently is, the project will identify barriers that make joining, progressing, or succeeding as an insolvency professional more difficult for people on the grounds of their ethnic origins, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, identity or socio-economic background.
Cyndi Bennett
Selective Insurance appoints new EVP, chief human resources officer
About her
Selective Insurance appointed Cyndi Bennett as the company’s new EVP, chief human resources officer. Bennett will be responsible for the company’s human resources strategy, including talent management, benefits, diversity and compensation. Prior to joining Selective in 2006 as assistant vice president of compensation, Bennett worked at Prudential Financial for nine years as director of compensation for International Insurance and Investments.
She was promoted to vice president of compensation in 2009 and to vice president of compensation and benefits in 2012, where she has been responsible for the strategy, design, implementation and administration of our compensation and health and welfare benefits.
Park Hotels & Resorts Announces Publication of 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report
TYSONS, Va., Jan. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: PK) (“Park”) today announced that it has published its 2020 Corporate Responsibility report (the “Report”), detailing Park’s ESG commitment to its stakeholders. The Report can be found on the Responsibility page of Park’s website at https://www.pkhotelsandresorts.com/responsibility.
“I am proud to publish our latest corporate responsibility report for our stakeholders,” said Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Park. “Despite an unprecedented year for all, Park remains steadfast in our commitment to corporate responsibility, which is more important than ever in today’s volatile environment. From establishing our Diversity & Inclusion Steering Committee to formalizing our Park Green Committee, I am excited about our evolution in the ESG world as we head into the fifth year as a public company.