Wyndham Named a '2009 DiversityInc 25 Noteworthy Company'
MARCH 16, 2009 - Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (NYSE:WYN) was named to the DiversityInc 25 Noteworthy Companies. These are companies DiversityInc believes are rising diversity-management leaders and are close to earning spots on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity(R) list.
'We are honored and pleased to be recognized by DiversityInc,' commented Stephen P. Holmes, Chairman and CEO, Wyndham Worldwide. 'This is particularly noteworthy given that we are not even three years old. As a global company operating in 100 countries, diversity is part of our DNA.'
"Competitive companies such as Wyndham Worldwide Corp. have switched from trying to move the status quo to establishing a new one," said Luke Visconti, CEO of DiversityInc. "Smart companies see increasing diversity efforts in an economic downturn as a way of beating less-adept competition that will pull back."
Both the DiversityInc Top 50 list and the 25 Noteworthy Companies list were unveiled March 12 in New York City.
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