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Shell picks diversity
specialist Leslie Mays as VP Global
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Special to USAfricaonline.com and The Black Business Journal Leslie Mays, an African-American with more than 20 years of change management and human resources experience, has been appointed by the oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies as its new vice president, for Group Global Diversity.
Shell Oil Company chairman, President and CEO, Steve Miller noted that, "Ms. Mays has done an exceptional job of helping Shell Oil become an industry leader in corporate diversity." Mays joined Shell Oil Company at its Houston headquarters in 1996 as executive director of diversity. She had served with General Mills as corporate diversity director and director of diversity development at Reebok International. When I chatted with three senior and mid-level staff of
Shell Oil, they variously described Ms. Mays to
USAfricaonline.com as "a first-rate professional." Another
management exec of Shell said she is "a conciliator." A
native of Houston, Ms Mays earned a bachelor of arts degree
in communications from Texas Southern University. Her
appointment will take effect on November 1, 1999. Evidently,
Mays has served as valuable bridge for the diverse composite
personnel interests inside an oil industry behemoth such as
Shell's, inside the U.S. How well she'll perform on the
international/global arena will be evident, soon, on the
canvas of time. If her past achievements and record offer
any guide, Shell seems to have picked a consummate
achiever. Nwangwu, recipient of the Journalism Excellence Award, HABJ 1997, is the Founder & Publisher of USAfrica The Newspaper, USAfricaonline.com (first African-owned U.S-based professional newspaper to be published on the internet), The Black Business Journal,www.BBJonline.com and NigeriaCentral.com. He covered U.S president Bill Clinton's visit to parts of Africa, March-April 2, 1998, and serves on Houston Mayor Lee Brown's international (Africa) business advisory board. |
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this newly created position, a statement from Shell sent to
USAfricaonline and The Black Business Journal stated that
"she will work closely with the Committee of Managing
Directors and the senior business leaders in the development
of diversity strategy, policy and planning for the Royal
Dutch/Shell Group of Companies worldwide." Mays will have
responsibility for providing leadership to regional
diversity consulting teams around the world. On his part,
Mark Moody Stuart, Chairman of the Royal Dutch/Shell
expressed confidence that "We look forward to Leslie Mays
bringing valuable learning and experience to the Group as a
whole and accelerating progress in this important area."
