Members of The Executive Leadership Council continue to be recognized by their companies and in the media for their accomplishments. This issue covers information received during the second quarter of 2025.

Career Transitions

• Todd Corley, SVP – Inclusion, Sustainability & Community for Carhartt, has an expanded role including as Chief People and Impact Officer.
• Ndidi Oteh, Senior Managing Director – Head of Americas for Accenture Song, has been elevated to CEO for the company.
• Anthony Williams, former SVP, Operations Strategy for MGM Resorts International, was named the CEO of Gaming company DRA.

Board & Commission Appointments

• Thasunda Brown Duckett, President & CEO for TIAA, has become a minority owner of the reigning WNBA Champions, the New York Liberty.
• Ken Chenault, Chairman & Managing Director for General Catalyst, was named to the board of Campus.
• Brickson Diamond, Executive Search Consultant and DEI Advisor for Spencer Stuart, was named to the Board of Trustees for Brown University.
• Lori George, President & CEO of CH Robinson, has been elected to the Coca-Cola Bottling Company United Board of Directors.
• James Rosseau Sr., CEO of Holy Culture, was named to the board of the Gospel Music Association.
• Harold Singleton III, Board Member at Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II at Fidelity Investments, was elected to the board of Directors for The Hershey Company.
• Tracey Travis, Former EVP and CFO for The Estee Lauder Companies, was named to board of Hyatt Hotels.
• Mary Winston, President & CEO of WinsCo Enterprises Inc., was named Chairman of the board of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).

Major Awards and Recognitions

• Danielle Brown, SVP & CIO for Whirlpool Corporation, received a Distinguished Alumni Award from her alma mater Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania.
• Jerri DeVard, CEO of the Black Executive CMO Alliance, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at The Clio Awards, often referred to as the Oscars of advertising and marketing.
• Texas Christian University (TCU) honored the late Ronald C. Parker, former The ELC President & CEO, and his wife Paula Rhodes Parker with the Royal Purple Award for their service to the university and community.
• Ed Ward, Former President – Client Product Group for Dell, received the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award  from the University of Colorado – Boulder.
• Christopher Womack, Chairman, President & CEO of Southern Company, will receive the Frank C. Carr Excellence in Leadership Award from INROADS at their Annual Benefit Gala.  Thasunda Brown Duckett will also serve as an honoree and provide keynote remarks.

Media Articles and Mentions

• Fortune’s 2025 list of The Most Powerful Women in Business featured two ELC female members on the list
  • #7- Thasunda Brown Duckett – President & CEO, TIAA
  • #82 – Toni Townes-Whitley – CEO, SAIC
• Andre Branch, SVP & GM – MAC North America for The Estee Lauder Companies, was the 2025 commencement speaker at the University of Michigan.
• Calvin Butler, President & CEO of Exelon, was interviewed by Bloomberg, discussing the energy industry’s shift away from Clean Energy production in order to meet the demands of AI power needs.  He was also interviewed at LEO High School in Chicago during their STEM Convention.
• Thasunda Brown Duckett, President & CEO of TIAA, was the Commencement Speaker for both Morgan State University and Alabama State University.  She was also interviewed by Rollout.com, discussing Legacy, leadership and impact,.  She was also featured on the My So-Called Midlife Podcast with Reshma Saujani where she spoke on the topic Work-Life Balance is a Lie.
• Carla Harris, Senior Client Advisor for Morgan Stanley, performed at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in an uplifting benefit concert for the YMCA of Newark & Vicinity and the Primary Care Scholars Program at the Hackensack Meridian Health Medical School.
• The ELC President & CEO Mike Hyter  joined strategist Suzi Watford for The Washington Post’s The ‘Ship series to share insights from The ELC’s Voice of the Member survey, highlighting perspectives from 200+ senior executives on the future of leadership.
• Rhonda Mims, Board Chair of the AmeriHealth Caritas Foundation and EVP of Public Affairs and Risk at AmeriHealth Caritas, was quoted in an article spotlighting the company’s intent to distribute $1.9 million dollars in grants to non-profits across eight states and Washington, DC.
• Karen Morrison, President of the OhioHealth Foundation and SVP for OhioHealth, was recognized as one of the 2025 Inspiring Women by Columbus CEO Magazine.
• Tamla Oates-Forney, CEO of SHRM Linkage, discussed with SHRM Business, How Purposeful Leadership Drives Success.
• David Rawlinson II, CEO of QVC Group, discussed with Fortune.com his views on  Tariffs, e-commerce and the marketplace and was interviewed by the Philadelphia Tribune to discuss QVC’s recent partnership with TikTok and other economic matters.
• Alana Ward Robinson, Founder, President & CEO for Robinson Group Consulting, received an Honorary doctorate from Grambling State University.
• Keith Wyche, Retired Corporate VP for Walmart, was interviewed by Bloomberg for the article Demonized by Trump, DEI Professionals Go ‘Discrete’ to Find Jobs – Bloomberg.