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Article: Supplier diversity spend grows quickly at Tyco.(Tyco International (US) Inc.)
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By David Hannon
When Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence and CPO Shelley Stewart came to Tyco International in 2003, among the many assets he brought with him was a strong background in supplier diversity program development. But in 2003, many employees at Tyco had never heard of supplier diversity, much less viewed it as a sound business strategy. If a supplier diversity program was to succeed at Tyco, it would need a grassroots champion to drive the diversity business case across the company's broad and decentralized supply chain.
Kevin Brown was the man for that job. Brown, now the manager of supplier diversity at Tyco, joined the company ...