In New York, 2 of the 4 Openly LGBT+ CEOs of Fortune 500 Companies Reflect on the Importance of Visibility
More than 200 LGBT+ business leaders gathered in May 2019 in New York for Out Leadership’s 9th annual U.S. Summit, sponsored by EY, Ogilvy, and Ropes & Gray. Sally Susman, Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Pfizer Inc. interviewed Beth Ford, CEO, Land O’Lakes, and Jim Fitterling, CEO, The Dow Chemical Company.
Who is Jim Fitterling?
Inspired by Tim Cook’s example, Fitterling came out to Dow about his orientation on World Coming Out Day 2014 and continued his decades-long ascent through the company ranks, eventually being named its COO and president in 2016 and finally its CEO in 2019.
In New York, 2 of the 4 Openly LGBT+ CEOs of Fortune 500 Companies Reflect on the Importance of Visibility
More than 200 LGBT+ business leaders gathered in May 2019 in New York for Out Leadership’s 9th annual U.S. Summit, sponsored by EY, Ogilvy, and Ropes & Gray. Sally Susman, Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Pfizer Inc. interviewed Beth Ford, CEO, Land O’Lakes, and Jim Fitterling, CEO, The Dow Chemical Company.
In New York, 2 of the 4 Openly LGBT+ CEOs of Fortune 500 Companies Reflect on the Importance of Visibility
More than 200 LGBT+ business leaders gathered in May 2019 in New York for Out Leadership’s 9th annual U.S. Summit, sponsored by EY, Ogilvy, and Ropes & Gray. Sally Susman, Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Pfizer Inc. interviewed Beth Ford, CEO, Land O’Lakes, and Jim Fitterling, CEO, The Dow Chemical Company.
Jim Fitterling
Inspired by Tim Cook’s example, Fitterling came out to Dow about his orientation on World Coming Out Day 2014 and continued his decades-long ascent through the company ranks, eventually being named its COO and president in 2016 and finally its CEO in 2019.