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9.30.2008 - 03:20pm ET
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Sodexo Advances Corporate Citizenship Programs with Expansion of Leadership Team
(CSRwire) GAITHERSBURG, Md., September 30, 2008 - Sodexo, a leading food and
facilities management services company, has appointed Anthony Owens as
senior director of Corporate Citizenship Partnerships and Communications,
a move that expands the company's capabilities for sustainability,
wellness and overall citizenship platform.
Owens will have a primary responsibility to build relationships with
stakeholders in business, government, academia and the non-profit sectors
in order to further Sodexo's commitment to corporate citizenship as one of
the company’s strategic pillars.
"Sodexo's deeply embedded service spirit is seen and felt every day by the
ten million customers we serve in North America," said Arlin Wasserman,
vice president, corporate citizenship. "This commitment to service extends
to the social needs of the communities in which we do business. Anthony
will help guide our knowledge of these communities through various
organizations, and create and implement programs to better serve them."
Owens has more than two decades of experience in marketing and community
affairs, including helping to create Nike's "Nine Million" partnership
with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He also worked on
the award-winning "Truth" national youth anti-smoking campaign and
participated in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, focusing
on global sustainability issues.
Before joining Sodexo, Owens worked at APCO Worldwide and at United Way of
the National Capital Area. He most recently served as director of media
relations and issues management at Sodexo. He holds a bachelor of arts in
business and a master's in integrated marketing, both from DePaul
University in Chicago.
Sodexo, Inc.
Sodexo, Inc. (www.sodexoUSA.com) is
a leading integrated food and facilities management services company in
the U.S., Canada and Mexico, with $7.3 billion (USD) in annual revenue and
120,000 employees. Sodexo, Inc. serves more than ten million customers
daily in corporations, health care, long term care and retirement centers,
schools, college campuses, government and remote sites. Sodexo, Inc.,
headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., is a member of Sodexo Group, and funds
the Sodexo Foundation (www.helpstophunger.org),
an independent charitable organization that, since its founding in 1999,
has made more than $9.2 million in grants to fight hunger in America.
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