NEWARK, N.J. - (Business Wire) For the eighth consecutive year, DiversityInc, the leading publication on corporate diversity, named Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) one of the Top 50 Companies for Diversity. This year, Prudential is ranked number 24.
“We are always honored to be recognized for our diversity practices,” says Emilio Egea, vice president and chief diversity officer at Prudential. “From our work/life programs to our multicultural marketing efforts, we work diligently to ensure that we consider and value diversity in every aspect of our workplace and business dealings.”
Companies ranked in the listing demonstrate consistent strength in four areas: CEO Commitment, Human Capital, Corporate and Organizational Communications, and Supplier Diversity.
“Top 50 companies have clarity of their absolute values of human dignity, demonstrating a global adherence to these core beliefs," said Luke Visconti, Partner and Co-founder of DiversityInc. "These sustainable values drive margin.”
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services leader with approximately $648 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2007, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping more than 50 million individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company’s well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, investment management, and real estate services. For more information, please visit www.prudential.com.
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Gabriella Heizler, 973-802-5405
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