Two Amway talent development programs have been recognized by leading organizations for excellence and innovation.
LeAP (Leadership Acceleration Program) is an action-learning process that brings a select group of our top-performing execs from around the world together to tackle real business challenges. This program has been honored as an executive development learning leader by Bersin & Associates. And our Global Leadership Certificate Program, a partnership with Davenport University and Harvard Business Publishing, was cited as a best practice in corporate-academia partnership by Corporate University Xchange.
It’s well-deserved recognition for programs that are helping us grow our talented workforce by leaps and bounds.
She joins leaders in business, government, education, and organizations on the roster, which since 1997 has sought to recognize women who are making a difference in our community.
Candace and the other 49 winners are being honored today for making the list, and for their individual and collective contributions to West Michigan.
Our eSpring Water Purifier is already known as clean - it provides pure water to consumers around the world. It was the first water purifier to be tested and certified by NSF International to meet NSF/ANSI Standards 42, 53 and 55B.
The newly redesigned eSpring unit, launching this spring in Japan, has less plastic content, uses nearly half the energy of the previous model and has reduced its global warming potential by 46 percent.
And it does all this while providing exceptionally clean, great-tasting water.
The award is great recognition of our R&D team’s commitment to creating high-performing products while minimizing environmental impact. In other words, making products like eSpring clean and green.
Our aviation team operates quietly, capably and professionally. They do their jobs without a lot of attention or fanfare.
But that’s about to change, as Amway aviation moves from operating under radar to getting major recognition as one of two inaugural winners of the Gulfstream Outstanding Flight Award given for flights involving superior airmanship.
Amway was honored for transporting more than 1,100 people using 22 aircraft in a single day as part of the company’s 50th anniversary events in May.
We’re in good company. The other honoree is the U.S. Air Force’s 310th airlift squadron. The two teams were cited for performing significant real-world business and special-mission aviation operations using Gulfstream aircraft and as representing the “very best” flight operations in the world.
And the “very best” can’t operate under radar for very long.
Matthews, Amway’s chief marketing officer since 2008, is the first leader at a privately-held company to receive the magazine’s annual honor.
In presenting the award, Black Enterprise CEO Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. said of Matthews, “through her business prowess and innovative thinking, she is helping transform Amway into a 21st century global powerhouse.”
Candace Matthews has been commanding attention since becoming our chief marketing officer in 2008.
She created a global marketing council to guide company efforts worldwide. She’s led the revitalization of our Nutrilite and Artistry product lines and breathed new life and energy into the Amway brand. Candace even sang during our employee holiday program last year.
And now, she’s on the cover of a magazine on newsstands from coast-to-coast as Black Enterprise’s 2009 “Corporate Executive of the Year.” (PDF, 7MB)
Candace is the first exec at a privately-held company to receive the magazine’s annual honor. She was selected for her “business prowess and inventiveness” and for forging a marketing approach that “blends innovation, technology and interpersonal relationships.”
And she’s in good company. Executives at corporations like Ford, McDonald’s and CNBC also have received the magazine’s honor.
We knew Candace was enterprising. Now she has the award to prove it.
“Doug has been a real leader, a visionary and a voice of reason for the foundation.”
Also last week, Candace was inducted into the Executive Leadership Council, one of the most prestigious associations of African American corporate officers of Fortune 500 companies. Steve Van Andel, Amway’s chairman. proclaimed:
“Amway is proud to work with Candace, and proud to see others recognize her leadership and track record.”
Amway Korea shares center stage with Korean Air, Yuhan-Kimberly, KIA Motors and Hyundai Insurance in the 17th Annual Korean Marketing Frontier Awards, presented by the Korean Marketing Association.
Why, you may ask, is this newsworthy? Amway Korea was the only direct selling company to win an award in any category this year. In addition, the KMA is represented by approximately 60 universities and industrial communities. Receiving an award from an academically-based body in Korea is held with very high regard.
Yong-Hwan Roh, senior marketing director for Amway Korea, accepted the award in the cause-related marketing category on behalf of the company. The KMA considered the Amway One by One Campaign for Children’s “Health Watcher”, “Amway Charity Playground” as well as the Nutrikids soccer team as successful examples of educating elementary school children about healthy living.
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