Visteon's Julie Fream to Receive Anti-Defamation League's Women of Achievement Award
May 03 2005 - 4:02PM
PR Newswire (US)
Visteon's Julie Fream to Receive Anti-Defamation League's Women of
Achievement Award VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., May 3 /PRNewswire/ --
Julie Fream, vice president and general manager of Visteon
Corporation's DaimlerChrysler North American customer business
group, has been selected by the Anti-Defamation League as a 2005
Women of Achievement Award honoree. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) Fream and
the other honorees were introduced this morning at a breakfast and
press briefing hosted by the Anti-Defamation League. The
organization will formally honor the Women of Achievement Award
winners at a dinner ceremony on June 6 at the Somerset Inn in Troy.
One of the foremost civil rights/human relations agencies in the
U.S., the Anti-Defamation League is dedicated to fighting
anti-semitism and bigotry, defending democratic ideals and
protecting civil rights. This marks the ninth year that the
Anti-Defamation League has bestowed its annual Women of Achievement
Award. In announcing the honorees, the Anti-Defamation League's
judges cited Fream as a "role model and leader with brilliant
business insight" and pointed to her involvement with Visteon's
executive diversity council and her role as executive champion of
the Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual Employees resource group. "Julie is a
role model for many people in our organization," said Michael
Johnston, Visteon's president and chief executive officer. "Beyond
the success she has attained as vice president of our
DaimlerChrysler customer business group, she has been instrumental
in fostering diversity and innovation within Visteon's culture. She
is a true leader, and we are proud that her efforts have been
recognized by the Anti-Defamation League." Fream was one of five
women selected for the award. The others are Melba Winer, past
president of the Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah, who will
receive the lifetime achievement award; Norma Barquet, executive
director, Detroit Public Schools; Lynne Deitch,
shareholder/partner, Butzel Long; and the Honorable Denise Page
Hood, U.S. District Court, eastern District of Michigan. Fream
holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Michigan
Technological University and a master's degree in business
administration from the Harvard Business School of Harvard
University. She serves on the board of trustees for the Michigan
Tech Fund, which raises funds to support Michigan Technological
University. Fream joined Visteon in 1998 as associate director,
global marketing, sales and service, for the company's Ford
account. She later became Visteon's director of Ford sales, charged
with leading the sales activity for a $4 billion account with Ford
North America. Prior to her current leadership role, she served as
Visteon's vice president of marketing. Visteon Corporation is a
leading full-service supplier that delivers consumer-driven
technology solutions to automotive manufacturers worldwide and
through multiple channels within the global automotive aftermarket.
Visteon has about 70,000 employees and a global delivery system of
more than 200 technical, manufacturing, sales and service
facilities located in 25 countries.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO DATASOURCE:
Visteon Corporation CONTACT: Jim Fisher of Visteon Corporation,
+1-734-710-5557, Web site: http://www.visteon.com/
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