50/50 Women on Boards™ Recognizes Cooper Tire as a “3+” Company with Three or More Female Directors
May 19 2021 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
50/50 Women on Boards™ (50/50WOB) has recognized Cooper Tire
& Rubber Company as a “3+” company for having three or more
women on its corporate board of directors. With three female board
members, approximately one-third of Cooper’s board seats are held
by women.
50/50WOB is the leading global education and advocacy campaign
driving the movement toward gender balance and diversity on
corporate boards. The campaign applauds companies that have aligned
with independent research that demonstrates when three or more
women serve on a board, profitability, productivity and workplace
engagement increase.
“It is an honor for Cooper to be recognized by 50/50 Women on
Boards,” said John J. Holland, Chairman of the Cooper Tire Board of
Directors. “Cooper is focused on offering a diverse and inclusive
environment, starting at the top. Different backgrounds and
perspectives bring about healthy debate on strategic opportunities
and lead the company to be more reflective of its customers,
consumers, employees, investors and the world at large.”
“Investors, legislative mandates, and enlightened leaders
continue to make institutional decisions that reinforce the
business advantages of gender balance,” said Betsy
Berkhemer-Credaire, CEO of 50/50 Women on Boards. “We are pleased
to recognize Cooper Tire for prioritizing this business imperative
that benefits stakeholders and shareholders.”
Cooper has also scored a 100 percent on the 2021 Human Rights
Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index and was named a Best Places to
Work for LGBTQ Equality. The company was named one of the World’s
Best Employers by Forbes in 2020.
About Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) is the parent
company of a global family of companies that specializes in the
design, manufacture, marketing and sale of passenger car, light
truck, medium truck, motorcycle and racing tires. Cooper's
headquarters is in Findlay, Ohio, with manufacturing, sales,
distribution, technical and design operations within its family of
companies located in more than one dozen countries around the
world. For more information on Cooper, visit www.coopertire.com,
www.facebook.com/coopertire or www.twitter.com/coopertire.
About 50/50 Women on Boards (50/50WOB)
50/50 Women on Boards™ (50/50WOB), a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is the
leading global education and advocacy campaign driving the movement
toward diverse, gender-balanced corporate boards. The 50/50 Women
on Boards Gender Diversity Index™ directory and research reports
track the gender composition of the Russell 3000 Index company
boards. Educational programs produced by 50/50WOB include the
annual Global Conversation on Board Diversity; Get on Board!
Workshops for board-ready women; and Path to the Boardroom for
mid-career women wanting to become board-ready. For more
information, visit www.5050wob.com.
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