NEW YORK — Nielsen Holdings plc recently announced that Angela Talton has been promoted to Chief Diversity Officer reporting to Chief Executive Officer Mitch Barns.
“Diversity and inclusion are crucial to our growth, strength, and ability to innovate. Angela’s vision, leadership and execution have helped us reimagine diversity at a global scale,” said Barns. “As Nielsen’s Chief Diversity Officer, she will be a vital part of my leadership team and a champion for our companywide investments to ensure our business is representative of the communities where we live and work.”
Talton was also included Diversity Woman Magazine’s winter issue which featured recipients of the national “Stars Who Mean Business Peer Awards.” The awards were presented during the 10th annual National Diversity Women’s Business Leadership Conference at the Yacht & Beach Club Convention Center in Buena Vista, Florida last October.
The recipients of the Stars Award are: First Star – Patricia Harris, Global Chief Diversity Officer & Vice President, Global Community Engagement of McDonald’s Corporation; Leading Star – Audra Bohannon, Senior Partner at Korn Ferry; Peer Star – Carmen Smith, Vice President of Creative Development of Walt Disney Imagineering, and in the Rising Star category there are two winners; Angela Talton and Ramona Royal, Human Resource Officer of AMICA.
Prior to this appointment, Talton served as Senior Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion, and she will continue to oversee Nielsen’s diversity and inclusion programs including supplier diversity, training and employee engagement. Talton has been with Nielsen since 2007, joining the company as Senior Vice President for Global Call Center Operations. Prior to joining Nielsen, she held the positions of Divisional Vice President at Sears Holdings Corporation and Vice President, Business Processes at ALLTEL Communications. Talton holds a BS in Business Administration from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Talton succeeds Dr. D. Sangeeta who has accepted the new role of Global Client Operations Leader overseeing all regional and client-related operations and deployment.
