Stéphane Masson, Marriott International

Marriott International is No. 7 in The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity®.

Stéphane Masson is always on the lookout for new opportunities and partnerships—a quality that will aid Marriott International in its recently revamped global supplier-diversity program.

A French native with a food-and-beverage operations background, Masson joined the Marriott team 13 years ago as part of the Renaissance hotels acquisition and was appointed vice president of global procurement in June when his predecessor retired.

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Angela Buonocore, ITT Corp.

Angela Buonocore has always had a way with words, speaking fluent Italian before English and writing short stories at age 5. Largely influenced by her Italian-born mother, she says, “If you have a command of language and an ability to use that to influence people, it’s a very powerful thing.”

Buonocore’s inherent skills helped propel her career in communications at numerous Fortune 200 companies, from IBM (No. 8 on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity® list) to the Pepsi Bottling Group before joining ITT Corp., a White Plains, N.Y.–based high-tech engineering and manufacturing company, three years ago.

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