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In 1995, not one Fortune 500 CEO was a person of color. Today, 19 Fortune 500 companies are run by people of color.

Five Fortune 500 CEOs are Black. They are:

• Kenneth Chenault, American Express
  
• Ronald Williams, Aetna
  
• Clarence Otis, Darden Restaurants
  
• John Thompson, Symantec
  
• Rodney O'Neal, Delphi

American Express is No. 11 in The 2008 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list and Darden Restaurants is one of DiversityInc's 25 Noteworthy Companies.

Seven Fortune 500 CEOs are Latino. They are:

• Antonio Perez, Eastman Kodak Co.
  
• Alain J.P. Belda, Alcoa
  
• Cristóbal I. Conde, SunGard Data Systems
  
• José Maria Alapont, Federal-Mogul
  
• Fernando Aquirre, Chiquita Brands
  
• Alvaro G. de Molina, GMAC
  
• William Perez, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.

Eastman Kodak is one of DiversityInc's 25 Noteworthy Companies.

Seven Fortune 500 CEOs are Asian, including two women of color. They are:

• Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo
  
• Vikram S. Pandit, Citigroup
  
• Ramani Ayer, Hartford Financial Services
  
• Andrea Jung, Avon Products
  
• Rajiv L. Gupta, Rohm and Haas
  
• Surya N. Mohapatra, Quest Diagnostics
  
• Jerry Yang, Yahoo!

PepsiCo and Citigroup are Nos. 28 and 45, respectively, in The 2008 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity

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