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Biography John Barth is chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson Controls, Inc., a Fortune 100 company headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. His commitment to diversity and inclusion is reflected in the company’s corporate vision, which emphasizes that the diversity and involvement of employees is the foundation of the company’s strength. He extends the diversity goals beyond Johnson Controls’ 136,000 employees to include all stakeholders: suppliers, vendors and communities. He led a focused effort to increase the company’s purchases from minority suppliers. The initiative reached a milestone in 2003 when the company became one of just 12 U.S. businesses whose purchases from minority suppliers exceeded $1billion in a single year. Barth has made minority business development a priority for everyone at Johnson Controls. The company launched a Global Diversity Team in 2005 that set goals and created strategies to increase workforce representation of women and minorities today, and in the company’s next generation of global leaders. As a result of one of the team’s recommendations, the company appointed a vice president of Diversity and Public Affairs, reporting directly to the Chairman and CEO in 2006.
COMPANY PROFILE Johnson Controls is the global leader that brings ingenuity to the places where people live, work and travel. By integrating technologies, products and services, the company creates smart environments that redefine the relationships between people and their surroundings. The Johnson Controls team of 140,000 employees creates a more comfortable, safe and sustainable world through their products and services for more than 200 million vehicles, 12 million homes and one million commercial buildings. A commitment to sustainability drives our environmental stewardship, good corporate citizenship in our workplaces and communities, and the products and services we provide to customers.
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