'There is no more powerful position than the CEO and, quite honestly, this isn't going to change if the people with power don't use that power to change it,' Nielsen CEO David Kenny said on 'Closing Bell.'
's David Kenny in an appearance on CNBC on Friday explained why he embedded the position of chief diversity officer into his responsibilities as chief executive officer of the marketing firm.
"There is no more powerful position than the CEO and, quite honestly, this isn't going to change if the people with power don't use that power to change it," he said in a "Kenny, who became chief executive in December 2018, first announced publicly that he added the title of chief diversity officer to his duties in an April 2019 proxy statement. The executive position was last held by Angela Talton, a Black woman who now owns a diversity and inclusion consultancy.
Kenny said Nielsen is "lucky" that about 38% of the company's workforce in the U.S. is made up of people of color and that the company "has improved, but we also have targets at every level." Additionally, 40% of Nielsen's senior positions are filled by women and the New York-based company should increase that number to 50%, he added.
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