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Casey’s Honored by the Women’s Forum of New York for Continued Leadership to Attain Gender Parity on Its Corporate Board
Casey’s recognized for notable achievement with 50 percent female board representation ANKENY, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nCasey’s recognized for notable achievement with 50 percent female board representation\n\n ANKENY, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nToday Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASY) is recognized by the Women’s Forum of New York at its sixth biennial “Breakfast of Corporate Champions” (BCC) event, for achieving at least 35% female representation on their board of directors. Fifty percent of Casey’s board seats are held by women and the third largest convenience retailer is recognized as a corporate game-changer for promoting women’s leadership in the boardroom.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211110005536/en/Casey’s Honored by the Women’s Forum of New York for Continued Leadership to Attain Gender Parity on Its Corporate Board (Graphic: Business Wire)\n“At Casey’s, we are committed to gender balance and diversity and are honored to be recognized for the women representation we have on our Board of Directors,” said Darren Rebelez, President and Chief Executive Officer, Casey’s. “We also recognize that there is still work to be done and we challenge leaders to continue advancing gender balance and diversity throughout their organizations.”\n\nFor 2021, the Women’s Forum will salute the 243 companies, from the S&P 500 and FORTUNE 1000, that have achieved 35 %, or more, female representation on their corporate boards. All “Corporate Champion” honored companies, from 2011 to 2021, have exceeded the national average of board seats held by women (source: BoardEx, June 2021). The Women’s Forum recognizes the critical role of Casey’s leadership in accelerating change to help make gender equity a business priority, and for driving intent to action.\n\n“We salute Casey’s for their impressive success to achieve greater gender balance in their corporate boardroom,” said BCC Founder and Chair, Janice Reals Ellig, CEO, The Ellig Group. “As part of the Women’s Forum of New York’s ongoing “Corporate Board Initiative,” we’re proud to honor Casey’s as an important member of the 2021 class of Corporate Champions who are determined to lead the way.”\n\nThe Women’s Forum “Corporate Board Initiative” reflects the organization’s belief that change happens more quickly when it’s driven from the top. The initiative focuses on company leadership, including CEOs, Directors, and Nominat...