Executive Women of New Jersey released on Tuesday its biennial A Seat at the Table Honor Roll, a list of New Jersey public companies with at least three women on their boards.
This list is part of EWNJ’s efforts to ensure that women have equal access to the boardroom and high-level executive leadership.
“EWNJ is excited to present this year’s list of companies that are leading the way on women’s representation on corporate boards and in senior governance as part of our fourth report on gender diversity in New Jersey,” Barbara E. Kauffman, President of EWNJ and executive vice president and chief operating officer of Newark Regional Business Partnership, said in a statement. “The Honor Roll showcases the breadth of women’s leadership in the state and the diversity of companies they represent. By highlighting these companies, our mission is to underscore that gender diversity leads to greater corporate success by every measure. In fact, our research has found that gender diversity, and diversity in general, contributes to stronger financial performance and fewer governance-related issues such as bribery, corruption, shareholder battles, and fraud.”
The companies are:
American Water Works Co.
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
Ascena Retail Group
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.)
Bed, Bath & Beyond
Burlington Stores
Campbell Soup Co.
Celgene Corp.
CIT Group Inc.
Covanta Holding Corp.
Honeywell
Innophos Holdings Inc.
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Johnson & Johnson
Merck & Co. Inc.
New Jersey Resources
Newell Brands
OceanFirst Financial
Peapack-Gladstone
Prudential Financial Inc.
PTC Therapeutics
Quest Diagnostics Inc.
Realogy Holdings Corp.
South Jersey Industries
Tabula Rasa
Verisk Analytics Inc.
These companies will be recognized at EWNJ’s A Seat at the Table Corporate Gender Diversity Awards Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 8 a.m. at the APA Hotel Woodbridge. They will also be highlighted in the organization’s fourth biennial report on gender diversity in top leadership at New Jersey’s public companies.
