Canadian minority group honors Chrysler

Posted on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 at 11:26 AM EDT.

Chrysler Group LLC has been named “Corporation of the Year” by the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC).

The award recognizes the Chrysler Group’s extraordinary commitment to supply chain diversity and the development of Canadian Aboriginal and minority-owned businesses. Over the past several years, the Chrysler Group has increased its procurement to aboriginal and visible minority-owned businesses in Canada to more than $464 million (U.S.). This was accomplished by exposing these suppliers to a range of Chrysler Group programs—including the Matchmaker event—that are designed to connect minority suppliers directly with the Chrysler Group’s procurement, engineering and marketing organizations, as well as with its tier-one supplier community.

“Chrysler Canada is honored to be named Corporation of the Year by the CAMSC for our company’s commitment to minority and aboriginal suppliers,” Reid Bigland, President and CEO, Chrysler Canada, said. “This recognition truly reflects the depth of Chrysler Group’s commitment to our customers and communities in Canada.”

Kevin Bell, Senior Manager—Diversity Supplier Development, said: “The Chrysler Group has worked for many years to build and strengthen our minority supply base. The Chrysler Group has and will continue to create opportunities for Canadian aboriginal and minority-owned suppliers in Canada because these businesses are often the most nimble, innovative and resilient in confronting the challenges and opportunities of today’s global automotive marketplace.”

The Chrysler Group accepted the award at the organization’s Annual Business Achievement Awards Dinner held in Toronto Tuesday night. The awards dinner is the group’s premier fund-raising event to support the delivery of programs to promote and facilitate aboriginal and minority economic development through access to purchasing opportunities with corporations.

“Diversity and inclusivity are critical components to the success of corporate Canada, both for work force retention and growth, as well as supply chain renewal and innovation,” Orrin Benn, President of the Canadian Aboriginal Minority Supplier Council. “We are inspired by the efforts of companies like the Chrysler Group that stay true to their values in challenging times that the pursuit of supplier diversity is invaluable to our mutual economic future.”

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