Business NewsTaco September 9, 2015

Only 9 Latino CEOs at top 500 companies

*Only 2 percent of Fortune 500 CEO’s are Latino. Oscar Muñoz, the new head of United Airlines, is the newest member of that list. VL

CNN-MoneyBy Ahiza Garcia, CNN Money

[tweet_dis]United Airlines named Oscar Muñoz as its new CEO on Tuesday, after the company’s CEO and chairman Jeff Smisek stepped down[/tweet_dis] amid an investigation into wrongdoing at the airline.

Oscar Muñoz
Oscar Muñoz
[tweet_dis]Fewer than 2% of all CEOs at Fortune 500 companies are Hispanic[/tweet_dis], according to the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility.

Roberto Goizueta became the first Hispanic CEO in 1981 when he was named chief executive at Coca-Cola (KO), according to a 2013 HACR report. But there is still lots of room for improvement, according to the organization.

[pullquote]Prior to joining United, Muñoz served as the president and COO of the transportation company CSX Corporation.[/pullquote]

The companies that currently boast Hispanic CEOs include Express Scripts (ESRX) and ADP (ADP).

Click HERE to read the full story.

[Photo by Bernal Saborio/Flicker]
CLICK HERE
Subscribe to the Latino daily

Subscribe today!

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Must Read