LEE MERRITTSPROCTER & GAMBLE DIVERSITY & INCLUSION LEADER RESPONSIBILITIES STRATEGIES & RESULTS (2000-2003)ROLE DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE: Diversity and Inclusion Strategy Leader within the N.A. Market Development Organization (U.S., Canada, & Puerto Rico). Position reported to P&G President of N.A. MDO.FORMAL LINKAGES & ALIGNMENTS: Member of: Executive Business Leadership Team, Corporate Diversity Center of Excellence, P&G Board Chairman and CEO, Human Resource team, Global… Show more LEE MERRITTSPROCTER & GAMBLE DIVERSITY & INCLUSION LEADER RESPONSIBILITIES STRATEGIES & RESULTS (2000-2003)ROLE DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE: Diversity and Inclusion Strategy Leader within the N.A. Market Development Organization (U.S., Canada, & Puerto Rico). Position reported to P&G President of N.A. MDO.FORMAL LINKAGES & ALIGNMENTS: Member of: Executive Business Leadership Team, Corporate Diversity Center of Excellence, P&G Board Chairman and CEO, Human Resource team, Global Diversity Leadership Team. Spokesperson and key point of contact for P&G Diversity Employee Resource Groups.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Access organizational and business Diversity status and opportunities.• Conduct research to identify areas for organizational and business improvement • Recommend tailored action plans (best practices), and specific measurements• Lead deployment of action plans• Measure and report quarterly updates to the organizationKEY DIVERSITY STRATEGY ELEMENTS: • Created and deployed “business case” presentation to entire organization.• Received agreement for Diversity/Inclusion strategies across all business units• Sold and deployed specific targets for minority hiring, promotion, and mentoring across all business units.• Obtained funding for formal diversity/inclusion training for all MDO members (“Managing Inclusion” J. Howard and Associates program). Training resulted in common understanding of issues and outcomes.• Obtained funding and led, first ever, N.A. Diversity/Inclusion Strategy Meetings attended by top executive managementKEY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT RESULTS:• N.A. MDO achieved all time high P&G product market shares for 2 consecutive years• N.A. MDO ethnic consumer market shares grew in 9 of 11 major U.S. markets• Ethnic consumer shares exceeded “general” market share on 12 of 15 of P&G’s top selling brands Show less