Diversity and inclusion
Diversity is in our DNA
Our journey to value diverse voices
The formation of Fortrea started with listening, gathering perspectives and asking for feedback. Now, with team members across more than 90 countries, we continue to seek out each distinct voice across our organization. Join us on our journey as we encourage engagement, build trust, and strive to create a more inclusive workplace.
Tom Pike
董事长兼首席执行官
Thomas Pike是Fortrea（纳斯达克股票代码：FTRE）的董事长兼首席执行官。 He has served in this position since Fortrea's launch as an independent company in July 2023. Tom joined the organization as President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2023 during Fortrea's spinoff from its parent company, Labcorp (NYSE: LH).
Tom在全球服务行业拥有超过30年的领导经验，尤其曾在合同研究组织（CRO）行业与全球制药、生物技术、医院和研究机构合作。加入徕博科之前，他是几家医疗保健和技术服务公司的联合创始人、顾问和董事。 Previously, Tom served as CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: Q), a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical services company, from April 2012 until its merger with IMS Health in 2016 to create IQVIA (NYSE: IQV).他领导Quintiles公司成功上市，成为当年美国10大上市企业之一，并帮助其成长为财富500强公司。在Tom的领导下，Quintiles于2015年首次被《财富》杂志评为全球最受尊敬的公司，并被评为2016年全球最具商业道德的公司。他于2016年退休，担任合并后的Quintiles和IMS的副主席。
加入Quintiles之前，Tom在全球领先的专业服务公司埃森哲（纽约证券交易所股票代码：ACN）工作了22年，在战略、咨询、数字、技术和运营领域提供广泛的服务和解决方案，直至2009年。在埃森哲，他曾担任首席风险官和北美健康与产品业务领域的董事总经理。此前，Tom曾担任埃森哲资源运营集团的全球首席运营官，并曾担任埃森哲的首席战略官。2009年离开埃森哲后，直到2012年加入Quintiles之前，他一直在技术和医疗保健领域的一些初创公司工作。职业生涯早期，Tom曾在麦肯锡公司担任顾问。
Tom拥有特拉华大学会计学学士学位。他是Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. （纽约证券交易所代码：MLM）的董事会成员，自2019年以来一直任职。
Diversity and inclusion are part of our DNA. At Fortrea, you can embrace your uniqueness, be valued and create extraordinary outcomes as part of our inclusive organization.
Fortrea’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is the foundation of our work to build a global team that delivers a lasting impact on healthcare.
Sandy Kennedy
首席质量、法规事务和可持续发展官
Cassandra Strickland Kennedy has served as Chief Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and Sustainability Officer since May 2023 with oversight of Global Regulatory Compliance, Quality Assurance and Environmental, Social and Governance at Fortrea.
Sandy拥有三十多年的生物制药行业经验，长期以来在制药和CRO环境中担任领导职务，成绩斐然。在Fortrea从徕博科拆分出来之前，她曾于2018至2023年间担任徕博科医药研发部全球法规合规与质量保证高级副总裁。在此之前，Sandy曾担任Quintiles公司全球合规与质量高级副总裁，该公司现隶属IQVIA旗下，她在该公司工作了20年。在此职位上，她是Quintiles公司企业合规办公室和合规管理委员会的成员。Sandy是Quintiles数据隐私委员会的创始成员，并担任道德委员会副主席。在1997年加入Quintiles之前，她曾任Parexel International的美国质量保证经理。1987年至1994年，Sandy在Solvay Pharmaceuticals的研发部开始了她的职业生涯。
Sandy拥有利普斯科姆大学临床心理学学士学位，并获得监管事务和医疗保健合规认证。她曾在多个行业协会任职，包括2022年和2023年担任合同研究组织协会（ACRO）秘书，并担任TransCelerate ACRO论坛的联合主席。除担任行业领导职务外，她还热衷于培养和提升女性地位。她是Quintiles Women Inspired Network的创始成员和董事会主席，也是徕博科女性领导人计划的顾问团队成员。Sandy是非营利组织Dress for Success的RTP董事会成员，该组织致力于帮助女性实现经济独立，在工作和生活中茁壮成长。
Diversity, inclusion and equity represent a constant journey as we work to embrace the uniqueness of every employee and give them a voice.
By listening to each other, we believe we can feel truly heard, involved and included—and harness the strength of our collective vision for diversity.
Bring your authentic self
At Fortrea, you are empowered to be yourself, share your ideas and help make our workplace more equitable.
Be a part of the conversation
We’re collaborating across our organization to drive best practices and support open dialogue as we continually improve diversity, equity and inclusion.
Reach your fullest potential
By fostering an ecosystem of respect and caring, we are promoting knowledge sharing and increasing representation of diverse voices across all levels of our business.
Actively drive change
As we incorporate unconscious bias training and mentoring programs, we’re driving actionable change and demonstrating our commitment to an inclusive and safe environment.
Find your community and make new connections
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), led by employee volunteers, are designed to build connections, encourage belonging, support career development and champion employee voices. Our eight ERGs include:
ASCEND: Young Professional Employee Resource Group
ASCEND (Achieving Success Through Communication, Engagement, Networking and Development) helps connect and support young professionals at Fortrea to bolster an intergenerational community.
ASPIRE: Asian and Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group
ASPIRE helps foster inclusiveness and connects our Asian and Pacific Islander (API) employees and allies by cultivating a sense of community and empowering personal and professional development through mentoring, networking and collaboration.
EnABLE: Individuals with Disabilities Employee Resource Group
EnABLE (Empowering Abilities Beyond Labels for Everyone) was formed to make Fortrea an easier place to work.
HUMANOS: Hispanic and Latin Employee Resource Group
HUMANOS (Hispanic/Latin employees United with Meaning and purpose Advocating for, and Networking with, Our Surrounding communities) was formed to advocate for the recognition of Latin and Hispanic diversity, presence, value and leadership.
PRIDE: LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group
PRIDE is working to increase the visibility of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Ally (LGBTQIA+) employees, inspire them to bring their whole selves to work every day, and demonstrate our organization’s relentless commitment to inclusion and diversity.
PULSE: Black Employee Resource Group
PULSE (Promoting Unity Legacy Support and the Empowerment of Black Employees) provides information and education to Black employees to empower them to take charge of their careers, well-being, and professional and personal development while highlighting the life, dedication and impact that Black employees have at every level in their communities and organizations.
VERG：退伍军人员工资源小组
VERG is increasing the recognition and understanding of the additional value military members and veterans bring to our organization.
WEN: Women’s Empowerment Network Employee Resource Group
WEN is promoting personal and professional acceleration through career development, leadership, mentorship, collaboration while elevating the power of women’s voices.
Diversity connects our people, communities and business
"Our diverse workforce at Fortrea is central to our ability to be innovative and agile. We strive for an employee population that is reflective of our consumers, sponsors, patients and global communities we serve around the world."
Vice President, HR Operations, GTM/L&D, D&I and India
Our diversity pillars are centered on:
- People: We’re actively advancing our diverse hiring practices to ensure our employee population better reflects the local and global communities we serve.
- Community: We’re supporting diversity in clinical trials, and supporting other health equity initiatives to improve global health outcomes.
- Business: We’re increasing long-term supplier diversity to promote our ability to be nimble, spark innovation and offer greater value to our customers, and ultimately patients.
Active US military and veterans
Fortrea欢迎并重视退伍军人提供的专业知识和高级技能。我们知道，您的高度诚信、领导力和道德水平，以及您将人们团结在一起的能力，能够增强我们的团队，并将我们的员工队伍提升到一个新的水平。我们为您留有一席之地。我们提供各种工作选择、教育、职业指导和保密资源，帮助您顺利过渡到平民职业。
Together, let’s create extraordinary outcomes
At Fortrea, you can make your voice heard and be an integral part of our diversity journey. You'll drive change for yourself, for your team and for the lives we impact every day.
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