Via press release from
Out Leadership:
Out Leadership, a strategic advisory
firm dedicated to cultivating LGBT and ally senior leaders to create
global business opportunity and drive equality forward, congratulates
Apple CEO Tim Cook on the occasion of his coming out publicly.
“While Tim Cook chose to
publicly identify himself as gay for the first time yesterday, he and
Apple have long been allies to the LGBT community,” said Todd Sears, Out
Leadership’s Founder. “We particularly applaud his choice to use this
moment to underline the business case for diversity and the value of out
leaders in the boardroom.”
“Though Cook may not consider
himself an activist, the fact that the leader of the world’s most
valuable company is proud to be gay will no doubt reverberate globally,”
Sears continued. “Apple is admired and emulated worldwide, including in
many places that have historically been unwelcoming to LGBT people and
professionals. Today it’s going to be a bit harder to both love your
iPhone and be a homophobe.”
The above-linked press release includes quotes from the CEOs of Deutsche Bank, HSBC, and Goldman Sachs.
posted by Joe Jervis
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