Since the companys Open Innovation team was founded in 2009, the number of research projects which involve external collaboration has increased from 25 percent to around 60 percent.
Speaking at the companys 19th annual shareholder meeting, the giant retailers leader mentioned creating an anytime/anywhere relationship with its customers that will allow us to serve them better than any other retailer." He believes the company will continue to be the healthiest and best-positioned global retailer.
Approximately 80 percent of the $19 billion in revenues from the newly spun food & beverage company comes from categories in which it holds the No. 1 or No. 2 market position.
BT will manage the global wide area network infrastructure, including remote access, network security and third-party supplier management, for the tobacco company.
The award recipient led the development of a five-year People Strategy with initiatives focused on employee engagement, talent management, diversity and inclusion, leadership development and new technologies that help the company better manage its global workforce.
