RYE, N.Y. – The goal of the day was simple: Get more women into the C-suite.
The setting, a luxe tent adjacent to the 18th green at iconic Westchester Country Club, set the stage for what KPMG chairman John Veihmeyer called a landmark event. The inaugural KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit was Veihmeyer’s brainchild, birthed from his belief that diversity in the workplace is more than the right thing to do. It’s a business imperative.
KPMG called on the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies to send women who they believe will be next-generation C-suite leaders in the next five to 10 years.