Fred Lona is the senior director of supplier diversity at Hilton Worldwide. With over 15 years’ experience in supplier diversity, he is credited with establishing clear concise rules and standards that strengthened the organization’s commitment to supplier diversity. Fred leads a team that works closely with internal business leaders to expand awareness of the program and enables the company to continuously exceed its supplier diversity goals. Under his leadership training, development opportunities and scholarships for suppliers are provided. These supplier assistance programs help diverse suppliers remain competitive in the global marketplace. Fred’s leadership of Hilton’s supplier diversity program has been widely recognized as attested to by the recognition that the program and he have been awarded.

To maintain a quality supplier diversity program, fred relies on innovative and proven practices that encourage pathways to build, maintain and grow a supplier diversity program that is successful and sustainable. One practice was to integrate the supplier diversity program into the procurement process. As a result, diverse suppliers are included in each sourcing opportunity.

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“Fall seven times and stand up eight.” - Japanese Proverb

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