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HALLIBURTON NOMINATED FOR NATIONAL MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL'S 2000 CORPORATION OF THE YEAR
DALLAS, Texas - Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) has received notification that it has been nominated for the National Minority Supplier Development Council's 2000 "Corporation of the Year" award. The award is presented each year to a major corporation that has excelled at minority business development. Past winners include Ford Motor Company, SBC Communications, Exxon, and The Boeing Company.
"We consider it an honor to be nominated for this prestigious award," said Dave Lesar, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Halliburton. "Halliburton is committed to the success of our customers, employees, and suppliers, and we believe supplier diversity creates a competitive advantage that brings value to our company and the customers we serve."
"Supplier diversity is a serious part of our procurement strategy at Halliburton," added Jim Scotti, vice president of Procurement for Halliburton who also serves as president of the Houston Minority Business Council Board of Directors.
The winner of this year's Corporation of the Year award will be announced on November 1 at the NMSDC annual conference in New Orleans.
Halliburton Company, founded in 1919, is the world's largest provider of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries. The company serves its customers with a broad range of products and services through its Energy Services Group and Engineering and Construction Group business segments. The company's World Wide Web site can be accessed at http://www.halliburton.com.
The National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation chartered in 1972 to expand business opportunities for minority-owned companies.
Contact
Cindy Viktorin
Halliburton Company
(p) 713.676.4371
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