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Words From Sun Executives
Jonathan Schwartz
President & CEO

We are very proud of our focus on inclusion. It is the foundation of building a networked world; a world of networked businesses, employees, and citizens. Sun now does business in over a hundred countries, and our success depends upon our ability to develop global communities of every kind.
Crawford Beveridge
Executive Vice President
Chairman, EMEA, APAC and the Americas

We believe that our employee population should reflect the variety of experiences, perspectives, and cultures of our global marketplace. An inclusive environment is an integral part of our company and our culture. It is essential to our business success.
Bill MacGowan
Chief Human Resource Officer
Executive Vice President People and Places

While Sun has always been a company that values diversity, progress doesn't necessarily happen on its own. Making truly inclusive business practices a part of our core identity requires conscious focus and effort. By embedding diversity and inclusion throughout our business, we create a competitive advantage and better position ourselves to attract and retain diverse customers and employees.
Greg Papadopoulos
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

As Sun's chief technology officer, I'm responsible for ensuring that we stay on the leading edge of innovation, and innovation doesn't happen in just one place. Technology today has global reach and requires a global perspective, global participation. Diversity is essential. Innovation, after all, is not about thinking alike. It's about looking at things differently. Engineers are like artists. They bring their unique life experiences to the creative process. Having multiple viewpoints helps us ensure that we're solving the right problems in the right way. It's good for business, good for the planet.
David Harris
Executive Vice Presidnet - Workplace Resources

My passion for affinity groups began many years ago. At Sun, these groups are currently hard at work developing our future leaders and building Sun's brand awareness with the community and external talent we want to attract.

That said, executive sponsorship for me means hands-on involvement with the BEN organization, helping to develop and mentor its members so they will be well prepared to assume their role as future leaders of the company.
Ingrid VanDenHoogen
Vice President, Brand Experience and Community Marketing

In June 2005, Sun unveiled its Participation Age messaging, heralding a new era - not only in computing - but in society. By encouraging access and sharing information, the Participation Age is fundamentally about creating a global, participatory dialogue. The Participation Age is the guiding ethos for Sun and its employees. And, the only way that we can live up to promise of the Participation Age, is if we continue to cultivate our inclusive, diverse working environment that encourages active and equal participation of all employees.