Hall of Fame Legends
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We are announcing the following Trailblazers of Economic Change as our 2021 Hall of Fame Class. Stay tuned for more details as we will share how these Supplier Diversity legends were torchbearers in creating the high-growth Minority Business Enterprises we know today in the auto industry.

J. David Allen
Director of Supplier Development
General Motors

John Barth
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Johnson Controls (retired)

Tony Brown
Senior Vice President, Global Purchasing
Ford Motor Company (retired)

Renaldo (Ray) Jensen
Director of Supplier Diversity
Ford Motor Company (retired)

Burt Jordan
Vice President, Global Vehicle and Indirect Purchasing and Supply Chain Sustainability
Ford Motor Company (retired)

Jethro Joseph
Senior Executive, Diversity Supplier Development
Chrysler (now Stellantis) (retired)

Harold Kutner
Group Vice President, Worldwide Purchasing
General Motors (retired)

Carlos Mazzorin
Group Vice President, Global Purchasing, and South American and Asia Pacific Operations
Ford Motor Company (retired)

Robert (Bob) Rossiter
Chairman and CEO
Lear Corporation (posthumous)

Thomas W. Sidlik
Executive Vice President, Global Procurement & Supply
DaimlerChrysler (retired)