Earlier today, Compliance Week named Tenneco as the winner of the publication’s annual Excellence in Compliance Award: Compliance Program of the Year, during a virtual ceremony at its annual National Conference.
“Tenneco’s ‘Integrity Always’ messaging to employees is brilliant in its simplicity and is just one of the many reasons the company was chosen for Compliance Week’s inaugural Compliance Program of the Year,” said Dave Lefort, Compliance Week Publisher & Editor in Chief. “Tenneco stood out from the pack for its ability to not just persevere during the pandemic, but to support and engage its staff and maintain its ethical compass in what has been one of the most challenging periods in history.”
“I want to congratulate the global Compliance team on this award” said Tenneco CEO Brian Kesseler. “It is a well-deserved honor, and a public recognition of what we’ve known inside the company for a while – that we have a great team committed to building a world-class compliance program here at Tenneco.”
Last month, Compliance Week named Tenneco, along with Volkswagen, Carnival Corporation and PLC, MetroHealth, and last year’s winner, The Abercrombie and Fitch Co., as the five finalists for this year’s award.
“The entire global compliance team could not be more excited to hear the news that Tenneco has been recognized with the Excellence in Compliance Award,” said Kim Yapchai, Tenneco’s chief environmental, social and governance officer. “We were thrilled to be included as a finalist this year, and are humbled and honored to find out Tenneco has been selected as the winner. This recognition is a fantastic reflection of our culture and how our team members live our Values daily.”
Led by Kim Yapchai, the Global Ethics & Compliance team includes Rob Kolo, Kellie Milligan, Sunday Zhou and Diana Lazar, and involves the efforts of so many more around the globe.
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