Diversity & Opportunity

“Meeting the needs of the customer and having a successful company-vendor realtionship are essential to mutually rewarding business.” -Bill Burgess

At Philip Morris: breaking through management glass ceilings and ensuring that Corporate America is more inclusive of domestic and global talent in its recruiting process were goals William H. Burgess, III had in mind when he started his consulting practice in 1994, The Burgess Group Corporate Recruiters International, Inc. as an African-American owned firm that provides executive searches, diversity recruiting, organizational training and management development. In its commitment to diversify its workforce. Philip Morris Management Corp. drew on the resources of the The Burgess Group, helping establish the 12-year old firm as a proven leader in identifying “the best and the brightest” human resources for Fortune 500 corporations and non-profit sector institutions.

Philip Morris Companies INC., the world’s largest consumer packaged goods company, encourages diversity in every phase of our business. Since 1981, our supplier diversity program has sparked opportunities for thousands of minority-owned and women-owned firms each year. We urge other companies to join us in opening doors for diverse vendors. It’s definitely a winning strategy.