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EQUALITY FORUM HONORS
FORD MOTOR COMPANY CFO ALLAN GILMOUR
WITH ITS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARD
AS PART OF ITS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COLLOQUIUM ON SATURDAY, MAY 3

Allan Gilmour, Vice Chairman and CFO of Ford Motor Company, will receive Equality Forum's first International Business Leadership Award at a dinner on Saturday, May 3 in Independence National Historical Park. Equality Forum, the premiere annual global gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT) forum, runs from Monday, April 28th to Sunday, May 4th in Philadelphia. Co-chairs for the dinner are Scottie Ginn, Vice President at IBM and John Alchin, Executive Vice President and Co-CFO of Comcast Corporation. Tickets to the International Business Colloquium dinner are available at www.equalityforum.com.

The dinner and panel on conducting business in a global market are part of the International Business Colloquium. The panel, exploring look at workplace issues facing United States and German GLBT executives and managers and their opportunities in international business, is moderated by Justin Nelson, co-founder of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce with panelists Klaus Weinsrich, President of Volkslinger Kreis, a national organization of German gay business managers; Sally Sussman, Senior Vice President of Global Communications for The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.; and Walter Schubert, founder, chairman and CEO of Gay Financial Network. The panel will be held on Saturday afternoon at the Prince Music Theater.

"Allan Gilmour is an exceptional recipient of our International Business Leadership Award," said Equality Forum's Executive Director Malcolm Lazin. "In his capacity as vice chairman and CFO of Ford Motor Company, Allan serves as a model and inspiration for other GLBT managers. He distinguishes himself by being open about his sexual orientation and embodies the best of workplace diversity."

68-year old Allan Gilmour spent 34 years at Ford before retiring as vice chairman in 1995. He returned to Ford Motor Company as vice chairman and CFO in 2002 to help revive the struggling automaker. During his career, Gilmour served a variety of roles in the company, including president of the Ford Automotive Group, executive vice president of International Automotive Operations, chief financial officer and vice president of External and Personnel Affairs. He began at Ford in 1960, after receiving a bachelor of arts degree from Harvard and an MBA from the University of Michigan. Gilmour is on the board of directors of Prudential Financial, DTE Energy and Whirlpool, and he was a founding member of Equality Forum's National Board of Governors.

"Long-term success for any company depends on hiring and retaining good people and making everyone - gays and lesbians included - feel welcomed and valued," said Gilmour. "This applies to customers as well. Gays and lesbians are an important consumer group and a company that pays attention to them will find itself far ahead of the competition."

Since its founding in 1993, Equality Forum has become the world's largest annual gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) symposium and festival. It has expanded from a three-day conference of 15 regional organizations to a full week of events featuring international, national and regional leaders on a broad range of compelling issues. With 76 programs and social events presented by 95 regional, national and international non-profit organizations, Equality Forum is the most in-depth program of the emergence of a vibrant international GLBT community and its civil rights aspirations.

For more information, visit www.equalityforum.com or call (215) 732-3378.

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