Hershey CEO weighs in on value of diverse leadership

Hershey CEO weighs in on value of diverse leadership | How to work toward a promotion in 2018 | How to smooth over disagreements in meetings Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( January 10, 2018 [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( [] A Leader's Edge [] [Hershey CEO weighs in on value of diverse leadership]( Hershey CEO weighs in on value of diverse leadership (Scott Olson/Getty Images) The diversity of Hershey's executive team, where women hold the top four positions, is a major strength in understanding the company's consumer base, CEO Michele Buck says. "The more that a team is representative of the actual population, the more you get that diverse thinking, and I think we see that every day," she said. 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