Peter Kern pledges that his company will do better on racial equality. Neither the company's leadership team nor board of directors includes an African American.
I had planned to reach out this weekend to once again thank everyone for their hard work and to encourage everyone to plan some summer time off. Unfortunately the events of this last week in the US have compelled me to reach out on an extremely serious and personal note about what continues to be a truly disgraceful situation in our country.
Expedia Group is not a monolith with a singular point of view – we have people from all different backgrounds and all different life experiences and I fully appreciate that given my particular position and certain benefits afforded by race, gender and even sexual orientation, I am in no way qualified to speak for everyone on these matters.
These are trying times for us as a company but that seems to pale in comparison to the trying times that humanity is facing. And just as I’ve asked all you to be motivated by Covid-19 to change faster, I hope the events following the senseless death of Mr. Floyd will likewise bring you new energy for the cause of equality. I am not your spiritual leader, I am a teammate no more qualified than anyone of you to have a POV, but I am immensely troubled and saddened by the events of this past week.
If you have not learned this about me yet – I want to be clear – I don’t believe in public statements just to make myself or our company look good. This is a highly personal issue; it is not corporate fodder. I do not speak for every Expedia employee – I speak for myself, one human to another. We all must look in our hearts and do what is right – that is how change happens. We must live it every day, as individuals and as a company, not merely issue a press release that is just talk.
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