In this episode Duff Watkins speaks with Rod Gonzales, CEO of NANA Australia (part of NANA Development Corporation, that $2b international corporation you might not have heard of) on the Topic of Supplier Diversity: What’s It Mean, What’s It Matter?
NANA is 100% owned by the Inupiat Eskimos, based in Northwest Alaska. They have developed one of the largest zinc mine sites in the world and are engaged in the supply chain of some of the major oil companies (Conoco Phillips, BP) developing sustainable businesses. They joint venture with companies like Sodexo and Marriott to truly participate in the Alaskan business community. NANA is currently a $2 billion global corporation with over $1 billion in services being delivered to the U.S. Government, including in high intelligence areas of the Pentagon, and servicing and fuelling Air Force One and Air Force Two.