Donna Morris

We’ve recently received some bittersweet news at Walmart. Ben-Saba Hasan, our Chief Diversity Officer the past seven years and a driving force behind our Culture, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion efforts, has shared his plans to retire at the end of July.
 
If you know Ben, you know just how much we’ll miss him. Throughout his time at Walmart, Ben has been a staunch and passionate advocate for our associates as well as a steady, hopeful voice across our company and in the communities we serve. He has supported our people as we’ve navigated some truly difficult moments together — whether it was the shocking murder of George Floyd more than two years ago or tragedies in El Paso, Buffalo and Uvalde.
 
Ben’s mission has been ensuring the voices of our associates are heard, valued and appreciated no matter their gender, race, identity, beliefs or background. His tireless leadership has been invaluable to our company, and to me personally, as we’ve sharpened our focus on building a Walmart for everyone. With Ben at the helm of our CDE&I organization, we’ve taken so many important steps in our ongoing journey and it is so rewarding to know the efforts are being recognized — like being included on DiversityInc’s Top 50 for the past three years and earning high scores on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index.

Ben, while we’re so happy for you, we’ll miss your determination, candor and care for every associate. We’ll also miss your ability to bring a smile to the faces of so many! From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your service at Walmart and know the impact of your work will be felt across our company for years to come. #diversity #inclusion

I’m honored to be included on this year’s “Most Influential Women in Retailing” list, and especially to be recognized alongside so many other incredible women at Walmart — Judith McKenna, Kathryn McLay, Latriece Watkins, Silvia Azrai Kawas and Megan Crozier. We’re focused on building a culture of belonging at Walmart, one in which every associate feels accepted, supported and valued for their unique identities and abilities. These amazing women are helping to lead the way as we continue our journey together delivering to our customers, members and associates. Congrats to these influential women who are making a difference. #Leadership #TeamWalmart #YouBelongHere

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I am very appreciative of the Dad’s in my life. My own Dad who supported me from my first part-time job at 13 (was permitted at that time 😉) by being on pick up duty and encouraging me along the way to actively participate in school and extra curricular activities. My husband who has supported my career journey, along with his own - a “trailing spouse” when it was very rare. Appreciate that he has always invested so much in supporting our family - with the greatest gift of our son who was born on Father’s Day! To all fortunate to have the honor of being a Dad in any form - enjoy your special day & THANK YOU.