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Northern Trust Named to BLACK ENTERPRISE List of Top 40 Diverse Companies

Posted on: Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 11:35 CDT

CHICAGO, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northern Trust announced today that it has been included in BLACK ENTERPRISE Magazine's 40 Best Companies for Diversity. The companies identified in the annual report outperformed their peers in one or more of four key categories: board of directors, employee base, senior management and supplier diversity.

"Northern Trust is honored to add this recognition from BLACK ENTERPRISE to our list of diversity and inclusion accolades," said Mark Welch, Director of Global Diversity & Inclusion at Northern Trust. "Hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and fostering an inclusive environment are top priorities at Northern Trust. The diversity of our workforce and our commitment to inclusion brings out the best in our employees and enables us to provide consistent and innovative service to our clients around the globe."

Northern Trust is a recognized leader for supporting workplace diversity. Most recently, Northern Trust was named to Diversity Edge Magazine's list of "2009 Best Companies for Diverse Graduates." Also this year, Northern Trust made LATINA Style Magazine's list of top companies, the LATINA Style 50, Diversity MBA Magazine's "Top 50 Companies for Diverse Managers to Work," and the National Association for Female Executives' "Top 50 Companies for Executive Women."

BLACK ENTERPRISE based its conclusions on a survey of major corporations. The publication reached out to CEOs and diversity executives of the top 1,000 publicly traded companies, and the diversity executives of the 50 leading global companies with strong U.S. operations.

The BLACK ENTERPRISE 40 Best Companies for Diversity will be featured in its July issue, available on June 30. The list may be viewed at http://www.blackenterprise.com/diversity/diversity-list-2009.

About Northern Trust

Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) is a leading provider of investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking solutions for corporations, institutions and affluent individuals worldwide. Northern Trust, a financial holding company based in Chicago, has offices in 18 U.S. states and 15 international locations in North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. As of March 31, 2009, Northern Trust had assets under custody of US$2.8 trillion, and assets under investment management of US$522.3 billion. Northern Trust, founded in 1889, has earned distinction as an industry leader in combining exceptional service and expertise with innovative products and technology. For more information, visit http://www.northerntrust.com.

SOURCE Northern Trust Corporation

Source: PR Newswire

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