Sodexho Executive Dr. Rohini Anand Honored with Diversity Officer Leadership Award

GAITHERSBURG, Md., November 5, 2007 - Dr. Rohini Anand, global chief diversity officer and senior vice president for Sodexho Inc., recently was awarded one of the 2007 Diversity Officer Leadership Awards (DOLA) during the Network and Affinity Leadership Congress (NALC) in Washington, DC. The DOLA's were presented by Diversity Best Practices® and Working Mother® Media, the largest media company focusing on diversity.

Dr. Anand was honored for providing leadership for Sodexho's diversity and inclusion strategies and its integration into Sodexho's strategic imperatives. She is also a leading expert in the field of diversity and inclusion, a frequent presenter at national and international conferences and has made numerous appearances on national TV as a subject matter expert on organizational change and diversity.

Sodexho's diversity efforts have received broad recognition across the globe, earning more than 25 awards in 2007 alone. These include recognition by LATINA Style magazine as one of the "50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work For in the U.S.," Hispanic Trends magazine's ranking as one of the "Top 50 Corporations for Supplier Diversity," and many others.

The DOLA honors those individuals whose work has strengthened and grown the entire diversity sector above and across corporate borders. These individuals have been nominated by their own affinity group leadership for showing outstanding ideas and support in promoting their groups internally for employee engagement and customer focus, as well as for reaching out as ambassadors to the community.

About Sodexho
Sodexho, Inc. (www.sodexhoUSA.com) is the leading provider of integrated food and facilities management services in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, with $7.3 billion (USD) in annual revenue and 125,000 employees. Sodexho serves more than ten million customers daily in corporations, health care, long term care and retirement centers, schools, college campuses, government and remote sites. Sodexho, Inc., headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., is a subsidiary of Sodexho Alliance (www.sodexho.com). Sodexho, Inc. funds the Sodexho Foundation (www.helpstophunger.org), an independent charitable organization that, since its founding in 1999, has made more than $9.2 million in grants to fight hunger in America.

About Working Mother®
Founded in 1979, Working Mother magazine reaches nearly 3 million readers and is the only national magazine for moms with careers. Its 22-year signature initiative, Working Mother 100 Best Companies, is the most important benchmark for work/life practices in corporate America. The publication also releases the annual list of the Best Companies for Multicultural Women, the Best Law Firms for Women and the Best Green Companies for America's Children.

About Diversity Best Practices® 
Diversity Best Practices (DBP) is the preeminent organization for global diversity thought leaders to share best practices and develop innovative solutions for corporate culture change. Through exclusive research, unique benchmarking, publications and events, Diversity Best Practices delivers members information and strategies on how to implement, grow, measure and create "first in class" diversity and inclusion programs. We understand that successful diversity management requires an ongoing, strategically driven effort, not a one-time or one-technique approach.