Honoring Anita Russell

African-American Employee Resource Group Meeting

January 23, 2013

Honoring Anita Russell2001 Employees establish the African-American Affinity Group (AAAG) as the first Bristol-Myers Squibb Employee Affinity group,

and obtain Executive Sponsorship

2003 AAAG By-Laws introduced

2004 First AAAG Elections were held selecting Clint Allen as Chair, and Anita Russell as Vice ChairAAAG participates in National Hispanic MBA and National Society of Black Scientists and Engineers Conferences

2005 AAAG begins annual participation in BMS Diversity Council quarterly meetings, and BMS Connections Mentoring ProgramAAAG begins annual BMS Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

2007 AAAG begins annual BMS Celebration of Black History Month

2008 Anita Russell elected as Chair, and Brian Smith as Vice ChairAAAG begins annual participation in National Black MBA ConferenceAAAG-led “I Promise” Campaign raises nearly $20,000 in employee donations and sponsors a 5-member team to travel to the KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa to implement a breast cancer awareness program.

2009 AAAG adopts Tri-Chair leadership model with Arnell Davis, Wema Hoover and Anita Russell as Tri-Chairs

2010 AAAG collaborates with diversity groups from Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and Tyco to sponsor AIDS Awareness Program highlighted by Cheryl Lee Ralph's performance of “Sometimes I Cry” at Crossroads Theater in New Brunswick, NJ

2010 BMS Diversity and Inclusion evolve Affinity Groups to Employee Resource Groups

2011 AAERG Leadership transitions to Arnell Davis and Peter Jones as Co-Chairs

First Elected Leaders

Francis Cuss

Lamberto Andreotti

Congratulations!On Your Retirement

Anita Russell

We are extremely grateful for your influential role

in establishing the African American Employee Resource Group

and for your 7 years of exemplary leadership.

Your vision and passion have advanced our

diversity and inclusion strategy and contributed

enormously to our engagement objectives.

Thank you for the exceptional dedication

and commitment throughout your 22 years

of service to Bristol-Myers Squibb.

February 2013