Darwin N. Davis

He raised the glass ceiling: Darwin N. Davis Sr. was one of the first blacks to navigate the ranks of corporate America.(IN MEMORIAM)(In memoriam)
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Darwin N. Davis Sr. broke through the glass ceiling at a time when most African Americans were prevented from ascending the upper ranks of corporate America. With his death on April 16, the black business community lost a trailblazer. Davis, named one of BLACK ENTERPRISE's top 25 blacks in corporate America in February 1988, died of cardiac arrest. He was 74.

Between 1966 and 1998, Davis worked for Equitable Life Assurance Society of America, now a part of AXA Equitable, where he climbed up the ranks from salesman to senior vice president. In his first two years with the company, Davis commanded the attention of top management by generating more than $1 million in sales. ...