2010 Humanitarian Award

The 2010 Humanitarian Award is given to individuals who have demonstrated compassion and understanding in the service that they have rendered in their communities.

Tony Piazza - American Honda Vice President Administration

In 1982, Anthony Piazza joined American Honda Motor Co., Inc. after 11 years of service with the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration. As Vice President of Human Resources & Administration, he oversees the Facilities Planning, Real Estate Administration, Corporate Procurement, Health-Safety-Environmental, Corporate Services, Corporate Facility Management and Corporate Security functions for all American Honda facilities in the U.S.

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Piazza holds a Bachelor of Science degree from California State University at Long Beach.

Mr. Piazza continues to lead American Honda’s efforts to increase minority supplier participation in corporate procurement. He serves as Vice Chair on the Board of Directors of the Southern California Minority Business Development Council, Inc., Presidents Blue Ribbon Scholarship Committee for California State University, Fullerton and Automotive Advisory Board of the Rainbow/PUSH, L.A. Chapter.

He actively participates as a corporate representative in the Asian Business Association, the Black Business Association, the Latin Business Association, and the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of California and many other minority business organizations in which Honda supports.