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OUR NATION IS DIVIDED: IT’S TIME TO COME TOGETHER Sarah Garrett MBE founded the Ethnicity Awards to amplify positive change for BAME people in Britain companies like HSBC UK, positive change in the workplace would be a lot harder to Recent reports I anticipate that people will often make component of why progress often falters. achieve. paint a bleak mistakes when faced with them. It was Other barriers include unconscious bias; This year the nominees across the picture of what The Good Place actor Jameela Jamil who micro-aggressions, a lack of senior role Ethnicity Awards’ categories show how it means to be recently commented that “progress is more models; broken recruitment processes and progress can be achieved. From Future a black, Asian, important than perfection” when it comes a lack of leadership buy-in. Each of these Leaders to Diversity Champions and our or minority to approaching the intricacies of identity points is addressed in the Maturity Matrix new Entrepreneur category, we look at the ethnic (BAME) like race, class, gender, ability, religion, body – a simple toolkit we created to progress BAME people furthering opportunity in employee in the UK. Despite nearly 100 type and age. This attitude is particularly equality in the workplace which is endorsed business. Our public categories celebrate per cent of British employers enforcing a important in the midst of ‘cancel culture’, by the All Party Parliamentary Group for stars like Raheem Sterling, Moira Stewart zero-tolerance policy against racist bullying (a boycott of a person, brand or company, Governance and Inclusive Leadership. It and Stormzy, who have each made stands or harassment, one in four BAME people either socially or financially, that has made outlines an easy-to-use checklist to start against racism. are still subject to it in the workplace.1 This a moral or cultural mistake). While it’s conversations, move the dial, measure What unites our winners and shortlisted can materialise in many forms, from being important to call out racist behaviour, it’s success and above all, keep things simple. Top 10 nominees is a set of stories that asked ignorant or tactless cultural questions also important to understand the intention When the Government’s response to deserve to be recognised, publicised and like “Is that your natural hair?”, to being of the person making assumptions and to the Ethnicity Pay Reporting consultation is documented in the fight for equality. continuously passed over for a promotion; share insight and knowledge. We all make published, it will aid the work we’ve already At a time when our nation is so divided, hearing racist jokes; receiving verbal abuse, mistakes during the process of learning, but started and help to create real change. In it’s important to bring people together to or even physical violence.2 For BAME when those mistakes aren’t addressed, they the meantime, Investing in Ethnicity will celebrate a more inclusive future. On the people who move up the ladder of seniority become barriers to success. Identifying continue to engage with organisations following pages, you’ll find the full list of it doesn’t get much better: disappointing when a person or an organisation is making and people in the public eye who are winners of the Ethnicity Awards 2019. figures from executive search company progress is incredibly important if we are committed to improving the BAME agenda; Green Park show that the number of ethnic to become a truly inclusive society that and the Ethnicity Awards will continue To find out more, visit ethnicityawards.com. minority appointments to company boards celebrates its multiculturalness. to shine a light on the progress that has To learn more about progressing has increased by a total of only one in the Having worked with hundreds of been inspirational in addressing inequality. equality in the workplace, please visit last three years.3 organisations through the initiative We’ve seen real improvements from the investinginethnicity.com. As an Asian woman who is also part Investing in Ethnicity and the Ethnicity employers engaged with us on this journey, 1 2019 Race at Work Report, BITC of the LGBT community, I understand Awards, our research has shown that a fear and our Official Partner, HSBC UK, have 2 Survey, 2016-2017 Trade Union Congress Racism that assumptions will automatically be of honest conversation about ethnicity been integral to advancing the work we do. at Work made about my identity and culture, and and race in the workplace is a crucial Without the full support of the UK’s biggest 3 BAME 100 Business Leaders index 2 Promotional feature

INVESTING IN ETHNICTY AWARD WINNERS AND TOP 10s

Lord Mayor Cllr Anna Rothery Marsha De Cordova MP a stronger and more secure space for As Labour MP for Battersea and Shadow BAME LGBTQ people throughout the UK. Minister for Disabled People, De Cordova, who is registered blind herself, has put Top 10S: inclusivity at the heart of her politics. Anthony Walker Foundation Marvin Rees Founded as a legacy to Anthony Bristol’s Mayor and founder of The Bristol Walker, created by his family after his Leadership Programme, Rees is the first racially motivated murder in 2005. The mixed-race mayor in Europe. foundation works to encourage racial Cllr Muhammed Butt harmony and celebrate diversity. A member of the Labour Party and the Creative Access leader of Brent Council since 2012 he has A social enterprise that finds creative acted in the role ever since. roles and opportunities for young people Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP from BAME and other underrepresented A registered NHS GP and MP for Tooting, backgrounds. Khan also works as Shadow Minister for Girl Dreamer Political Figures community issues. In her first speech Sport, she regularly speaks out about An online platform that aims to educate, as Lord Mayor she reinforced her discriminations in all forms. elevate and empower the next generation WINNER motivations to “continue to fight Sadiq Khan of women of colour through leadership Lord Mayor Cllr Anna Rothery for others; for race equality, gender Mayor of London since 2016 and formally programmes, community initiatives and equality, social mobility and much a human rights lawyer, Khan’s politics are online resources. In 2006, Anna Rothery was elected more.” often described as ‘famously inclusive’. Mandela 8 Councillor for Liverpool, becoming the Tariq Mahmood Ahmad This Liverpool-based initiative aims to city’s first ever black female Councillor. Top 10S: The Baron of Wimbledon and the son of construct an art installation and memorial This September, she made history David Lammy MP Pakistani immigrants is a Conservative site to commemorate Nelson Mandela. once more becoming Liverpool’s Labour MP for Tottenham since 2000 Peer and a member of the House of Lords. ReachOut first black Lord Mayor. In her role as and outspoken campaigner, frequently Baroness Valerie Amos ReachOut is a youth mentoring charity councillor, she has sought to demystify using his platform on social media to Born in Georgetown, Guyana,Baroness working with young people from politics (particularly for women and speak out on issues like Windrush and Amos is a Labour Life Peer, Leader of disadvantaged communities. It is the BAME people) and highlight minority Grenfell Tower. the House of Lords and first black female largest mentoring charity in the UK. member of UK Cabinet. Refugee Action Lord Waheed Ali An initiative that works throughout the Labour Life Peer and media executive, he UK offering advice services, tackling regularly uses his platform to campaign poverty and resettling refugees. for LGBTQ+ rights and equality. Runnymede Trust A charity dedicated to ending racial and LGIM Charity or classist institutional justice and acting Community Initiative as the UK’s leading independent race equality think tank. WINNER Chineke! Foundation UK Black Pride The foundation aims to provide career opportunities to young BAME classical musicians in the UK and Europe. The Other Box An organisation dedicated to celebrating people of colour and underrepresented backgrounds in the creative industry.

Lloyds Banking Group Inspirational Leader WINNER Chief Inspector Karen Geddes UK Black Pride’s mission statement is ‘Strength through unity’. This group Born in Wolverhampton, Karen moved represents Europe’s largest celebration to Jamaica at the age of 4 and returned for LGBTQ people who are also BAME. to the UK at the age of 11. She joined Their main focus is a Black Pride annual WMP in 1992 and was quickly promoted celebration during pride month, but UK to Sergeant and then Inspector in 2009. Black Pride also put on other activities In 2019, she became the first black and events to continuously advocate for female to become a Chief Inspector in the wellbeing of the communities they WMP – One of the proudest moments of represent. The latter is tackled through her life’. Karen experienced challenges social media, community outreach, but the support she received from the advocacy and growth in order to create Black and Asian Police Association a sense of safety for BAME LGBTQ inspired her to help others and change people. They are well known for their the culture within policing. In 2013, she #stoprainbowracism campaign that became BAPA Chair, working to raise encouraged the white LGBTQ community its profile, improve the environment to show solidarity, as well as forging of BAME staff and enhance the Promotional feature 3

quality of service delivered to the BAME Stormzy Olisa, Karen Blackett MBE, Vanessa community. Karen is a registered coach, Grime artist Stormzy consistently Kingori, Dr Sandie Okoro, June Sarpong, mentor, federation representative, school champions the BAME community, most Carla Harris, Sir Damon Buffini and more. governor and has ran several marathons recently through his new publishing Success Talks has held over 30 events and for charity. imprint, Merky Books. He was the first workshops, including large conferences black British solo artist to headline held at RBS and Morgan Stanley. He Top 10S: Glastonbury Festival in 2019. currently works as a Senior Analyst at Sarah Nelson Tinie Tempah BMO Global Asset Management. As Head of Logistics Finance for Award winning rap artist and prominent Sainsbury’s, Sarah is the most senior black fashion figure, who launched What We Top 10S: colleague and role model. Wear at LFWM in 2017 The collection is Alan Leung Mandeep Heer inspired by the positive impact of cultural Promotes a safe, healthy forum for BAME Driving culture change by encouraging diversity. employees to participate in cultural diversity awareness through her role diversity awareness at Macquarie. as People & Culture Transformation RBS Future Leader Aneesa Khan Consultant at Telefónica UK Limited. Spearheaded a BAME Working Group Syed Bashir Ahmad WINNER focusing on the diversity agenda at Ahmad consistently promotes equal Dennis Owusu-Sem, BMO Global Asset Ashurst whilst fulfilling role as Solicitor. opportunity and fair representation of Management Christine G Ondimu minorities in senior positions as CEO of Role model and Regulatory Risk Halkin Investments. Dennis is the founder Compliance Manager committed to Edleen John Amy Jackson of Success Talks, progressing diversity at HSBC. As Director and Co-Head of Inclusion a platform which Donna Fraser & Social Equality for KPMG, Edleen is showcases BME Founder of diversity advocacy group passionate about BAME representation. before venturing into the world of leaders across the at UK Athletics and committed Equality Rupal Kantaria Indian film as a highly-successful UK and beyond in Diversity & Engagement Lead. Oliver Wyman Director who also actor. In 2017, her success continued order to equip BME Guled Yusef founded Mission INCLUDE, an innovative as she landed her first American role professionals with the Organiser, contributor and instigator of cross-industry mentoring and inclusion in Supergirl. But it is how Jackson has knowledge and skills multiple diversity initiatives as a Senior movement. used her platform that marks her as an needed to advance within Associate at Allen & Overy. Jatin Patel influencer. For the past few years, she their careers. Speakers Katie George Products & Digital Director and the has taken an active role in promoting have included Sir Ken BAME mentor, diversity and driving force behind raising awareness of the wellbeing of India’s disadvantaged inclusion advocate and TSB’s cultural diversity. communities, representing The Sneha Dennis Specialised Programs Asif Bhatti Sargar Orphanage in Mumbai and St Owusu-Sem Lead for Amazon UK. Director of Internal Audit and Risk for Judes Hospice. She has also acted as an Whitbread Group Plc and a previous advocate for gender equality on a global executive in various industries. scale, representing UN Women. Judy Kawaguchi Refinitiv’s Senior Technology Executive Top 10S: is passionate about progressing the D&I Edward Enninful OBE agenda, especially for minority females. As the first black editor-in-chief of British Geeta Nanda OBE Vogue, Edward Enninful is a true icon of Passionate change-maker, BAME mentor fashion journalism. and Chief Executive for Metropolitan Henry Goldingt Thames Valley. Golding is best known for his ground- breaking lead role in ground-breaking Influencer rom-com Crazy Rich Asians. Jourdan Dunn WINNER In 2008, Dunn became the first black Amy Jackson model to walk the Prada runway in over a decade, and has since collaborated with Liverpool-raised Amy Jackson started Marks and Spencer and Missguided. her prosperous career as a model KSI Starting out as a gaming YouTuber, KSI has now successfully ventured into boxing through his platform. Leigh-Anne Pinnock As 1/4 of Little Mix, Pinnock is a world renowned artist, influencer and fashion inspiration, who continuously speaks out against all forms of discrimination. Reggie Yates From children’s TV to radio presenter, Reggie now works on ambitious and culturally relevant documentary film- making, the most recent of which explores the rise of the black narrative on TV. Rochelle Humes From young pop star to regular host on This Morning, Rochelle also collaborates with multiple fashion retailers and has released Chief Inspector a children’s book which celebrates all hair Karen Geddes types, with emphasis on the beauty of natural curls. 4 Promotional feature

Kush Unadkat ASOS Monzo encourage our BAME lawyers to be Marketing Manager and founder of Denstu For a relatively young company, Monzo empowered to bring their whole selves Aegis’ first ever multicultural network has worked hard to make sure that it is to the firm, as well as generating a aiming to integrate cultural diversity. “an incredible place to work for everyone” greater appreciation of diversity matters. Movell Dash and has successfully demonstrated how The Technical Specialist who affects workplace inclusion and diversity should Top 10S: change on FCA’s Executive Diversity be managed. Gift Ajimokun Committee – challenging, influencing and Netflix Early Careers Coordinator and founder of providing advice. Netflix consistently commits to promoting ‘Colour[full]’ BAME network at Penguin Shalah Akhtar BAME storytelling on an international Random House. Manager at PwC and leader of their scale, through various shows and films. Isabella Silvers Muslim Network who engages non-BAME In 2018, their ‘A Great Day in Hollywood’ Associate Editor and leading member of staff on cultural challenges faced. hijabs) in order to expand the diversity campaign celebrated the excellence of Hearst’s Diversity & Inclusivity Steering of their product range in accordance actors and filmmakers of colour. Group at Hearst Studio. Brand with their customer base. Nike Sandra Clough Since 2017, the brand has encouraged Spearheading multiple BAME initiatives WINNER Top 10S: us to “dream crazy” regardless of race, in the workplace, Sandra works as BNP ASOS Fenty Beauty ethnicity, gender or disability through Paribas’ Database Manager. Pop-sensation Rihanna launched the their ad campaign with NFL player and Adegboyega Akin-Deko As a globally-renowned online fashion brand in 2017 with a ground-breaking civil rights activist, Colin Kaepernick. Communications Manager at Santander retailer, ASOS has long represented forty foundation shades and has Sky and founding member of the Santander models and creatives of colour. In 2018, transformed the beauty industry’s attitude Sky has fostered a range of diversity and Ethnicity at Work network. the brand launched their Made in Kenya towards diversity and inclusivity. inclusion initiatives, particularly when it Sharon Salmon collection, collaborating with four black, Huggies comes to BAME representation. Commercial Analyst and ambassador UK-based designers and SOKO: a socially Huggies became the first big-brand to Vodafone for change at Network Rail, Sharon also and environmentally responsible clothing depict black fatherhood on baby products Vodafone recently launched its “Be participates in BAME mentor schemes, manufacturer in Kenya. Furthermore, with their “Special Delivery” range, Yourself and Belong” campaign, that aims Yinka Bolaji ASOS continues to partner with the championing the diversity of parenthood to promote diversity and inclusion in Yinka pursues her passion in supporting LGBTQ+ charity GLAAD to create a size and challenging damaging stereotypes order to make a significant and positive BAME progression through her work as and gender inclusive clothing range. based on race and gender. contribution to society. Senior Audit Manager for RBS. This collaboration frequently promotes L’Oreal Zara Sheree Atcheson cultural and racial diversity in its choice L’Oreal promotes their inclusive A brand that puts “multiculturalism and Internationally acclaimed for services to of designers and models. Also, this year, ethos internationally, founding the diversity” at the core of everything they Diversity & Inclusion in industry and UK the brand released a line of fashionable French Diversity Charter, and German do. Their Autumn/Winter 2018 campaign Consulting Inclusion Lead for Deloitte. modest clothing (including a range of INTERNgration Project. featured a diverse range of models Sereena Abbassi wearing scarves and head wraps. Diversity trailblazer and creative superwoman, Sereena is M&C Saatchi’s Viacom Workplace Hero Head of Culture and Inclusion. Rina Madlani WINNER Rina is mentor, STEM Ambassador and Jat Bains minority role model, as well as a Sales Leader at Fujitsu. Jat was born and raised in Southall, west London, which is where his Media Impact parents settled after arriving from the Punjab in the 1970s, much like many WINNER immigrants from India at the time. After Moira Stuart OBE, first black female a successful time, locally at Greenford African-Caribbean newsreader High School and then a couple of bus rides away from home at Richmond- In 1981, Moira Stewart presented the upon-Thames Sixth Form College, BBC News, becoming the first African- he studied law at the University Caribbean female newsreader on of Birmingham – another urban British television. Now, this year, and diverse environment. Jat she celebrates forty years as a joined Macfarlanes as a trainee broadcaster. After spending the in 1999 and progressed to best part of four decades at the become the firm’s first BAME BBC as both a television and partner in 2011. Jat’s practice radio newscaster, Stewart moved focuses on a range of finance to radio station Classic FM transactions including late last year to present corporate restructuring the news, as well and insolvency, acting as her own show. for a wide variety of The daughter of a international clients. Dominican mother Jat is a dedicated and a Barbadian member of the firm’s father, Stewart Diversity Committee, truly is a national the Trainee Solicitor treasure. Committee and a partner champion Top 10S: of the BAME Pose on FX & friends staff FX’s POSE network, using Jat Bains depicts the LGBTQ his position to and gender non- influence and conforming African- Promotional feature 5

Moira Stuart Operation Black Vote. He is also a winning celebration, UK Black Pride. commissioner for race on the Equality Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE and Human Rights Commission. Woolley Head Stemette and co-founder of is seen as one of the inspirations and STEMettes, a social enterprise inspiring architects for the UK government’s the next generation of females. Race Disparity Unity, and serves as the Nimco Ali OBE Advisory Chair. As well as his work and Ali is a social activist who co-founded commitment to race and equality, he Daughters of Eve and works consistently to writes for The Guardian, Huffington Post end FGM. and The Independent. Akeela Ahmed MBE Ahmed is an equalities campaigner Top 10S: specialising in youth and gender issues. Adam Abdullah Trevor Phillips OBE As the Young Mayor of A writer, broadcaster and former Lewisham, Abdullah politician, Phillips’ commitment to represents racial equality has been prominent Lewisham in throughout his life. media around Samantha Asumadu issues facing Former documentary filmmaker and young people. journalist, Asumadu founded Media Patrick Diversified and Bare Lit Festival. Vernon OBE Shelina Janmohamed As an activist Best-selling author of Love in a and a diversity Headscarf and VP of Oglivy Noor. American and Latino ballroom scene of Watch Me Cry” at the BRIT awards advisor, Patrick 1980s Harlem, with the majority of the demonstrated her effortless, powerful works on Sportsperson cast being people of colour. Pose also saw vocals as one of the UK’s biggest up- various projects Janet Mock became the first transgender and-coming artists. She often talks about including WINNER woman of colour to write or direct any being proud to be able to inspire other those related to Raheem Sterling episode of television. mixed-race musicians and young people. Windrush. Himesh Patel in ‘Yesterday’ Adil Rashid, “Allah was with us” Phyll Opoku- Born in Kingston, Patel plays a young musician who wakes English cricketer Eoin Morgan’s quote Gyimah Jamaica, up to a world that never knew The from Adil Rashid that “Allah was with Widely known as Lady Raheem Stirling Raheem Beatles. The casting of Patel has been them” epitomised the cricket team, Phyll, she is the Sterling widely celebrated owing to the rarity of sending out an important message about nucleus of the award- South Asian leads in comedies. unity and inclusion across cultures, both Ava Duvernay’s ‘When They within and outside of the world of sport. See Us’ The Big British Asian Summer Duvernay tells the story of five young men The BBC ran a season of programmes to of colour who were falsely convicted of represent the experiences of the British sexual assault. The four-part series is a Asian demographic, the largest minority harrowing exposé of the impact racial bias group in Britain, numbering over three and discrimination can have on the lives million. of peaceful citizens of colour. Michelle Obama tops the UK Christmas Coronation Street’s first black family book chart Britain’s longest-running soap, Coronation Michelle became the first BAME person Street, made the much-needed step to to top the UK Christmas book with her introduce the Baileys, their first black autobiography, Becoming. family in 58 years of the television show being broadcast. Outstanding Contribution Ben Hunte, LGBT+ correspondent At the end of 2018, Ben Hunte became WINNER the BBC’s first LGBT+ correspondent, Sir Simon Woolley reporting on issues and debates surrounding sexuality and gender. Sir Simon Woolley is a political and Jorja Smith’s Brit performance equality activist, best known as the Jorja Smith’s performance of “Don’t director and one of the founders of

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has gone on to become one of the most the heptathlon who represented Team Seema Service (G6/7s) to thrive and progress recognisable names in English football. GB in the Rio Olympics. Malhotra helping to address the prominent lack Since the start of his professional Mo Farah CBE of ethnic diversity at senior government career in 2012, he has represented both Dubbed the most successful British track levels. The Network’s flagship G6/7 – Liverpool and Manchester City, as well as athlete in the history of the modern SCS Shadowing Programme enabling the England team in both the 2014 and Olympic games. hundreds of BAME employees to 2018 World Cups. What’s more, Sterling Natasha Jonas shadow senior leaders each year. This has used his platform to speak out about Gold medal EU Boxing champion and the includes exciting opportunities to the levels of racism that exist in the first female British boxer to compete in shadow Permanent Secretaries, DGs, world of football and how such forms of the Olympic Games. Ambassadors overseas and roles in No discrimination can be fuelled by media Nicola Adams OBE 10. They recently published a Charter for representations of black footballers. Known as the first female boxer, and Change setting out quick wins and more Following the Grenfell Tower disaster openly LGBTQ+ person to win a boxing concerted approaches for departments in 2017, Sterling made a substantial Olympic gold medal. and professions in supporting their donation to those affected by the fire. Nikita Parris BAME G6/7 collegues. They deliver a An England’s Lioness, who this year wide programme of leadership Top 10S: played for England in the Women’s development and networking activities Ama Agbeze MBE Football World Cup. Top 10S: providing access to senior leaders, Netball goal keeper and defence, who Amit Gudka contributing directly to the Civil Service helped win England a gold medal at the Entrepreneur Co-founder and COO of Bulb, which fulfilling its SCS BAME flow targets 2018 Commonwealth Games. homes to save on bills and reduce carbon Anthony Joshua OBE WINNER emissions. Top 10S: The first British heavyweight boxer to win Seema Malhotra Umar Kamani The Collective both an Olympic gold medal and a major Co-founder of fashion retailer Channel 4’s Employee Network Group world title. Seema Malhotra is the co-founder of PrettyLittleThing, which he started with committed to creating positive change for Denise Lewis OBE Forever Unique, a luxury women’s his brother when he was 24. BAME staff at C4. Athlete and household name after fashion brand that specialises in Steven Bartlett ONE winning a gold medal in the heptathlon in affordable occasion wear. Inspired by CEO of Social Chain Group – a global National Grid’s multicultural network, the 2000 Sydney Olympics. supermodels of the 80s, Seema was social-first marketing agency and representing BAME employees and John Barnes MBE determined to reinvent glamour that was production house. Faith@Work groups. Having represented Watford, Liverpool available to everyone. Forever Unique is Chieu Cao & Saurav Chopra African & Caribbean Pioneers Network and England football teams, John is a now a successful fashion brand, which is Founders of Perkbox, Europe’s fastest- Rolls-Royce’s first employee resource legend of British football. also stocked by retailers such as ASOS growing employee experience platform. group that has broken barriers, paving the Katarina Johnson Thompson and Very. Eddie Lim way for other minority ERGs. A track and field athlete specialising in CEO of the Mango Tree Group, which Kaleidoscope consists of 10 restaurants throughout The Cultural Diversity network at L&Q, England. promoting an atmosphere that reduces Jimmy Choo non-inclusive behaviours. One of the most well-known female shoe CBAME Network designers in the world and co-founder of Capgemini’s network group that helps Jimmy Choo Ltd. to include and empower individuals, Ozwald Boateng whatever their race or ethnicity. A fashion designer specialising in GMB Race tailoring, aiming to amplify his customers’ Ensuring that race is always on the voices through style. agenda at GMB, organising, recruiting and Rajeeb Dey MBE promoting equality at work. Founder of the English Secondary Adobe Black Employee Network Students’ Association, Enternships.com, Aiming to enable groups to come Learnerbly and co-founder of StartUp together to celebrate the power of unique Britain. differences and shared similarities. Rami Ranger CBE The Accenture African Caribbean Founder of Sun Mark who started out Network with £2, turning it into an international Accenture’s diversity network focusing on including those with African and Caribbean heritage. Multi-Cultural Affinity Network Esteemed for its work at Balfour Beatty to improve BAME representation through various initiatives.

Inspirational Public Figure WINNER Gemma Chan marketing company. Gemma Chan is a British actress, most Tesco Network Group famous for her roles in Channel 4’s Humans and the romantic comedy WINNER Crazy Rich Asians. This year, she starred Race To The Top alongside Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronan in the historical drama, Mary The Race to the top G6/7Network was Queen of Scots. Chan has spoken up established in 2016 with the specific about racism in the entertainment aim of supporting BAME colleagues in industry, claiming that she didn’t think the feeder grades to the Senior Civil being an actress was a viable option Promotional feature 7

implementation of LBG’s responsible business, sustainability and inclusion strategies. In addition, she manages the relationship between the Group and its four charitable Foundations, collectively one of the largest charitable foundations in the UK. Fiona is also Director of the Agile Future Forum. The AFF purpose is to support UK businesses to become more agile. Fiona is author of The Agility Mindset, which proposes a new model of work for organisations in the 21st century. Since the early 1990’s, Fiona has held several public positions and external appointments and has been involved in developing equality legislation over the past 20 years. Gemma Chan Top 10S: Paula Stannett after being turned away from auditions Chief People Officer passionate about because they were “only going to see curating a diverse and inclusive culture white women”. Contrary to this, Chan is at Heathrow, which has been at the heart enjoying a highly successful career that of her priorities during her 17 years at the continues to flourish on an international company. scale. Martin Etheridge Co-founder of the ‘Allies’ pillar of Bank of Top 10S: England’s Ethnic Minority Network and Alesha Dixon Head of Notes Operations. Dixon is a singer, rapper, model, presenter, Ileana Sodani talent show judge and, most recently, a Executive chair of BNY Mellon’s children’s author. multicultural employee resource group, Dev Patel IMPACT, which supports the company’s From Skins to Slumdog Millionaire, Patel’s commitment to diversity. acting career continues to evolve and Paul Holland progress. Leverages his position as Head of Banking Idris Elba and Finance at Dentons to support and Actor and DJ, most recently starring as advance diversity. the protagonist in BBC’s Luther. Sarah Aitken Sir Lenny Henry Through her senior roles at LGIM, Sarah A true legend of British comedy, Henry is advocates for the increase of ethnic most well-known for the establishing of diversity throughout the business. charity ‘Comic Relief’. Georgia Arnold Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex Senior Vice President of Social From her role on Suits to the British Responsibility at Viacom and instrumental monarchy: Meghan continues to work as in multiple inclusivity initiatives. an active philanthropist and is thought to Jackie Uhi be the first mixed-race woman to marry Head of Mortgages & Wealth, Jackie is into the British royal family since the 18th instrumental in evolving century. HSBC UK into a more Pat McGrath OBE inclusive workplace. The make-up artist for everyone who is Ben Tidswell anyone, known for inciting trends and As Chairman of her adventurous experimentation. Ashurst, Ben focuses Riz Ahmed on ethnic diversity Actor, rapper and activist. Riz most and the retention of recently landed roles in Rogue One BAME lawyers. and HBO’s The Night Of. Claude Brown Steve McQueen As a Partner Director and screenwriter best at Reed known for his work on 12 Years Smith, he is a a Slave, amongst other films. committed will.i.am ally and From The Black Eyed Peas champion to The Voice UK, will.i.am’s of creative talent continues to diversity. grace our screens.

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Outstanding Employer building a balanced workforce where their workforce reflects the diversity of everyone feels supported and where their customer base, with public goals to WINNER diversity is one of the ‘strategic priorities’. increase BAME representation. RBS Channel 4 Macfarlanes LLP The publicly owned but entirely A distinctive London-based law firm, commercial and self-sufficient network delivering excellence in the international brings new creative ideas to life and legal market as well as BAME inclusion. supporting hundreds of independent National Grid companies across the UK. Committed to delivering electricity and Freshfields gas safely and creating an environment A global law firm that aims to be a where each individual feels respected. Emeli Sandé It’s our ambition at RBS to be number diverse and inclusive workplace with Viacom one for customer service, trust and equal opportunities, who are “committed The world’s premier youth entertainment advocacy by 2020 and the work we to increasing BAME representation at all brand and a pioneer in innovative village, and how she found her identity do as part of our multicultural agenda levels”. programming for young people. in music. Now, having performed at the is incredibly important to helping us HSBC White House and the Olympics, she achieve that. Whether it’s working An incredibly diverse global organisation Vanguard Award continues to trailblaze in the stead of her to improve the ethnic balance of our focused on attraction, retention, heroes. organisation or bringing focus to the engagement and inclusion to ensure WINNER value that our people can add when they everyone can fulfil their potential. Emeli Sandé For full biograhpies on all of our Top 10 bring their whole selves to work, there KPMG nominees and to find out more, please is no doubt this agenda is playing a key A leading provider of professional Multi-award winning singer-songwriter visit ethnicityawards.com role in helping make RBS even more services underpinned by BAME inclusion Emeli Sandé inspires people across the representative of the customers and and Inclusion, Diversity and Social world with her powerful music, finding Produced by ETHNICITY AWARDS communities that we serve. Equality. influences in iconic artists such as Nina 37 IVOR PLACE, Lloyds Banking Group Simone and Lauryn Hill. Having grown up LONDON NW1 6EA Top 10S: Winner of Outstanding Employer at the in Aberdeenshire in Scotland, Sandé has SPM Allen & Overy Ethnicity Awards 2018, the FTSE 100 spoken openly about how difficult it was Group ethnicityawards.com An international law firm committed to company is committed to ensuring that to be the only mixed-race family in the

PAID ARTICLE HSBC: DIVERSITY IS IN OUR ROOTS No one is an island. We believe that the full representation of BAME individuals people, communities and businesses across the labour market, through in the UK thrive most when connected improved participation and progression, and open. Whilst everyone is capable of is estimated to be £24 billion a year making it on their own, there is so much – a powerful business case for BAME more that can be accomplished when inclusion. working together. Our home in the UK, Birmingham, is one Diversity is in our roots. For more than of the most diverse cities in the UK, and 150 years HSBC has connected customers we want HSBC UK to mirror that. We to opportunities globally, enabling want to reflect the community we seek businesses to thrive and economies to to serve and to promote a culture within prosper, helping people to realise their our company in which all individuals are ambitions and we continue to bring valued, respected and supported to fulfil different people and cultures together. their potential. We believe diversity brings huge benefits for our customers, our According to BEIS Analysis (2016)1 the business and our people. A diverse and potential benefit to the UK economy from connected workforce contributes different ideas and perspectives which in turn helps us to innovate and improve the service we deliver to our customers. That’s why, as an employer, we are We have made great progress on BAME We want HSBC UK to be a place where striving for true diversity. We’re creating inclusion, helping the organisation be people are valued, respected and a working environment that is open, more comfortable when speaking about supported to achieve their full potential. supportive and inclusive at every level. race and understanding the experiences Our aim is to build an environment One where individuality is embraced, of our BAME employees – progress but where people feel they can speak up to doors are opened and recruitment and there is plenty more to do! HSBC UK help us remove barriers to success, and progression are based on what you can wants to advocate for a world where collaborate to put the best ideas into do, and how you do it. everyone, everywhere, feels valued, practice. respected and supported. HSBC UK serves around 14.5 million The larger variety of perspectives we have, customers across the UK, supported by We want everyone to feel they have the the better equipped we’ll be to meet the 32,000 colleagues. So for a business opportunity to fulfil their potential at demands of our hugely diverse global like ours which reaches so many people, HSBC UK. If you are interested to learn customer base – whether they are starting I know that what we do, what we offer more, take a look at our careers pages to a business for the first time, exporting to and how we behave, really matters. And learn more: https://www.hsbc.com/careers Coral Taylor, new markets, planning for their retirement, for us, attracting, retaining and engaging 1 BEIS Analysis (2016) https://www.gov.uk/ Head of Diversity & Inclusion UK or looking for financial products compliant diverse employees gives us a competitive government/statistics/bme-individuals-in-the- with their religious beliefs. advantage. labour-market-analysis-of-fullrepresentation