Ivan Menezes, CEO, Diageo
Since becoming the CEO of Diageo (DGE.L) in 2013, Ivan has been passionate about driving inclusion and diversity at the company.
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In 2020 he launched a new 10-year sustainability action plan titled ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’.
The plan laid out goals including increasing the representation of ethnic minorities in leadership positions to 45% by 2030, as well as increasing the percentage of Diageo suppliers from female and minority-owned businesses year-on-year.
2020 also saw the roll-out of a new learning intervention ‘Confronting Racial Bias Learning’, and the opening of Diageo’s fourth global ‘INC’ week; an employee-led, grassroots movement encouraging employees around the world to celebrate diversity.
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Dragon s Den announces youngest ever Dragon for new series
Meet 28-year-old businessman Steven Bartlett.
Dragon s Den is set to introduce its youngest ever investor in series 19.
The current instalment, which is in the middle of its run, features Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies and Tej Lalvani. Following news that he has quit the long-running show, however, the latter will be replaced by businessman and best-selling author Steven Bartlett.
In recent years, the 28-year-old has earned several accolades including Forbes 30 under 30 and the Entrepreneur Rising Star at the Black British Business Awards, having founded social media marketing agency The Social Chain from his bedroom in Manchester six years ago.
Search begins for Britain’s top black business leaders
The Black British Business Awards are once again looking for a rising star and senior leader in six key areas
22 February 2021 • 9:00am
Segun Osuntokun, managing partner of law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, was named the black British businessperson of 2020
Nominations are open for this year’s Black British Business Awards, an annual event that celebrates the achievements of some of the country’s top corporate bosses and entrepreneurs.
Now in its eighth year, the awards highlight “commercial excellence” among black professionals in six areas: arts and media; consumer and luxury; start-ups; financial services; professional services; and STEM (science, tech, engineering and maths).
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Investment Week editor Lauren Mason
Lauren Mason
This past year has seen a huge transformation in how the asset management industry discusses racial diversity in the workplace.
It is refreshing, and a relief, to see such a rapid progression, with reams of asset management firms - including the likes of Aegon, Federated Hermes and J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management - hiring.
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