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.
Jeffrey Dodds
Biography
Jeff is the Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Media, a leading UK telecoms company with 6.1 million cable customers and 3.5 million mobile customers with revenues in excess of $6 billion. Jeff is also the Executive sponsor for Virgin Media’s ‘Belonging’ strategy – the company’s focus on diversity and inclusion.
Prior to re-joining Virgin Media in 2016, Jeff worked in the Netherlands as the CEO of telecoms company, Tele2, overseeing the build and launch of its 4G mobile network.
In addition, Jeff sits on the board of the disability equality organisation, The Valuable 500, and previously spent 8 years as a Trustee and Director for Dallaglio Rugby Works - a charity focused on supporting excluded young people. Jeff has acted as a mentor for the University of Oxford’s Ascent Mentoring Programme – supporting women in business, and the Cultural Diversity Network Mentoring scheme.
Mayo Clinic Health System supporting racial equity with $20,000 in grants
Non-profit groups in Austin and Owatonna among grant recipients.
Posted: Jan 11, 2021 12:10 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
KIMT-TV 3 NEWS – Mayo Clinic Health System is handing out $20,000 in grants to non-profit groups in southeastern Minnesota that are promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. We were inspired as we read about many wonderful programs serving our communities, as well as plans for new initiatives to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion, says Erin Sexton, director of Enterprise Community Engagement at Mayo Clinic. We are very pleased to announce the organizations selected by our three Mayo Clinic sites and four Mayo Clinic Health System regions.