Sky reveals members of its new Diversity Advisory Council, one of several initiatives Sky is introducing to improve diversity and inclusion.
Denise Peart appointed to the newly created Chief Talent, Diversity and Inclusion Officer role on Sky's Group Executive.
External experts appointed to Diversity Advisory Council to help shape strategy and maintain progress towards being a more diverse and inclusive organisation.
In June 2020, Sky announced a series of commitments to support anti-racism and improve diversity and inclusion across the company. Sky committed to invest £10million per year across its markets for each of the next three years to improve representation and progression of minority groups. The business also committed to put targets in place to measure progression of under-represented groups throughout the organisation.
In a step towards delivering these commitments, Sky has appointed seven leaders in diversity and inclusion to a new advisory body. Sky's new Diversity Advisory Council will be responsible for advising and guiding the business on issues of diversity, including using its voice externally, and helping to maintain progress towards becoming a more inclusive organisation.
Members of the group are experts in their field and represent views from a variety of backgrounds. Their unique perspectives will add value to the way Sky steers diversity and inclusion as it creates new plans to improve representation and progression of minority groups, especially at a senior level. The group will work alongside Sky's Diversity Action Group, a diverse cross-section of Sky's workforce chaired by Stephen van Rooyen, EVP & CEO UK & Europe.
The newly announced members of Sky's Diversity Advisory Council are:
Caroline Casey - Founder, The Valuable 500
Kanya King - Founder & CEO, MOBO Organisation
Piers Linney - Entrepreneur
Leon Mann - Founder, The Black Collective of Media in Sport
Ndidi Okezie - CEO, UK Youth
Baroness Usha Prashar - Crossbench Member, House of Lords
Roland White - Global Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Microsoft
In addition to announcing the members of its new Diversity Advisory Council, the company has also confirmed the appointment of Sky's Chief Talent, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Denise Peart who joins Sky this month.
Reporting to Debbie Klein, Sky's Group, Marketing, Corporate Affairs and People Officer, Denise Peart will be responsible for developing and delivering Sky's Group Talent strategy and work with the Group Executive to drive Sky's ambition to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation.
Debbie Klein, Sky's Group Chief Marketing, Corporate Affairs and People Officer said:
It's vital that Sky pulls from a wide and varied pool of experts to advise on improving diversity and inclusion, and help us use our voice to affect change.
These experienced, industry leading advocates will give us important new perspectives as we work towards becoming an even more inclusive organisation.
Our new Chief Talent, Diversity and Inclusion Officer also brings over 25 years of global experience to our work in 2021 and beyond. I'm delighted Denise is joining us to help make our vision of more inclusive, diverse and skilled workforce a reality.
Notes to editors:
Caroline Casey - Founder, The Valuable 500
Founder of The Valuable 500, the only global CEO community dedicated to transforming disability business inclusion, Caroline Casey has been an entrepreneur, inclusion activist, campaigner and speaker for the past 20 years. Alongside launching The Valuable 500 at the WEF Annual Summit in 2019, Casey is also a TED speaker, Eisenhower Fellow and a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.
Kanya King - Founder, & CEO, MOBO Organisation
Kanya King CBE has built MOBO Organisation into an award-winning music, media and entertainment company driven by cause, creativity, culture and community. As a vanguard of cultural diversity, MOBO is a go-to partner for driving inclusion and diversity not just in music, TV & film but across the wider society through compelling content, inspiring and entertaining storytelling and unique collaborations. MOBO is recognised for its advocacy work by governmental and advisory bodies as well as through a vast network of globally known music, film and numerous other leaders who share its values and principles supporting what it stands and fights for.
Piers Linney - Entrepreneur
Piers Linney is a technology and telecommunications entrepreneur and investor with a professional City background in law and investment banking. He is best-known as an investor on BBC 2's Dragons Den and is a well-known and high profile champion of entrepreneurship, small businesses, diversity and inclusion. Piers is a Non Executive Director of the government-owned British Business Bank, has been recognised as one of the UK's top 20 Ethnic Minority Executives and won the inaugural Entrepreneur of the Year award at the Black British Business Awards.
Leon Mann - Founder, The Black Collective of Media in Sport
Leon Mann, a leading sport and equality consultant is the founder of the Black Collective of Media in Sport (BCOMS), co-founder of the Football Black List and founding member of the Sports Peoples Think Tank. Leon is a former spokesperson for Kick It Out and also helped create a corporate governance course for former footballers to help increase diversity in sports' boardrooms. He was recognised in 2018 by the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, for his work striving to increase diversity in the media.
Ndidi Okezie - CEO, UK Youth
Ndidi is the CEO of UK Youth; a leading national charity with a growing network of over 7000 organisations and nation partners. Collectively using the education disciplines of youth work to support the social, personal and
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Sky reveals members of its new Diversity Advisory Council, one of several initiatives Sky is introducing to improve diversity and inclusion.
