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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.
14 December 2020
Who was marooned all alone in a City office during the first great LOCKDOWN
‘Crusoe! What the hell are you doing here?’ With that exclamation, Xanthe, our managing partner, emerged from the express lift. It was the first time it had pinged at the 48th floor in the four long months I had been stranded in the silent offices of Pep Leverage LLP.
Relieved, I lowered the shotgun.
‘Is that my Purdey?,’ Xanthe asked. ‘I’ll take that, if you don’t mind – I dropped by to pick it up for the field season. But more important, why haven’t you answered any of my calls or messages?’