DIVA shortlists 2024’s corporate trailblazers uplifting the LGBTQ+ community

Diva Magazine has announced the shortlist of 2024's corporate trailblazers that have been advocating for, uplifting, and amplifying the LGBTQ+ community throughout the past three decades.

This year’s awards, sponsored by LSEG, will celebrate and honor the amazing work of both organizations and individuals helping to make much-needed change. The awards, taking place on Friday 26 April 2024, will celebrate some of the amazing corporate networks and individuals who are striving to make this world a more inclusive, diverse, and accepting place.

This year’s DIVA Awards include five corporate categories: the myGwork LGBTQIA Network of the Year, the Deliveroo Corporate Champion of the Year, the Kantar Inspirational Role Model of the Year, the BNP Paribas Diversity Champion of the Year, and the EY Head of Diversity or Diversity Lead of the Year.

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Many of myGwork's corporate partners, including Amazon, Deliveroo, HSBC, St. James's Place, AstraZeneca, Capgemini, Santander UK, Gilead Sciences, have been shortlisted this year. The full list of finalists for 2024's corporate categories include:

myGwork LGBTQIA Network of the Year

• Glamazon – Amazon
• bp Pride – bp
• Deloveroo – Deliveroo
• Grey Unite – Grey
• Pride Employee Resource Group – HSBC Innovation Banking
• Pride at Kantar – Kantar
• Breathe – KPMG
• Proud to be – Mitie
• Pride at Pandora – Pandora
• SJPride – St. James’s Place

Deliveroo Corporate Champion of the Year

• Charlene Marecheau – KPMG
• Emma Palethorpe - St. James's Place Group
• Hannah March – Fold 7
• Jane Steed – Capgemini
• Liz Jacobs – Open for Business
• Maria Patsalos – Mishcon De Reya
• Nik Tait – Laing O'Rourke
• Nina Preston Smith – Ascential
• Robyn Ellis – Dixons OpenSource
• Sarah Rock – Boodle Hatfield

Kantar Inspirational Role Model of the Year

• Bobbi Picard – Trans in the City
• Daisy Reeves – Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
• Elizabeth Isaacs KC – St Ives Chambers
• Jackie Crockford – AstraZeneca
• Jacqui Lloyd – Citi
• Kit Morey – Paramount
• Lucy Brown – Mercer
• Netanya Clixby – Sidley
• Sarah Rench – Avanade
• TJ Richards – Santander

BNP Paribas Diversity Champion of the Year

• Amanda Elwen – The Emily Davison Centre
• Emma Riley – RX
• Hannah Collins – Browne Jacobson
• Hannah MacDonald – Dechert LLP
• Jacqui Rhule-Dagher – Hogan Lovells International LLP
• Mariana Ceccotti – KPMG
• Marion Bentata – State Street
• Melissa Brette Ogee – Hyatt Hotels Corporation
• Rebecca Dandridge – Gilead Sciences
• Tolu Osinubi – Deloitte

EY Head of Diversity or Diversity Lead of the Year

• Alex D'Sa – The Kings Fund
• Alexis Curtis-Harris – Penna
• Ella Slade (they/them) – Vodafone
• Ellis Cook – Channel 4
• Kat Parsons – ISS Facility Services UK
• Emilia Hardern – Deliveroo
• Manuela Sforza – Avanade
• Marie Helene Tyack – Allianz Commercial
• Megan Cross – Kantar
• Sim Sian – Mitie

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Other individual trailblazers will be announced on the night of the awards. Hosted by Sophie Ward, this year’s celebration is going to be bigger than ever to commemorate DIVA’s 30th birthday. Click here to find out more.

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