Meet the team
Key People
The people who work at the McKenzie Delis Foundation share the vision and values of our community. We’re committed to embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion into everything we do and making sure everyone is respected, treated equally, and celebrated for who they are—no matter what. Our team brings a wealth of experience from some of the world’s biggest companies and all work to drive great diversity and equality in our workplaces.
Leila McKenzie-Delis (She/Her)
Founder
Leila is a passionate business owner and entrepreneur, born in Hong Kong and adopted and brought up with her younger brother by British parents with origins from England, Scotland, and Wales. She is married to a Greek American.
Michelle Audette (She/Her)
Managing Director
Managing Director
Michelle is a senior strategic marketing professional with over 20 years’ experience of driving global marketing and strategy in both FMCG and B2B organisations. Originally from the Boston area, Michelle is an American who has lived in the UK for over 20 years.
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Margot Slattery (She/Her)
Chair
Trustee
“Diversity and inclusion are critical to every one of us. It effects all parts of my life as a lesbian and has driven my passion for positive social change and determination to create a better future for us all.’
Margot is Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at ISS A/S.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/margotslattery/
Zareena Brown (She/Her)
Trustee
Trustee
"I believe that our organisations, economies and society are strongest when we embrace equality and inclusion to it’s fullest and that means opening the door to possibility and opportunity to everyone."
Zareena is the Chief People Officer at Britvic PLC. https://www.linkedin.com/in/zareena-brown-060697a/
Andrew Denton (He/Him)
Trustee
Trustee
"Diversity and inclusion are fundamental. Excluding, suppressing, or aggressing someone just because they are different to you is fundamentally wrong; any form of prejudice or bigotry is fundamentally wrong. I believe that sincerely and passionately. Which is why I believe that we all have a responsibility to take tangible actions that move us towards lasting change in the form of a more inclusive, equal and equitable workplace and wider society."
Andrew is the Chief Executive Officer at Alfa Financial Systems. https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewwdenton/
Pauline Miller (She/Her)
Trustee
Trustee
Suzie Welch (She/Her)
Trustee
Trustee
"I am passionate about diversity because I believe that every opportunity should be available to all, whoever you are and whatever your circumstance. We should celebrate difference it gives richness to the environment around us and enables all of us to achieve more."
Suzie is the Group Chief People Officer at ODEON Cinemas Group. https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzie-welch-0674b323/
Kate Williams (She/Her)
Project Co Ordinator
Project Co Ordinator
Kate joined us in August 2021, with over 15 years experience working within areas of the 10 facets, and vast project
co ordination experience to bring to the team.
Review Committee UK
The members of the UK and USA Review Committees are industry leaders who have volunteered their time to review and oversee the annual diagnostic reports. The McKenzie-Delis Review recognises the expertise of these leaders and includes committee members’ candid thoughts, experience and opinions about the data and insights in our reports and what is needed to make progress in diversity moving forward.
Lord Simon Woolley
(Co-Chair)
Founder of Operation Black Vote
Binha Mehta
(Co-Chair)
Chair KPMG UK
Ben Page
CEO of Ipsos MORI
Andrew Allner
Chairman of SIG Group Plc
Andrew Pearce
Managing Director at Accenture
Anna Purchas
London Office Senior Partner at KPM
Jenny Baskerville
Director, Head of Inclusion, Diversity and Social Equality at KPMG UK
Campbell Fitch
Governor at Glasgow Caledonia University
Debbie Hewitt MBE
Plural Non-Executive Chairman of VISA Europe, BGL Group, White Stuff, Restaurant Group
Denise Keating
CEO of Umbrella HR
Edleen John
NED, International Relations, Corporate Affairs and Co-Partner for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the FA
Helen Webb
CPO at The Co-operative Group
Jack Parsons
CEO of Big Youth Group
Rachael Langley
Chief People Officer at The Gap Partnership
Joanna Allen
CEO of GRAZE
Hayaatun Sillem
CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering
Rishi Jain
Senior Manager - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Liverpool Football Club
Kari Daniels
CEO, Tesco Ireland
Paul Monekosso Cleal OBE
NED St Guy & Thomas's NHS, Met Police, Kingston University, Sainsbury's Foundation
Rupinder Bains
NED, The FA & Managing Director at Pinder Reaux LLP
Ruwan Kodikara
Vice Preseident, Corporate Communications International at Sony
Jo Portlock
Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions
Lianna Brinded
Director, Creative Content Development at Verizon
Fiona Vernon
Senior Manager Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, International Markets at
Walgreens Boots Alliance
Sam Allen
Managing Director at Sam Allen Associates
Shoku Amirani
BBC Embrace
Fiona Ibáñez-Major
Senior Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, International Markets at Walgreens Boots Allience
Jali Packer
McKinsey
Hannah Awonuga
Vice President - Global Diversity and Inclusion, Barclays Bank
Review Committee US
The members of the UK and USA Review Committees are industry leaders who have volunteered their time to review and oversee the annual diagnostic reports. The McKenzie-Delis Review recognises the expertise of these leaders and includes committee members’ candid thoughts, experience and opinions about the data and insights in our reports and what is needed to make progress in diversity moving forward.
Tami Erwin (Co-Chair)
CEO of Verizon Business
John Standley (Co-Chair)
Executive Vice President Walgreens Boots Alliance & President of Walgreens
Sandy Gould
VP, Talent at Verizon Media
Carlos Cubia
Senior Vice President, Global Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at Walgreen Boots Alliance
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Jia-Shin Osiel
Senior Director, Diversity & Inclusion at BP
Adrian Taylor
Director of Diversity at Premier Health
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Pamela Hardy
Head of Inclusion, Equity & Diversity at Bose Corporation
Adrianne C. Smith
SVP and Senior Partner, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Fleishman Hillard
Scott Olster
Senior Editor at LinkedIn News
Mike Kamins
EVP North America at The Gap Partnership
KR Liu
Head of Brand Accessibility at Google
Kimberlee Bradshaw Archibald
Director of Corporate Affairs and Social Media Lead at Huawei
Jessica Rafuse
Director of Strategic Partnerships & Policy at Microsoft
Darryl Adams
Accessible Computing Innovation at Intel
Amina Folarin
Global HR Director at Oliver Agency
Tinisha Agramonte
Chief Diversity Officer at Motorola Solutions
Ray Dempsey
Chief Diversity Officer at Barclays
Evelyn Espinal
Global Vice President Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Unilever
Ebonee David
Executive Director, Talent, Culture & Diversity at Bridgestone Americas
Seollan Kim
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at AMC Theaters
Charity Research & Specialist Experts
Steve Kenzie
Executive Director of UN Global Compact Network UK
Diane Lightfoot
CEO of the Business Disability Forum
John Craven
CEO of upReach
Nancy Kelly
CEO of Stonewall
Debra Ruh
CEO of Ruh Global IMPACT
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LaMondre Pough
CEO of Billion Strong
Sanjay Bhandari
Chair of Kick It Out
Rev. Mark E. Fowler
CEO, Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
Jill Houghton
CEO of Disability:IN
Jonathan Lovitz
Senior Vice President at NGLCC
Katrina Gay
National Director, Strategic Partnerships at NAMI
Michelle Carney
CEO of Special Olympics UK
Amazin LeThi
Global Ambassador: Copenhagen 2021, Athlete Ally, Stonewall, Vietnam Relief Services
