
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
