At Whitbread, Matthew co-leads GLOW, the LGBTQ+ Network, and sits on multiple steering committees, across D&I, Wellbeing & Force for Good, including enAble disability network, and leading our Charity Committee for Great Ormond Street Hospital. As part of his role in GLOW, he continues to lead on inclusion strategy and policy improvements for our LGBTQ+ team members and was pivotal in Whitbread’s recognition by Stonewall as a Gold Employer in their 2022 Workplace Equality Index. Matthew is highly visible across Whitbread, working to raise awareness for LGBTQ+ issues and create a safe community for our teams across Premier Inn, Restaurants and Support Centre. Recent examples include hosting a ‘Being Proud’ live event with Michael Gunning on LGBTQ+ and race inclusion and speaking at Executive meetings and senior leader events about inclusion and Pride. He has consulted on leadership training on inclusion, internal trans awareness campaigns, and Pride branding packs for Whitbread’s hotels, restaurants, and offices, among other influential initiatives. Externally, Matthew speaks regularly at panel events on DEI, discrimination in the workplace, and trans awareness and inclusion. He has also consulted on DEI strategy and policies for Great Ormond Street Hospital and is on the advisory board of ‘CheckingIn’.
