Louise was appointed Chief HR Officer in January 2022 and is the executive member responsible for designing and implementing Diageo’s Inclusion and Diversity strategy. She’s committed to creating an inclusive culture and has always championed the LGBTQ+ community, ensuring Diageo is a great place to work for LGBTQ+ talent, and supports LGBTQ+ inclusion and rights worldwide. Her leadership was integral to developing Diageo’s Gender Identity and Expression Guidelines, launched in 2020 and live in 30 countries. These Guidelines, developed alongside Diageo’s Rainbow Network, ensure Diageo has support in place for employees who are transitioning, have transitioned, recognize themselves to be a different gender from the gender assigned to them at birth, and are gender-fluid or non-binary. With Louise’s support, Diageo’s Employee Resource Groups empower everyone to champion inclusion and diversity, including the global Rainbow Network, which strives to create the most open culture for the LGBTQ+ community. Led by the Rainbow Network, 2023 Pride at Diageo was one of our biggest ever. 78 sites globally raised our Progress Pride flag to kick off the celebrations, with a variety of events, talks, panels, and parades bringing LGBTQ+ employees and allies together.
