Greene King Pledges “More Even Gender Split” in Senior Management Positions

Pub operator Greene King has set out its goal for a more even gender split within its senior management teams along with its plans to work towards achieving them

The business is working towards having women make up 50% of its senior management roles by 2030 an ambition set by Greene King’s executive board, which forms par t of its wider diversity and inclusion strateg y and is suppor ted by Greene Sky, its women ’ s focused employee-led inclusion group

Greene Sky said its ambition is to help more women shape the future of the business and is composed of women and allies across all levels of the company ” As well as advising on current issues faced by team members, its role is to encourage female empowerment and inclusion across all of Greene King On the back of initiatives already in place , including reverse mentoring, female mentoring and inclusive leadership training and the introduction of a new maternity policy Greene King is now committing to fur ther action It said more programmes are underway which will focus on developing and nur turing existing talent to aid better succession planning, as well as introducing inclusive hiring training aimed at driving more women into its recruitment pipeline

Clair Preston-Beer, managing director for Greene King pubs and Greene Sky’s executive board sponsor said:

“We recognise that we ’ re on a journey to ever yday inclusion, where all our people are embraced and valued for who they are so that they can reach their full potential and thrive This pledge is the first step in the right direction to working towards delivering greater gender parity and our ambition to have 50% of senior management roles filled by women by 2030 With our ongoing inclusion activity, developing existing and attracting new talent, along with fur ther policy improvements, I believe we have solid plans in place to make change become a reality

Although International Women’s Day is a great oppor tunity to highlight the fantastic female success stories within Greene King suppor ting and developing women is a constant ongoing focus for us ”