House of Rose Professional has revealed this year’s Break the ceiling touch the sky Male Champions for Gender Equality.
Research shows that when men play a role in gender equality in the workplace, adoption is faster and organisations report faster progress on the gender equality agenda. Gender equality has a direct and positive impact on business ROI, innovation, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and attraction as an employer of talent.
The 2023 Male Champions for Gender Equality are supporting House of Rose Professional’s Mission 2029 for a Better World, which aims to shape a better world via better diversity & inclusion, better leadership and better business. The Measure for MISSION 2029 for a Better World is to quintuple the number of Female CEOs and double the number of male (advocates for diversity) CEOs in the World’s 500 largest companies by end of 2029.
2023’S MALE CHAMPIONS FOR GENDER EQUALITY
The 2023 Male Champions for Gender Equality list is focused almost entirely on the corporate world. The five factors used in the final determination of the male champions include: active and visible advocacy for gender equality; scale of influence; commitment to advancing women in leadership in their own organisations; supporting women to learn externally from other best in class organisations; and investment in gender diversity and inclusion programming. Personal role-modelling for gender equality was used as the baseline factor.
The shortlist of 2023’s Break the ceiling touch the sky Male Champions for Gender Equality were recognised at the 2023 World Edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky on 16 November in Singapore.
This year’s Male Champions for Gender Equality, ranked in alphabetical order by first name, include:
- Abed Islam, BNP Paribas
- Abraham Thomas, IBM
- Ahmed Abdel Wahab, Mars
- Alan Schnitzer, Travelers
- Alex Parle, NCAPEC
- Alex von Behr, vBAssociates
- Alexander Feldman, Boeing
- Alexander Harrison, Barclays
- Alexander von zur Muehlen, Deutsche Bank
- Alexis Lecanuet, Accenture
- Amit Banati, Kellanova
- Amit Mohta, Unilever
- Anand Rengarajan, Deutsche Bank
- Andrew Buckingham, The Coca-Cola Company
- Andrew Campion, Nike
- Andy Postlethwaite, BASF
- Andy Sim, Dell Technologies
- Anil Argilla, Pfizer
- Anil Wadhwani, Prudential
- Ari Sarker, Mastercard
- Assaf Tarnopolsky, Genesys/ AmCham Singapore
- Avinash Lakhan, Zurich Insurance
- Ayman Mokhtar, Viatris
- Backiaraj P B, Mercedes-Benz
- Bentley de Beyer, Goldman Sachs
- Bijoy Sagar, Bayer
- Bob McDonald, Procter & Gamble
- Brad Pulford, HP
- Brendan Carney, Citibank
- Brett D. Hogg, Sony Pictures
- Brian Naber, Bayer
- Bryant Henson, Otis Elevator Co.
- Burkhard Ziegenhorn, Deutsche Bank
- Calvin Butler, Exelon
- Carloss Barroso, CJB and Associates, LLC
- Chester Twigg, Bic
- Chin Hwee TAN, Trafigura
- Chip Bergh, Levi Strauss & Co.
- Chris Capossela, Microsoft
- Chris Clark, Visa
- Chris Hourigan, Johnson & Johnson/Janssen
- Chris Khang, GE Healthcare
- Chris Nicholas, Sam’s Club
- Chris Peterson, Newell Brands
- Christophe Denis, GE
- Christopher C Womack, Southern Company
- Christopher Ong, DHL
- Claudius Steinhoff, Mercedes-Benz AG
- Colin Tan, IBM
- Daniel Cossette, Munich Re
- Daniel Tan, Lenovo
- Dave West, Cisco
- David Joosten, Vodafone Business
- David Rawlinson II, Qurate Retail Group
- David Rennie, Nestle
- Dayalan Nayager, Diageo
- Deepak Iyer, Mondelēz International
- Deepak Subramanian, Unilever
- Denis Coleman, McAfee
- Dennis Brockman, Starbucks
- Denny Iker, YI Consultants
- Didier Bélot, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
- Divyesh Vithlani, Standard Chartered Bank
- Doug Cunningham, Kimberly Clark
- Doug McMillon, Walmart
- Douglas Mesquita, Henkel
- Dr. Thai Lai Pham Siemens
- Earl Dancel, Johnson & Johnson/Janssen
- Eddie Ang, Lenovo
- Edmund Koh, UBS
- Enrique Lores, HP
- Enrique Patrickson, Viaplay Group
- Enver Erkan, Ipsen
- Eric Maugein, the LEGO Group
- Ernest Lee, Shell Energy
- Eugene Willemsen, PepsiCo
- Fabio Weiss, DHL
- Fadi Matar, Dow
- Fernando Sampaio, Sanofi
- Francois Falls, Colgate-Palmolive
- Francois-Xavier Castille, BNP Paribas
- Frankie Lee, Chevron
- Franklin Clyburn, IFF
- Freddy Bharucha, P&G
- George Paiva, Orange
- Gilles Martin, Eurofins
- Glenn Osaki, University of Southern California
- Gonzalve Bich, Bic
- Greg Cunningham, U.S. Bank
- Greg Johnson, McAfee
- Gregory Leymarie, Pernod Ricard
- Gregory Thiery, Morgan Stanley
- Haitham Sadek, Savola Foods Company
- Hans Vestberg, Verizon Communications
- Harish Banwari, 3M
- Hemant Rupani, Mondelēz International
- Iko Pramudiono, Mitsui & Co.
- Indrajeet Sengupta, Mahindra & Mahindra Automotive
- James Michael Lafferty, Fine Hygienic
- Jan Meurer, Kenvue
- Jason Paris, One New Zealand
- Javier Bilbao Uzkiano, DHL
- Jean Grunenwald, Nestlé
- Jeremiah Kaplan, Johnson & Johnson
- Jeremy Sturchio, Visa
- Jerome Droesch, Cigna
- Joacim Damgard, Microsoft
- Jochen Mueller, UPS
- Johan Söderström, Hitachi Energy
- John Casey, CNBC International
- John Furner, Walmart
- John J. Giamatteo, BlackBerry
- John Murphy, The Coca-Cola Company
- John O’Keeffe, Diageo
- John Smith, FedEx
- Jonathan Rake, Swiss Re
- Joost Vlaanderen, Mondelez International
- Jordan Saxemard, Dyson
- Jose E. Abascal Di Giulio, PETRONAS Lubricants International
- Josh D’Amaro, Walt Disney Company
- Julian Mengual, Cigna
- Julien Fisch, Wella Company
- Julio Christian Lopez Marcos, The Coca-Cola Company
- Keith Choy, Haleon
- Keith Gösta Schäfer, Volvo
- Kenneth Tan, Emerson
- Kenny Cheong, Eurofins
- Kevin Hourican, Sysco
- Kevin McGuigan, 3M
- Kevin Zou, Novartis
- Krishna Raghavan, Flipkart
- Kuljit Ghata-Aura, Boeing
- Kurt Leitner, Volkswagen
- Lal Karsanbhai, Emerson
- Liel Miranda, Mondelez International
- Lionel Ng, Singtel
- Luis Arosemena, GSK
- Mack Eng, MSIG Singapore
- Manos Nikolakis, BIC Cello
- Manuel Chinchilla, Philip Morris International
- Marc Pritchard, Proctre & Gamble
- Mark Madgett, New York Life Insurance
- Markus Kessler, UPS
- Markus Strobel, Procter & Gamble
- Mathias Schinzel, Emerson
- Matt Harrison, Toyota Motor
- Matthew Driver, Mastercard
- Max Amen, Wella
- Max Rangel, Spin Master
- Michael Froman, Citi/United States Trade
- Michael Langeveld, HPE
- Michael Song, PepsiCo
- Mike Crichton, GSK
- Mike Rytokoski, Amyris
- Miles Wilson, Red Bull
- Milton Maluhy Filho, Itau Unibanco
- Mohamed Samir, Al Safi Danone
- Moosa AL Moosa, Dow
- Muliady Ciptrowijoyo, Toyota Motor
- Nando Cesarone, UPS
- Narinder Kapoor, HP
- Nick Ryan, BP
- Nicolas De La Giroday, General Mills
- Norris Wu Eurofins
- Oliver J Soto Prieto, Farmacias del Ahorro
- Omar Boulos, Accenture
- Omar Riyal, Abbott
- Omer Tore, Walmart International
- Othman Aljeda, Aramex
- Parminder Kohli, Shell
- Patrick Lockwood-Taylor, Perrigo Company
- Paul Burton, IBM
- Paul Harris, McLaren
- Paul Prendergast, Accenture
- Peter Babej, Citi
- Peter Marrs, Dell Technologies
- Peter Van den Broeck, BIC
- Piak Hwee Tan, DHL
- Pier Luigi Sigismondi, SATS
- Pierre Gaudreault, Pfizer
- Piyush Gupta, DBS Bank
- Raymond Ng, Cigna
- René F. Jones, M&T Bank
- Richard A. Gonzalez, AbbVie
- Ricky Tay, Volkswagen
- Rob Walton, GE Healthcare
- Rob Webster, Dyson
- Robert M. Bakish, Paramount Global
- Robert M. Davis, Merck
- Rodney McMullen, The Kroger Co.
- Rohit Jawa, Unilever
- Ryan Mai, Siemens
- Sam Balsara, Madison World
- Sandeep Seth Coach, Tapestry
- Sangho Jo, Samsung Electronics
- Sanjay Gangopadhyay, Nike
- Sanjay Kaul, Cisco
- Sarthak Ranade, Janssen Pharmaceutical
- Scott Price, DFI Retail Group
- Sebastian Chan, UPS
- Sekhar Krishnamoorthy, Mars
- Selman Careaga, Coca‑Cola
- Shafi Shaikh, Mastercard
- Shailesh Jejurikar, Procter & Gamble
- Shawn Till, Bureau Veritas Group
- Shekhar Mundlay, Suntory Beverages and Foods
- Sören Seitz, Manulife
- Sowmyanarayan Sampath, Verizon Consumer
- Standa Vecera, Procter & Gamble
- Stephan Czypionka, The Coca-Cola Company
- Stephane de Montlivault, Otis Elevator Co.
- Steve Long, Intel Corporation
- Sumeet Vohra, McCormick
- Sumir Bhatia, Lenovo
- Suresh Narayanan, Nestle
- Surya Rai, Reckitt
- Takatoshi Sasaki, Hitachi
- Tat Win Law, Chevron
- Theng Kiat Goh, Prudential
- Tian Chong Ng, Singtel
- Tolga Cebe, The Coca-Cola Company
- Tony Del Rosario, Coca Cola
- Tony Malloy, New York Life Insurance
- Tze Hsien Lim, UPS
- Varun Gujral, Engie
- Victor Mills, SICC
- Vijay Ratnaparkhe, Bosch
- Vijayanand Sinha, Reckitt
- Vinay Awasthi, HP
- Vincent Low, Canon
- Vishnu Kalra, Ethicon
- Vukani Mngxati, Accenture
- Wael Sawan, Shell
- Wern-Yuen Tan, PepsiCo
- Yuen Kuan Moon, Singtel
- Yuvraj Arora, IFF
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