Omnicom Media Group (OMG) UK has appointed Kiran Bance as its new diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) director. She will take up her role effective immediately.
Bance will now be tasked with driving DEI strategy and implementation across OMG’s UK operations. She will work in close collaboration with the firm’s leadership and people teams, employee resource groups (ERGs) and partners.
She joins from Macmillan Cancer Support where she worked as head of diversity and inclusion. During her tenure at the charity, she created its first-ever DEI strategy. Prior to this, she also helped both the Bank of England and ITN develop their own DEI strategies.
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“Kiran is an engaging and collaborative DEI leader who joins us with a breadth of specialist experience gained within the media, finance, and charity sectors,” OMG UK CEO, Laura Fenton said.
“With her previous experience and proven successes, driving positive change across matrix structured businesses, focusing both internally and externally, she will ensure that we continue to build on the important work we have done to date, to champion diversity across OMG and the wider industry.”
Reporting into OMG UK CMO and chair of the UK DEI Steering Group, Nicki Hare and OMG UK chief people officer, Claire Douglas-Pennant, Bance will help strengthen the agency’s resolve to growing a more inclusive culture.
