MEET OUR WINNERS & FINALISTS

4
Most Inclusive Chair in HTL and Retail, sponsored by Barclays

Winner - Ian Carter, Watches of Switzerland Group

Darren Shapland, Hollywood Bowl Group

Gerry Murphy, Tesco

Javier Ferran, IAG

6
Most Inclusive Group Chief Executive Officer in HTL, sponsored by Redgrave

Winner - Nick Mackenzie, Greene King

Barbara Muckermann, Kempinski Hotels

Fiona Eastwood, Merlin Entertainments

John Diviney, Welcome Break

Matt Merrick, iQ Student Accommodation

Paul Pomroy, Warner Hotels

6
Most Inclusive Group Chief Executive Officer in Retail, sponsored by The MBS Group

Winner - David Wood, Wickes

Alex Baldock, Currys

Carol Welch, AF Blakemore

Helen Charlesworth, Connells Group

Shirine Khoury-Haq, Coop Group

Tim Stacey, DFS Group

5
Most Inclusive Divisional/Regional CEO in HTL and Retail, sponsored by Stream

Winner - Kari Daniels, SSP UK&I

Andrew Harrison, WHSmith

Helen Milligan-Smith, Aramark

Sunil Nayak, Sodexo

Suzie Welch, Odeon Cinemas UK & Ireland

4
Most Inclusive Chief Financial Officer in HTL and Retail, sponsored by JSS

Winner - Claire Catlin, Moto Hospitality

Constantinos Mourouzides, IKEA

Hemant Patel, Whitbread

Selina Butterfield-Mashoofi, Central Co-op

6
Most Inclusive Chief People Officer in HTL, sponsored by Q5

Winner - Louise Hughes, Moto Hospitality

Helen Miller, IAG Loyalty

Juliett Cattermole, David Lloyd Clubs

Katherine White, Wyboston Lakes Resort

Lou Thomas, Haven

Nicola Marshall, Welcome Break

5
Most Inclusive Chief People Officer in Retail, sponsored by Q5

Winner - Nicola Kowalczuk, JD Group

Estelle Hollingsworth, McArthurGlen

Lorraine Culligan, Primark

Sarah Willet, The Very Group

Sonia Astill, Wickes

5
Outstanding Inclusion Professional in HTL, sponsored by Irwin Mitchell

Winner - Lauren du Plooy Flowers, Haven

Amy Cox, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

John Conyers, Wagamama

Miranda Simms, TUI

Steve Jones, ISS UK

6
Outstanding Inclusion Professional in Retail, sponsored by Kaptcha

Winner - Zahoor Ahmad, Coop Group

Jess Dyson, WHSmith

Momena Chaudery, Lidl GB

Samuel Whitelaw, Currys

Sharlene John, Selfridges

Tanya Hamilton, IKEA

5
Most Impactful Mentor in HTL, sponsored by David Lloyd Clubs

Winner - Leni Savva, Elior UK

Hayley Parker, Virgin Atlantic

Kate Walsh, Hilton

Leanne Knight, SSP

Stijn Bastiaens, Hilton

5
Most Impactful Mentor in Retail, sponsored by David Lloyd Clubs

Winner - Ainsley Sykes, Currys

Estelle Hollingsworth, McArthurGlen Group

Jason Williams, WHSmith

Kerry Williams, Badu Sports

Natalie Trumper, Monica Vinader

7
Inclusion Hero in HTL, sponsored by David Lloyd Clubs & Bidfood

Winner - Tracey Bishop, Whitbread

Highly Commended - Jasveer Banning, Greene King

Esther Brittan, Hilton

Janneke Skilling, Greene King

Jennagh Delaney, The Gym Group

Lyndsey Oliver, BaxterStorey

Matt Jones, ISS UK

6
Inclusion Hero in Retail, sponsored by IKEA

Winner - Zoe Martin-Pearce, Currys

Highly Commended - Eamonn Toland, DFS Group

Chris Williams, DFS Group

Helen Julian, The Very Group

Richard Gratton, Asda

Tracy Bruce, QVC

6
Most Impactful Employee Resource Group in HTL, sponsored by IHG

Winner - Unity, Greene King

Highly Commended - Armed Forces Network, Compass Group UK & Ireland

Abilities Team Member Resource Group (ATMRG), Hilton

Gender Equality Network (GEN), Whitbread

Neurodiversity Community Network, TUI

Proud at Saga, Saga

5
Most Impactful Employee Resource Group in Retail, sponsored by Q5

Winner - Embrace Network, Currys

Highly Commended - Gender Equality, B&Q

Accessibility Allies, QVC

Inspire, Sainsbury's

Race and Culture Network, Kingfisher

6
Most Transformative Inclusion Initiative in HTL, sponsored by inclusion in

Winner - Thrive Programme, Whitbread

Come As You Are: Rooted in Realness, TUI

Inclusive Pilot Recruitment Programme, Vueling Airlines

Maternity Jacket, Compass Group UK & Ireland

No Need to Blush, Away Resorts

Women at David Lloyd Clubs, David Lloyd Clubs

6
Most Transformative Inclusion Initiative in Retail, sponsored by inclusion in

Winner - Accessible Primark, Primark

Highly Commended - Open to the World Strategy, Selfridges

Be an Active Ally, B&Q

Leading with an Always Inclusive Mindset, Pets at Home

MataMen - Men's Health Network, Matalan Retail

Menopause, QVC UK

6
Most Impactful Social Mobility Initiative in HTL and Retail, sponsored by Compass UK & I

Winner - Barnardos Partnership for Care Experienced Young People, Whitbread

Highly Commended - Inclusive Recruitment, ISS UK

FRAMTID (Future in Swedish), IKEA

Inspire Project, TUI

iQ Thrive Academy, iQ Student Accommodation

Releasing Potential, Greene King

5
Most Impactful Collaboration Project in HTL and Retail, sponsored by Connells

Winner - Asda x DFN Project SEARCH, Asda

Highly Commended - David Lloyd and Change Please, David Lloyd Clubs

Hilton & Aurora Foxes: A Decade of Inclusive Collaboration, Hilton and Aurora Foxes

The Big Lunch, Greene King

The Incredible Leadership Framework and Programme, ODEON Cinemas Group

6
Most Inclusive Organisation in HTL and Retail, sponsored by Teneo

Winner - Haven

IAG Loyalty

Moto Hospitality

ODEON Cinemas UK & Ireland

The Gym Group

TUI

inclusion in Inclusion Maturity Curve


Employee Journey, sponsored by AlixPartners

Winner - AEG        |        Haven        |        WHSmith        |        Wickes


Leadership, sponsored by AlixPartners

Winner - Cooperative Group        |        Haven        |        Nando's        |        Wickes


Stakeholders, sponsored by AlixPartners

Winner - Compass Group UK & Ireland         |        AEG         |        ASDA        |        Cooperative Group


Most Progress 2024 - 2025: HTL, sponsored by AlixPartners

Winner - Domino's Pizza        |        Away Resorts        |        David Lloyd        |        Stonegate


Most Progress 2024 - 2025: Retail, sponsored by AlixPartners

Winner - DFS        |        Post Office         |        The Very Group        |        WHSmith