NielsenIQ renews CEO Gender Parity Pledge

Published on February 23, 2023

Emilie Darolles, President of West Europe and Key Account Lead, signed the CEO Gender Parity. On behalf of all the members of LEAD Network, we thank Emilie and the NielsenIQ team for their commitment to driving forward our mission to advance women in the consumer goods and retail industry.

“I’m excited to reinstate the LEAD Network CEO Pledge for Western Europe to build upon our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion journey so far and further grow the mission within Nielsen IQ,” – said Emilie Darolles. “Our century-old legacy holds diversity and inclusion at its core, and we win when our people are empowered to be themselves.”

Find here the full NielsenIQ announcement.

The LEAD Network CEO Gender Parity Pledge aims to rally the #CPG and #retail industry to advance #diversity and #inclusion within the workplace. It outlines a specific set of actions CEOs will take to cultivate a trusting environment where courageous conversations about ways to create inclusive cultures truly are welcomed, and it aims for a significant increase in female representation at the director level and above and to build a plan to achieve gender parity over the next decade.

Here is an invitation to CEOs to join the effort: Get in touch at [email protected] 

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