Kay Allen - Commissioner, Equality and Human Rights Commission
On 5 December 2006, Kay Allen was announced as a commissioner for the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Recognised as one of the leading diversity specialists in the UK, Kay is MCIPD qualified with over 16 years' direct experience in diversity management.
In 1992, she became the HR Director for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Working in this role, Kay became aware of the need to understand diversity in relation to customer profile and business development and introduced one of the first diversity programmes in the arts. From this, she developed a specialised role in corporate diversity management and was invited to head B&Q's diversity team in 1995, where she was responsible for developing and implementing its award-winning diversity strategy.
In January 2000, Kay was appointed as a commissioner of the Disability Rights Commission.
In 2001, she joined the Grass Roots Group as a diversity specialist and has been involved in a variety of programmes, including work for the British Army and several public sector organisations.
In her most recent appointment, Kay joined the Royal Mail as group head of social policy and inclusion. Her previous role was in the public affairs team at BSkyB, where she was implementing a diversity strategy. She is looking at a range of issues, including portrayal of disability, employing disabled people, and access to services.
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