Interview
Life in the channel
Exertis’ Kim Lonas
Exertis appointed Global Diversity & Inclusion Programme Lead, Kim Lonas earlier this year. In this newly created position, Lonas will drive the development of Exertis’ Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) strategy. We caught up with Kim to find out more.
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he creation of this new position within the company is a show of Exertis’ commitment to making diversity and inclusion a core part of its corporate culture. Lonas will
play a key role in actively encouraging broader cultural and positive change with particular focus on how the business serves underrepresented groups and ensuring every voice is heard. Here’s what Kim had to say.
Hi Kim, please could you tell us a bit about yourself and your background within the channel? I began working at Stampede, based in North America, in Human Resources roles, before the company was then acquired by Exertis three and a half years ago; meaning that I’ve been with the business for 6 years. Over the last year my role has evolved to having a heavier focus on diversity and inclusion. I’ve always been an advocate of women in the industry, their education from an earlier age, and driving demographics. I have also been working on wider D&I initiatives for our parent
company, DCC, for the last year before being considered for the Global Diversity & Inclusion Programme Lead.
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Congratulations for being appointed with your new role at Exertis. What does this mean to you and how do you plan to drive the development of the company’s D&I strategy forward? My first goal is to understand the individual needs of the 21 different companies, which form DCC Technology, and I am excited to ensure that our support for each individual business is thorough and tailored to drive change in each. Some of our companies have hundreds of employees and others
have less than 20, so each are at a different stage in their journey, and various differences will also reflect varying ideologies in what diversity and inclusion means for our people across the business. My goal is to create programmes that meet the needs of all.
How will you actively encouraging broader cultural and positive change with particular focus on how the business serves underrepresented groups and ensuring every voice is heard? Something I look forward to creating is monthly content with different focuses on relevant D&I topics to enhance knowledge, broaden education, and the paramount role which D&I takes in all businesses, not just ours.
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