BT BIOGRAPHIES

SENIOR DIVERSITY & INCLUSION MANAGER

I am proud to work in BT’s Diversity and Inclusion Team as a Programme Manager, pulling together all the amazing D&I initiatives across BT which has 100,000 colleagues globally.

I have been at BT for nearly two years and prior to this I have worked in Future Skills and Early Careers roles across a number of industries, including Retail, Investment Banking, Property and Transport.

This is my second year working on the BT x Aleto Leadership Programme and it’s by far the highlight of the summer. The creativity and energy put into the four days with world-class speakers and experienced mentors is something I have not seen replicated with any other employers I have worked with over my 15 years working with graduates and apprentices.

INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENT STUDENT

I am Joe and I'm an Industrial Placement student here at BT. I started in September and study Human Geography at the University of Manchester, with a focus on (in)equalities and urban development. I have worked on a variety of projects across the business this year and enjoyed getting to know plenty of people in the process. Looking forward to what the future may hold!

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The shift from an academic to a business mindset/role, networking within the working world, developing a breadth of skills early in your career.

DIRECTOR OF OE & TALENT

Steve is the Director of OE and Talent at BT. The team cover talent strategy and executive search as well as the leadership, diversity and engagement frameworks across BT. A key part of the role is overseeing the organization structure and future skills requirements of BT.

Before joining BT Steve spent three years at education media company Pearson where he led HR for the Enabling functions setting up Pearson’s newly formed central functions finance & strategy, marketing, operations, technology, HR and Legal.  He had accountability for over 10,000 people worldwide. He led the restructuring of Pearson in 2015 and was also the global lead for organisation design & culture change.

Prior to Pearson, Steve was Global Talent lead at Vodafone covering the same remit he now has at BT. He worked with the group CEO, top team effectiveness and leadership effectiveness, drove the group HR talent strategy/execution over the 7 years whilst in that role.  

He started his career as a commercial leader in Insurance with a variety of sales and general manager roles. Having been sponsored to do an MBA, he left to join Hay Group where he led the Talent and Capability practice working with the UK Government on large scale Headteacher development and led the client work with AZ, IBM, ITV, Vodafone, BT & Carlsberg.

A newfound love of running, triathlons and cold-water swimming keeps him busy at weekends. He is married to Jane, lives in Reading with two children.