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WHY WE “Diversity and my colleagues at PwC because our

inclusive culture, the friendships, my
inclusion are
mentors and the opportunities for
fundamental to our
progression are all the reasons I have
PARTNER WITH business success”: been at the firm for 24 years.”
Laura Hinton,
A key part of the sponsorship that
Executive Board
PwC were keen to incorporate into the
member and Chief
partnership was the presentation of an
People Officer
award at the Black Excellence Awards
THE POWERLIST that reflects the values of PwC. Called
the Purpose Award, the inaugural
winner will be the CEO of UK Black
Tech, Mark Martin. The PwC Purpose
Award celebrates an individual who
brings their purpose to life every day,
demonstrating how they’re building
trust in society and solving important
problems, using technology to
transform the lives of others.
Director Tunji Akintokun said he
believes wholeheartedly that the firm
is on the right track: “I’m absolutely
and has progressed to be in the top delighted that PwC is partnering
Purpose quartile of their Partners by seniority, with Powerlist, as it’s another step
Award winner: has been there since 1995. She says she that demonstrates our absolute
Mark Martin
is pleased PwC is continuing to push for commitment to BAME inclusion within
even more diversity. our organisation.”
Recently Teresa was awarded the Eboda adds: “We are quite selective
BBBA Professional Services leader of about the organisations we partner
the year and dedicated the award to with, because everyone is on this
her family and her colleagues at PwC: diversity trip at the moment. But with
“I dedicated the award to my parents PwC – and I have had a number of
who taught me the importance to meetings with them at very senior levels
a black girl of hard work, self-belief – my sense is that they mean it and I’m
and never giving up. In addition to my sure we can do our little bit to assist
family, I also dedicated the award to them in delivering on their promises.”

First female Partner
of African heritage:
Teresa
Owusu-Adjei

mutually beneficial.”
One of the areas PwC wish to stress
is that they are keen to become a
more inclusive firm with access to the
best talent. They are genuine in their
desire to create a firm that is genuinely
diverse in all meanings of the word and
they believe their association with the
Powerlist will assist them in sending
out that message to Britain’s black
communities. The firm already has a
number of black members of staff in
prominent positions and is keen to
attract more.
Teresa Owusu-Adjei, who has the
distinction of being the firm’s first
female Partner of African heritage,

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