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New Podcast: Exploring DEI Topics in the Netherlands

Feb 6 2024 #diversity, #equity, #esg, #social

Our latest Podcast is now available. I talk with award-winning recruiter Eugene van den Hemel, considered the “Most Influential Recruiter” in the Netherlands. Eugène discusses what diversity means in the Netherlands and inspires employers to welcome historically underrepresented talent. We discuss:

Communities that are marginalized and underrepresented in the Netherlands.
DEI challenges that organizations encounter.
DEI initiatives that move the needle and help to address these DEI challenges.

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The Editor

Ngozi Okeh is an experienced leader with a history of driving efforts to conceptualize, define, assess and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as strategic business processes. Ngozi is currently the Director of DEI at a leading marketing technology company where she develops and executes enterprise-wide DEI initiatives through rigorous strategic planning efforts, community partnerships, leadership collaboration, strategy evaluation, and careful management of communication and buy-in as well as policies and procedures. Previously, she worked at an independent mortgage bank, where… View Profile

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