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Chinny Okolidoh is set to join BBC as Director of Diversity & Inclusion

Chinny Okolidoh, an experienced and well-established Diversity and Inclusion professional, is set to join the BBC to lead the Corporation’s diversity strategies.

Shain E. Thomas
BritBox
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2 min readSep 8, 2022

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Chinny Okolidoh

Chinny will be responsible for ensuring Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything the BBC does, and the Corporation accurately reflects the audiences it serves, both on and off air. The role combines BBC Workforce and Creative Diversity responsibilities to ensure strategic oversight of all the BBC’s diversity commitments.

Leading and developing the BBC’s Diversity and Inclusion team, Chinny will collaborate with Directors and their teams across the BBC, including in Content, News, Studios and the Nations, to drive best practice.

Biography: Chinny Okolidoh…

Chinny Okolidoh is a passionate advocate for Diversity & Inclusion. She has led transformative Diversity & Inclusion strategies in various organisations that have improved hiring, marketing and creative practices and created more inclusive work cultures. She is currently the Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at…

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Shain E. Thomas
BritBox

With an M.Sc. from the University of North Texas, I’m a freelance journalist and a social historian. #APStylebook #BBCStyleGuide http://shainethomas.com/