Global business leaders and corporations including Google, Burberry and Legal & General have been shortlisted for a series of major accolades ahead of the glittering 2024 British LGBT+ Awards.

The British LGBT+ Awards also honour mainstream celebrities and media trailblazers who have used their platform to create and drive positive long-term change within the community, as well as contributing to LGBT+ initiatives, including allies.

Previous winners at the awards include Alan Carr, Demi Lovato, Graham Norton, Lady Gaga, Paul O’Grady and Munroe Bergdorf.

The awards, celebrating its 10 year anniversary with a star-studded event in London in June, will honour the individuals and organisations working to promote equality and advancement of LGBT+ rights across politics, media, grassroots activism and the corporate sector with Tesco, Deloitte, BT, Channel 4 and Allianz all nominated.

Bruna Gil of LinkedIn, Joanna Lewis of MultiStory Media, ITV and Joe Brown at TFL have all been shortlisted for the Inspirational Leader of the Year category while Chad Davidson (Certes), Emma Carey (MSB Solicitors) and Kathleen Harrison (Jacobs) are nominated for the Business Ally of the Year award.

In the Employer or Inclusive Company Award, mainstream brands such as Sky and Metro Bank are included as Jak Mathews of BT, Claire Brody of Warner Brothers and Caroline Prendergast of KPMG UK battle it out among others for the major LGBT+ Trailblazer of the Year award.

They have all been shortlisted for demonstrating an outstanding commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace.

The 2024 British LGBT Awards, a 10th anniversary celebration of the event, with the most recognisable celebrity faces and personalities from the LGBT+ community expected to be honoured and in attendance on the night.

Commenting on the shortlist, British LGBT Awards co-founder Sarah Garrett MBE, said:

“This is a fantastic shortlist which I am really excited about as it highlights the trailblazers, allies and legends of the LGBT+ business community across the globe.

“The British LGBT Awards will once more shine a light on those who are advancing our community and driving change for a better future, even in continuously challenging times.

“Every single nominee in this shortlist are role models who demonstrate and ongoing commitment to raising awareness and furthering LGBT+ rights.”

Adam Jarvis, LGBTQ+ Network Chair at Tesco, lead partner of the 2024 British LGBT Awards, said:

“At Tesco, we’re really proud to continue supporting the British LGBT Awards this year – an incredible celebration of amazing role models and groups across LGBTQ+ communities who are really helping to further inclusion across every part of our society.

“We are committed to making sure that everyone’s welcome at Tesco and that we are a place where LGBTQ+ colleagues and customers are safe and feel that they belong.”

INSPIRATIONAL LEADERS

Bruna Gil – LinkedIn
Catherine Ahn – HSBC UK
David Hynam – LV=
Jane Stockwell – Rolls-Royce
Jim Ford – Allen & Overy
Joanna Lewis – MultiStory Media, ITV
Joe Brown – TFL
Lee Isaacs – Just Eat Takeaway.com
Martin Smith – PwC
Ryan Bleach – Nomura
Scarlet Marie Davey Morgan – Allianz
Xavier White – Verizon

BUSINESS ALLIES

Abigail Westfield – VML
Adrian Mardell – Jaguar Land Rover
Ann O’Donoghue – Barclays
Chad Davidson – Certes
Dan Carter – Johnson Matthey
Emma Carey – MSB Solicitors
Julia Reidy – Credit Suisse
Kathleen Harrison – Jacobs
Mike Wilton – ARUP
Rachel Corp – ITN
Ruth Rowan – Avanade
Siân Whittaker – Arcadis

DIVERSITY HEROES

Abigail Myles – Legal & General
Bryce Hunt – South Western Railway
Cai Cherry – DLA Piper
Clare Coates – Barclays
Dan Stubbs – Dentsu
Fabio Peyer – Morningstar
George Evans – RSK
Jade McDermid – Baker Hughes
Marion Bentata – State Street
Seth Cameron-Crichton – SKY
Shane O’Rourke – Diageo
Zoe Megins-Davies – ARUP

EMPLOYER OR INCLUSIVE COMPANY

Ashurst
Brand Advance
Freshfields
Legal & General
Metro Bank
Protiviti
SKY
St. James’s Place (SJP)
Tesco
UBS
Whitbread
Wickes

NETWORK GROUPS OR ERG

Amazon
Aon
BAE System
Channel 4
GSK
Heathrow Airport
HSBC UK
Moodys
Motability Operations
OVO
Sainsbury’s
Virgin Money

FUTURE LEADERS

Alan Kan – Salesforce
Amelia Mugridge – Serco
Ben Kearney – Tesco
Callum Grant – Global Media
Daniel Peach – Google
Jacqui Rhule-Dagher – Hogan Lovells
Jamie Brown – Financial Times
Kirsty Mulholland – Bank of Ireland UK
Max Shillam – Amazon
Ross Sansom – Parnell – NatWest
TJ Richards – Santander
William Dryden – National Grid

LGBT+ TRAILBLAZER

Ben Jackson – Wickes
Caroline Prendergast – KPMG UK
Chris Edwards – Travers Smith
Claire Brody – Warner Bros. Discovery
Jak Matthews – BT
Keiran Bailey – Whitbread
Laks Mann – College of Policing
Leng Montgomery – Burberry
Matt Foster – Ogilvy
Patrick McCann – Linklaters
Richard Fisk – Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Tolu Osinubi – Deloitte