- Noel Butwell appointed to an independent taskforce commissioned by Government and led by City of London Corporation
- Seeks to improve progression in financial and professional services
Standard Life Aberdeen announced the appointment of Noel Butwell, its CEO of Adviser Platforms, to the City of London Corporation (CoLC) independent taskforce to boost socio-economic diversity at senior levels in UK Financial and Professional services (FPS).
Commissioned by HM Treasury and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy*, the taskforce is the first of its kind with a mission to challenge the lack of career progression for those coming from non-professional backgrounds and to explore the intersections with other protected characteristics, including gender and race.
Over 80 organisations across a range of sub sectors and regions are involved in the taskforce by shaping its outputs and working towards greater socio-economic diversity.
Taskforce Chair and Policy Chair at the City of London Corporation, Catherine McGuinness, said:
Noel Butwell, CEO Adviser Platforms, said:
Standard Life Aberdeen have some great initiatives and practices underway to support colleagues and society as a whole. These include our gender, ethnicity and social inclusion action plans, our charitable partnerships, a market leading UK parental leave policy, and crucially, I’m surrounded by colleagues who are passionate about driving change.
There’s more to do though, and I’m looking forward to not only sharing our progress with the Taskforce, but also learning from other members about what’s working in other companies. I want to understand what action we can take to do better and, together, create long lasting change that will be beneficial across the industry.”
