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# The importance of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in commercial capability teams

## Our global learning & development experts share their insights on the future of workplace diversity

 

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### Global leaders talk diversity trends.

We brought together experts from enterprises across the globe, from banking to beverages, to ask them key questions about the importance of diversity and inclusion within commercial teams.

Read their thoughts and insights on these key topics in our Precision whitepaper.

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## The importance of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in commercial capability

Does the racial or ethnic diversity of your sales team actually matter to your bottom line?

In this whitepaper, we bring together global leaders in learning and development across multinational corporations and global enterprises, to ask them about diversity...

- ### Does the diversity of a sales team affect its performance?
- ### How important is having an attitude of openness and tolerance?
- ### Are there quantifiable numbers to prove the value of diversity?

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“We are certainly hiring more diverse talent... that’s one of the benefits of being more open with flexibility, offering hybrid opportunities and working from home. It helps to not only bring in more diversity in terms of representation, but also a diversity of thought."

**Kayla Campbell**  
Vice President, Total Talent, Diversity & Enterprise Development, Pernod Ricard

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## Meet our experts

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### Kayla Campbell

Vice President, Total Talent,   
Diversity & Enterprise Development  
**Pernod Ricard**

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### Elif Canakci

Training Core Skills   
Lead Europe

**PepsiCo**

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### Marianne James

Vice President of EMEA &  
Asia Licensed Consumer   
Products  
**Hasbro**

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### Silvia Morgan

Senior Director,  
International Sales

**Geistlich Pharma AG**

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### Kevin Nolan

Global RGM  
Director

**Karo Pharma**

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### Malcolm Pickup

Director,  
Culture and Change  
Management  
**AkzoNobel**

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### Sharon Rai

Diversity &  
Inclusion Partner,  
Commercial Banking  
**NatWest**

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### More L&D experts

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**P&G, Pharmaceutical**  
Former Global Commercial Director  
**Water, Utilities & Waste**  
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