Technology Magazine May 2020 | Page 132

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Lombard is a co-founder of the # HeForShe campaign for LeanIn Asia , a network derived from the nonprofit organisation of the same name founded by Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg in 2013 . “ We ’ re a group of executives across Asia who want to help women achieve their ambitions ,” he explains . “ We ’ re trying to remove both the unconscious and the conscious bias that unfortunately exist in

“ Here in Asia Pacific we ’ ve got such great diversity in our teams , with people representing the business across all parts of the region , getting exposed to the different cultures ”

— John Lombard , CEO , Asia Pacific , NTT Ltd . the workplace .” This sees the group hosting workshops that bring together men and women to discuss different workplace scenarios and how to deal with them , with the aim of creating a more equal playing field for women in the workplace .”
He ’ s also involved with Very Special Arts , a Singapore-based charity that supports people with disabilities to develop a career in visual or performing arts . “ It ’ s something I ’ m really proud and excited to be involved in , and something that NTT Ltd . plays an important sponsorship role in as well .”
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