England: Edleen John appointed as director for international, corporate affairs and EDI at The FA

Edleen John has been appointed as director for international, corporate affairs and co-partner equality diversity and inclusion at The Football Association, announced the body on 09/09/2020. Edleen John began her new position on 14/09/2020.

Prior to her appointment at The Football Association, Edleen John has been an award winning freelance inclusion and diversity consultant. "Having previously held several other leadership roles, including as a director at KPMG (international network of audit and consulting firms), vice-president at Morgan Stanley (investment banking) and currently as director of Tech Talent Charter (gender diversity initiative), Edleen will now sit on our senior management team, reporting to CEO Mark Bullingham," explained The FA.

"Edleen will be responsible for the international and corporate affairs strategy across the entire FA portfolio. This includes leading on the development and communication of public policy messaging for the organisation and, alongside HR director Rachel Brace, co-partnering on the delivery of our equality, diversity and inclusion plan,…