The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has appointed VisitBritain/VisitEngland’s Debra Lang to its voluntary board of directors to lead on its diversity, equity and inclusion work.
Lang is the director of HR and professional services at VisitBritain/VisitEngland. She will be responsible for developing a strategy and best practice framework for the sector to ensure it is recognised as being fair, impartial and without biases.
Prior to her current role at VisitBritain/VisitEngland, Lang worked for the DCMS, where she was director of people and workplace as well as HR director.
She has also held positions in other UK Government departments including HM Revenue & Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions.
Kerrin MacPhie, chief executive of the mia, said: “One of the first activities we will be developing with Debra is an event for both members and the wider industry to advance diversity, equity and inclusion and share practical ways that businesses can turn strategies into actions.”
Commenting on her appointment, Lang (pictured) added: “I’m passionate about ensuring mia’s DEI strategy is practical and deliverable, bringing it to life with a clear roadmap for engagement and implementation across the sector.”
