AFBE-UK adds two industry leaders to its advisory board
From left to right, Dushyant Sharma, vice-president transformation at bp, Ollie Folayan MBE and Roy Bitrus, co-chairman of AFBE-UK Scotland. And right: Carol Marsh OBE, head of digital systems at Celestia UK. Image: AFBE
Diversity and inclusion organisation AFBE-UK has bolstered its leadership team with the appointment of two new advisory board members.
Dushyant Sharma, vice-president of transformation at BP, joins with more than 20 years’ experience in the sector.
With a career spanning locations globally, he works with a variety of mentees across the diversity spectrum.
Carol Marsh, head of digital systems at Edinburgh-based Celestia UK also joins, having won OBE for diversity and inclusion in electronic engineering in 2020.
Chairman of AFBE-UK Scotland Ollie Folayan said: “We are honoured to have Dushyant and Carol join the advisory board.
Ollie Folayan Chairman of AFBE-UK Scotland.
“Dushyant is a leader within an international and diverse energy company, while Carol is a highly-respected figure across industry – both with a mission to effect change.”
The addition of Mr Sharma and Ms Marsh takes the AFBE-UK advisory board up to 12 members.
Mr Sharma said: “Diversity, equity and inclusion is not just the right thing to do for people and society at large, but it’s also proven to be a business imperative to enable better results.
“The energy industry faces complex challenges and that requires people from diverse backgrounds to help resolve.
“AFBE-UK are a great team that can help achieve this, along with ensuring organisations are more reflective of the society in which we live.”
Ms Marsh said: “I’m passionate about engineering and think that everyone should have the right to become an engineer and there should be no barriers to entry.
“Therefore, it is a great privilege to join the AFBE-UK advisory board and to help them achieve their aims.”
AFBE-UK Scotland supports people, particularly those from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds, with career aspirations in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
It has supported thousands of young people since launching in 2011 and is part of the wider AFBE-UK network.