Profiles of future top leaders are changing and being able to communicate company purpose and societal impact is now a must have ability for any business leader.
Yet, we were struggling to name even three high profile, inspiring role models of responsible business.
vocL works with the next generation of business leaders, empowering them to find their voice and enabling them to have a more positive impact on society.
What makes vocL unique is the combination of a specialised mentoring programme and an app (a safe and constructive space for lively and interesting debate) on which mentees practice their communication in real life, by co-creating content with their mentors and peers and supported by world class journalists.
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vocL Founders
Juergen Maier
Industrialist and business advisor, former CEO of Siemens UK
Henrietta Lindsell
Chair of the Lindsell Foundation
Founding Associates
Paul Drechsler CBE
Chairman International Chamber of Commerce & London First, Company Director & Former President CBI
Katherine Bennett CBE
Industrialist and Chair Western Gateway, CEO High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Sir Charlie Mayfield
Chairman QA Ltd & Be the Business, former chairman John Lewis Partnership
Valerie Todd CBE
HR Director Siemens UK and Ireland
James Timpson OBE
Chief Executive of Timpson Limited, Chair of the Prison Reform Trust and a Tate Trustee
Ben Brabyn
Ecosystem specialist and former Head of Level39
Sarah Walker-Smith
CEO Ampa Group and Shakespeare Martineau LLP, Chair We Are Radikl
Allan E Cook CBE DSc
Chairman of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Harry Matovu QC
Phil Smith CBE
Interim Executive Chair of IQE PLC and former CEO and Chairman of Cisco UK and Ireland
Angela Noon OBE
Chief Financial Officer, Royal Mail
Lou Cordwell OBE
Chief Creative Officer, Fluxx+mN
Chair, GM LEP
Sharon Amesu
Director SA Consulting
Darren Sinclair
Director of Stores for Sainsburys,
Convenience and Argos
Joëlle Warren, MBE, DL
Founding Partner and EOT Chair, Warren Partners; Non-Executive Director; Deputy Chair North West Business Leadership Team
Will Butler-Adams, OBE CEng
CEO, Brompton Bicycle Ltd
Advita Patel
Director and founder CommsRebel / A Leader Like Me
Stephen Frost
CEO, Included
Ashley Ramrachia
Co-founder & CEO, Academy
Andy Haldane
Chief Executive, Royal Society of Arts
Anabel Kindersley
Co-Owner/Co-Chair Neal’s Yard Remedies
Phillip Luff
Television and entertainment specialist, former SVP Warner Bros.Discovery, Inc.
Louise Gatenby
Founder of The Good Board and Partner with August Leadership
vocL Voices
Dara Latinwo
Digital Transformations Consultant
Ross O’Brian
Business Advisor, EVP Customers & Products, BP
Will Lankston
Managing Director, Timpson Direct
Rebecca Harlow
Net Zero Carbon Lead, Arcadis
Riddhi Karambelkar
Head of Manufacturing Engineering, Bromton Bicycle Ltd
Danielle Crompton
Partner and Ethics & Sustainability Manager, John Lewis Partnership
Ben Horn
Digital Transformation Director, Crystal Doors
Justine Ball
Partner, Shakespeare Martineau LLP / AMPA
Vincent Egunlae
Assistant Manager – M&A, Grant Thornton UK LLP
Arti Lad
Global Technical Officer, Gender & SBCC, Equal Access International
Jonathan Holyoak
Global Net Zero Programme Director, Atkins
Richard Sansom
East Midlands Network Director, Cadent Gas
Gonzalo Coello de Portugal
Associate – Design and Project Leadership, Arup
Lara Tabet
Associate, Arup
Siôn Lewis
Associate, Arup
Partner Associates
Phil Wedgwood
CEO Engage Solutions Group, Tech Entrepreneur
“I believe in the vocL vision and in the role technology can play in enabling it. Business leaders need a voice, a safe place to connect, and an effective way to nurture the next generation”
Daniel Lloyd
Partner Technology and IP Team, TLT Solicitors
“vocL offers a precious forum where today’s business leaders can get their views across, and tomorrow’s leaders can start to build the networks they will need for future success”
Ed Johnson
Co-Founder & CEO, PushFar
“The service vocL offers has never been more crucial than it is today. A forum for the next-generation to share thoughts, ideas and insights, to ultimately further develop the working world of tomorrow, is invaluable, and I'm delighted to be able to be part of it.”
Kate Robertson
Co-Founder, One Young World
“vocL’s goal of providing a platform for socially responsible leadership in the business world recognises the unique role that business has to play in the creation of a more just and sustainable international environment.”
Jenny Herrera
CEO, Good Business Charter
“When passionate people come together around a common cause they can really make a difference. VocL's vision to provide a way for businesses to collectively speak out for a fairer society is both urgent and exciting as new leaders find their voice and champion change.”
Andy Haldane
Chief Executive, Royal Society of Arts
“At the Royal Society of Arts, we believe that by harnessing the power of business we can help society to thrive - more resilient, rebalanced, and regenerative. We are confident that by working with vocL we can make a tangible difference in the lives of people and places in the UK and beyond.”