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thewrap.com

15.07.2023 / 13:01

Shawn Finnie, Film Academy Executive VP of Member Relations and Awards, Exits After 9 years

according to Variety, who first reported his resignation, he was specifically praised for his work by Rosie Perez.Finnie’s exit comes just over 2 weeks after that of the film academy’s executive vice president of impact and inclusion, Jeanell English, who quit after just one year in the job. Finnie and English are just 2 of the Black Hollywood executives who have stepped down or have been laid off the last month.The others would be Vernā Myers, who exited Netflix, Latondra Newton who departed the Walt Disney Company and Karen Horne, who was laid off by Warner Bros.

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variety.com

30.06.2023 / 22:13

Film Academy’s Executive VP of Impact and Inclusion Jeanell English Exits Organization

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Jeanell English, executive vice president of impact and inclusion, is exiting her role at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. English was promoted to the newly created role in July 2022 by Academy CEO Bill Kramer. In her role, she led the Academy’s initiatives to address underrepresentation across the industry and the talent development programs such as Academy Gold. Over the past year, she’s been a key figure in major initiatives and changes across the organization including developing the infrastructure for the Academy’s inclusion standards and enabling a path for community, advocacy, education and empowerment amongst its members and staff. She also designed and implemented the Academy’s first mid-career talent development program, the Academy Film Accelerator, which advocates for the careers of filmmakers from underrepresented communities.

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hollywoodreporter.com

13.01.2021 / 20:28

Netflix Details Two Years of Foundation-Building in First Inclusion Report

In August 2018, Netflix hired veteran diversity consultant Vernā Myers as its first-ever vice president of inclusion strategy, a move that came after an internal crisis in which its then-chief communications officer used the N-word in multiple conversations with colleagues and was fired. The company has now revealed the efforts of Myers’ team so far in its first-ever inclusion report.

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deadline.com

13.01.2021 / 18:03

Netflix’s First Inclusion Report Offers In-Depth Look At Workforce Diversity, Addresses Areas That Need Improvement

Netflix continues to push the needle of inclusion, representation and diversity but this time, it’s not in front of the camera. The streaming giant has released its inaugural inclusion report that takes an in-depth look at its company diversity numbers and trends since 2017, its progress as well as its plan to increase diversity within its workforce.

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variety.com

07.10.2020 / 02:43