Mel Exon
Nikki Fox
Kamran Mallick
Sandi Wassmer
With 25 years at executive board level in the UK creative industries, Mel Exon is the former Managing Director of Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH), where she also served as the first Chief Digital Officer and co-founder, BBH Labs during her nineteen years with the global creative agency. She later became Group CEO of Sunshine, the brand and entertainment company, before pursuing a plural career as a writer, campaigner, board advisor and Non-Executive Director. In 2019, she was appointed a Trustee of Doteveryone, the responsible technology think tank founded by Martha Lane Fox, and now sits on the boards of Literacy Pirates (2021) and Media Trust (2022), where she is Vice-Chair. A committed industry advocate for advancing the representation of underrepresented talent of all backgrounds, Mel’s leadership expertise lies in mobilising creativity at scale and in fostering equitable cultures where difference and change are sources of growth and social impact.
Having begun her career answering telephones for a BBC local radio station, Nikki enrolled on Channel 4’s TV training programme. Working her way up to assistant producer on How to Look Good Naked, she would go on to co-present the same series for disabled people.
Continuing her work as a TV producer and creating five radio documentaries, Nikki soon began working at the BBC as their Disability Correspondent in 2014 before joining the presenting team for the BBC’s flagship consumer rights programme Watchdog in 2015.
Most recently, Nikki hosted a disability and mental health podcast called Access All for BBC Sounds, and also co-hosts BBC’s Morning Live.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cmwjjp141ydt
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linkedin.com/in/nikkijfox/?originalSubdomain=u
I am a British Asian Disabled person. I have lived experience as a Disabled person since catching the Polio virus at the age of 3. I am a wheelchair user and have post-Polio syndrome. I have professional experience working in our sector since the start of my career and have dedicated myself to championing Disabled people and challenging the structural inequalities that we experience. These inequalities re multiplied with the intersection of race and disability.
I lived through the pandemic and experienced first-hand the impact of decisions made by government that negatively impacted on me. I set up a network of Disabled People’s Organisations at the start of the pandemic to identify Disabled people’s experiences across the country and to collectively lobby government and businesses. I know that Disabled people have experienced significant harms through the pandemic.
I am CEO of Disability Rights UK, amplifying the voice of Disabled people to challenge injustice and bring about equality for all Disabled people.
Sandi has led Onvero as CEO since 2020, overseeing its transformation from enei and becoming the UK’s only blind female CEO with ADHD. A passionate human rights advocate, she is known for visionary leadership, driving meaningful change across Government, Industry, and the Third Sector.
Her career spans commercial and charity sectors, including executive roles at SyFy UK and Copious. After registering as blind in 2008 and being diagnosed with ADHD in 2009, Sandi focused on accessibility, co-authoring the Government’s e-Accessibility Action Plan and creating the “Ten Principles of Inclusive Web Design” in 2011.
She has held leadership roles at Jewish Care, served as a Trustee of RNIB, and as a Non-Executive Director at Mental Health First Aid England. In recognition of her contributions, Sandi received the Freedom of the City of London in 2021, and in 2022, she became a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers. Her work continues to shape a more inclusive society.
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https://www.enei.org.uk/about-us/our-team/sandi-wassmer/
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https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sandiwassmer
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@https://twitter.com/sandiwassmer