Sainsbury’s Chief Executive joins EFD’s President’s Group
15th May 2007
Justin King
Employer's Forum on Disability (EFD) President's Group is pleased to welcome Justin King Chief Executive of Sainsbury's Supermarkets LTD to the President's Group.
EFD's President's Group was launched in January 2007 and is the only senior leadership body focused on repositioning disabled people as employees, customers and valued stakeholders. The President's Group is made up of leading figures from the business community and from the public sector.
Justin King, Chief Executive of Sainsbury's Supermarkets LTD says: "I am delighted to be joining the President's Group. At Sainsbury's we have a good record of employing colleagues with a disability as part of our commitment to being a great place to work. I believe that large businesses like Sainsbury's have a responsibility to ensure that our workforce is diverse, but equally we - and our customers - benefit from having a diverse workforce. I look forward to being an active member of the President's Group."
Susan Scott-Parker, Chief Executive of EFD says: "Sainsbury's have been core funders of the EFD since 1998. Justin's personal commitment to helping EFD position disability as a business as well as a societal priority is beyond question. I look forward to working with him."
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Media enquiries, please contact:
Liz Nightingale, Communications Manager
Employers' Forum on Disability
Email: liz.nightingale@efd.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7403 3020
About Employers' Forum on Disability
Employers' Forum on Disability is the employers' organisation focused on disability as it affects employers and service providers. With over 400 members, EFD represents organisations that employ around 20 per cent of the UK workforce.Since its establishment in 1991, EFD has worked closely with government and other stakeholders, sharing best practice to make it easier to employ disabled people and serve disabled customers.