Bupa Chief Executive Ray King shows support for disability

6th October 2008

Ray King, Bupa chief executive, is showing his commitment to disability confidence by joining Employers’ Forum on Disability’s (EFD) president’s group.

The group, which has nearly 50 members, was created by EFD’s president, John Varley, group chief executive, Barclays PLC. 

It is the only senior leadership body focused on repositioning disabled people as employees, customers and valued stakeholders. John Varley created the president's group to enable engagement on disability at the most senior level.

Ray King, Bupa chief executive, said: “I believe passionately that success in business depends on having a diverse workforce with equal opportunity for all. I am proud to be joining EFD’s president’s group, with which we have worked for a number of years.”

Susan Scott-Parker, chief executive of EFD said: “We are very pleased that Ray King has signalled his personal commitment to getting it right on disability by joining the president’s group.

“The president’s group represents senior leaders working in organisations across the private and public sectors. It sends a powerful message - to government, to the market place, to colleagues and to competitors. The message is that business leaders have disability at the top of their agenda.”

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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 300 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.

www.efd.org.uk