Diversity & Inclusion Committee

Equal opportunities regardless of origin, orientation or belief

End of 2019 was the start of our first Dutcham D&I Committee – a special delegation of senior level managers from our Dutch companies – in the first place with the purpose of working together on “Female Empowerment“.

The Committee has now grown into a solid network where experiences and challenges are shared in the overall field of Diversity & Inclusion. In addition to gender equality, the Committee also focuses on equal opportunities regardless of origin, orientation or belief.

Inspiring, internal projects are exchanged between our companies in order to learn and grow together. New learnings are developed with the support of external experts and specialists via regular roundtables. Concrete projects are set up together with independent organizations such as UN Women.

Equal opportunities regardless of origin, orientation or belief

Commited to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace

Today 18 important Dutch companies based in Brazil actively participate in this bimonthly working group, under the supervision of our “Committee Ambassador”, Mrs. Patricia Frossard (Country Manager at Philips Brazil) and with the honorary support of the Dutch Ambassador in Brazil, H.E. Mr. Kees van Rij.

In March of 2021, Dutcham proudly signed the Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs), a set of principles, established by the UN Women, offering guidance to businesses on how to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and community. We are delighted that not only Dutcham has made this important commitment, but a number of companies, such as AkzoNobel, Deloitte, DSM, KPMG, Makro, Philips and Shell, have been engaging recently. Hopefully we will be able encourage more companies, Dutch and Brazilian, to follow this initiative and sign up for the WEP’s.

Commited to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace

Dutcham D&I Committee members

Adriana Bezerra	Rabobank	Middle Office Specialist
Adrilles Carvalho	Philips	Marketing Leader for Philips Personal Health Brazil
Alexandra Olivares	FrieslandCampina	HR Business Partner
Ana Carolina Guido Steck	Heineken	HR SR Manager
Angela Castro	Deloitte	Tax Partner and Leader of All-In Strategy for Diversity
Carla Augustin Ruggeri	ABN AMRO	Head of Human Resources
Cibelle Maggi	Agrifirm	HR Manager LATAM
Cris Fernandez	Booking.com	HR Manager
Danielle Rainha	Makro	CHRO and Board Member
Edson Barros	DSM	Business Unit Director – Personal Care & Aromas – LATAM
Joyce Dias	Joyce Dias Advocacia	International Corporate Lawyer
Julia Lindsey	ING	Head of Legal
Laura Trapp	KPMG	Tax Director
Leandro Daniel	Rabobank	System Architecture Specialist
Luana Suzina	Unilever	Diversity & Inclusion Lead
Marcia Romano Santo	AkzoNobel	Head of Legal Affairs South America
Maria Luiza Nascimento	Randstad	HR Director
Mariana Miranda	SBM Offshore	HR Lead
Rosângela Olivieri	KLM	HR Director South America