EXCELLENCE AWARDEE: Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Program

KPMG Australia

Lainie Cassidy

Director – Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Wellbeing

Lainie Cassidy leads Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Wellbeing across KPMG Australia, bringing her solid experience in coaching and creating psychologically safe, mentally healthy and inclusive workplaces, including positive prevention and risk-mitigation strategies and strategic programs that build workplaces where everyone can thrive. She has expertise in developing leadership capability to improve workplace culture, maximise performance and increase engagement, employee experience, belonging and overall wellbeing.

Director – Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Wellbeing

Lainie Cassidy

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Sarah Cox

Inclusion Manager

Sarah Cox

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Sarah Cox is an Inclusion Manager who works across the firm to provide guidance, education and awareness in all areas of inclusion, diversity and equity. In particular, she uses her subject-matter expertise in LGBTQ+ inclusion to support the employee-run network Pride@KPMG to implement multi-year strategies, activities and initiatives celebrating LGBTQ+ community. Sarah is passionate about implementing inclusion strategies that are not just about ticking boxes but generating sustainable cultural change within workplaces.

KPMG Australia is one of the leading professional services firms in the country, offering a wide range of audit, tax and advisory services to clients across various industries. With over 10,000 employees, including more than 700 partners spread across 19 offices in Australia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea, KPMG Australia is committed to delivering high-quality services that help clients navigate complex business challenges and achieve their goals. In Australia, KPMG has a long tradition of professionalism combined with our dynamic approach to advising clients in a digital-driven world. Our deep expertise has seen us work with renowned companies to help them solve complex challenges, steer change, disrupt sectors and grow. Collaboration and innovation are ingrained in our approach, with our people aiming to provide genuine, sustainable value for our clients. In today’s environment of constant change and disruption, where the future of work is evolving with fast-moving technology and social shifts, starting your career with an employer that supports you to learn and grow has never been more important. KPMG invests in building critical, future-focused skills to help our people mobilise and drive their careers so they can maintain their competitive edge today and seize tomorrow’s opportunities.

As an independent, forward-thinking girls’ school we are committed to preparing girls for a lifetime of learning, leadership and engagement in our global community. We believe in girls. At Ruyton Girls’ School we foster the individuality of each girl in a caring and safe environment, nurturing her intellectual, physical, social and emotional qualities that are essential to flourish. Powerful learning is central to the Ruyton culture, building on our strong academic reputation. We focus on advancing the learning of every girl through the engagement of intellectual curiosity, building their knowledge and skills about how to learn, and supporting them to achieve their personal best and be exemplary citizens. We believe in real-world learning beyond the classroom, collaborating with the wider community to promote growth, discovery and sustainability. We empower our girls to lead lives of purpose with courage, character and compassion. Through the development of values and action-focused learning they are inspired to pursue equity and justice for self and others. By embracing diversity and raising their voices, our girls effect positive change and make a difference.