Revealed: Bank of London Rainbow Honours Awards Winners 2024

The winners of this year's Bank of London Rainbow Honours Awards were revealed at a star-studded event at London’s Natural History Museum on Friday May 17, 2024.

These awards showcase individuals and organizations who work all year to influence change and proudly promote LGBTQ+ equality. Several of myGwork’s clients, such as FT, Kantar, St James’s Place, HSBC and BT Group, were not only nominated and shortlisted for awards, but many also went on to win this year.

The FT’s LGBTQ+ network FT Proud scooped the Outstanding LGBTQIA Network Of The Year Award, which was sponsored myGwork. Kantar’s LGBTQ+ ERG Pride@Kantar was highly commended for this category.

HSBC Innovation Banking’s Matt Dowie won the Head Of Diversity Of The Year Award, while BT Group’s Mark Armario took home the Outstanding Network Lead Of The Year Award.

"We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the winners and highly commended recipients of this year's Bank of London Rainbow Honours Awards, especially our corporate and community partners," shared Adrien and Pierre Gaubert, co-founders of myGwork. "These awards are a testament to the incredible work you do year-round to influence change and proudly promote LGBTQ+ equality. It is an honor to support and celebrate your successes. We look forward to continuing to support your journey towards a more inclusive and equitable world of work."

Check out the full list of this year's winners and highly commended below:

The Bank Of London Small Brand Or Organization Of The Year

Winner: West London Queer Project

Highly Commended: Pop’n’Olly

Optum Inspirational Role Model Of The Year

Winner: Colin Kimber, Pareto Facilities Management Ltd

Highly Commended: Kushal Khandhar, BCG

Corporate LGBTQIA Champion Of The Year

Winner: Adam Wilson, Virgin Media O2

Highly Commended: Samantha Jayne Nelson, Marsh

Allianz Commercial Campaigner Or Influencer Of The Year

Winner: Jude Guaitamacchi

Highly Commended: Olly Pike

myGwork Outstanding LGBTQIA Network Of The Year

Winner: FT Proud, Financial Times

Highly Commended: Pride@Kantar, Kantar

Head Of Diversity Of The Year

Winner: Matt Dowie, HSBC Innovation Banking

Highly Commended: Ben Jackson, Wickes

NoteWorthy Corporate Ally Of The Year

Winner: Liz Noble, DHL Express

Highly Commended: Balbir Bakhshi, LSEG

Outstanding Network Lead Of The Year

Winner: Mark Armario, BT Group

Highly Commended: Kelvin Chen, Deliveroo

Centrica Community Initiative Of The Year

Winner: UK Black Pride

Highly Commended: Veteran’s Pride in Liverpool, Fighting With Pride

Pareto FM Outstanding LGBTQIA Network Of The Year (Finance & Banking)

Winner: dbPride, Deutsche Bank

Highly Commended: SJPride, St. James’s Place

DHL Large Brand Or Organisation Of The Year

Winner: Colgate-Palmolive

Highly Commended: Ogilvy

GSK Charity Of The Year

Winner: Diversity Role Models

Paramount Celebrity Ally Of The Year

Winner: Beverley Knight

Media Moment Of The Year

Winner: Heartstopper, Asexual representation in Season 2

Highly Commended: Married at First Sight UK, Ella Morgan

Financial Times Celebrity LGBTQIA Champion Of The Year

Winner: Heather Peace

Highly Commended: Michael Gunning

Lifetime Achievement

Winner: Lord Collins of Highbury

Keep up to date with the latest myGnews

LGBTQ+ professionals, LGBTQ+ Graduates, LGBTQ+ professional network, LGBTQ+ professional events, LGBTQ+ networking events, LGBTQ+ Recruitment, LGBTQ+ Friendly organizations, LGBTQ+ Friendly companies, LGBTQ+ jobs