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April 10, 2019

Diversity and Equality at RFIB Africa

<b>By:</b> <strong>RFIB Africa</strong>

<b>With many organisations feeling the spotlight turned on their equality measures, Neesha Parbhoo, Director of RFIB Africa, says RFIB has much to recommend it as a diverse and empowering workplace.</b>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">An entrepreneur with a keen eye for market opportunities, Neesha Parbhoo has been working in the short-term insurance industry for over 12 years, holding senior executive positions in multi-national companies as well as co-founding two broking operations.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Now Director of RFIB Africa, not only has Neesha been responsible for bringing international Lloyd’s broker investment into South Africa, she is also a champion of diversity and equality within the firm.</span>

<h3><b>Collaboration and support</b></h3>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">To that end, she is part of a management team working to position RFIB Africa as the employer of choice by providing all staff with the opportunity to learn, develop their skills and improve on their weaknesses in a supportive and collaborative environment. </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">“At RFIB we are passionate about creating the optimal balance of race, gender and skills, and glass ceilings simply do not exist here”, she says, highlighting a common commitment across RFIB Africa’s management team to translate this diversity and inclusion into a business that mirrors the unique environment of the South African workplace. </span>

<h3><b>#balanceforbetter</b></h3>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">RFIB is also a proponent of the empowerment of women in the workplace, evidenced by the exceptional women such as Neesha in leadership roles within the business. </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">And while this year’s International Women’s Day encouraged organisations to focus on what they are doing to support, encourage and progress women, Neesha’s take on #balanceforbetter goes further than that, encompassing equality based upon credentials and irrespective of gender, race or creed. </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">“To me it means aligning the requirements and responsibilities of a role to the attributes and capabilities of the individual, free of any form of discrimination”, she says. “RFIB is an organisation that embraces inclusivity and diversity in a manner that resonates with my values, beliefs and principles. I truly believe that my ambitions here, whatever they may be, will be met with support and without bias.</span>

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