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Diverse Ethics Ltd. was founded by Dr. Atul K. Shah, Lecturer, Editor and Broadcaster with a wealth of experience and contacts in Business, Media and Indian Culture, Community and Heritage. Atul has a PhD from London School of Economics and has lectured at the Universities of Bristol, Essex and Maryland (USA) and was founding editor of Jain Spirit international magazine. He is an adviser to the BBC and has done broadcasts on BBC World Service, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Asian Network.
The company provides a broad range of consulting and training services in the areas of diversity, corporate social responsibility and media targeted at businesses and public organisations. It has demonstrated success and experience in these areas, and the skills to match. The core services include planning, strategy, training and communication.
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Values
We serve to the best of our ability, using creativity and imagination.
We deliver quality professional service at a fair price with sincerity and integrity.
We help create new horizons and visions for your organisation and identify the skills and resources to make the transformation.
The Team
Chief Executive
Dr. Atul Keshavji Shah is a creative social entrepreneur with distinguished skills in business and media. Atul was born in Kenya and migrated to the UK in 1980 to study at the London School of Economics, where he obtained First Class Honours and a PhD. Atul is also a qualified Chartered Accountant having trained with KPMG and has worked for various charities and public institutions. He was Lecturer at the University of Bristol, University of Maryland – USA, and University of Essex. He is the founding editor for the distinguished Jain Spirit international magazine and transformed the global awareness and perception of the Jain culture. Atul is a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service and BBC Asian Network and helped launch the BBC website on Jainism. Through his media work, Atul has developed exceptional contacts in the UK and around the world. In 2005, he was shorlisted for the UK Asian Media Achievers Award. Atul is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is author of 'Celebrating Diversity - How to enjoy, respect and benefit from Great Coloured Britain' published by Kevin Mayhew Publishers, 2007.
We have a network of associates who work with us with expertise in business ethics, culture, faith, diversity and training. Our aim is to get the right solution for the client’s needs with the best skills and talent. We assure you of quality personal service at all times.
Umesh Parekh
Umesh has extensive experience of managing and coordinating cross-cultural teams. He has worked for Unilever for seven years. Prior to that he was a Management Consultant working on Pan European implementation projects. Umesh is a Prince 2 Project Management practitioner. When completing his MBA Umesh carried out research on how to maximise the effectiveness of cross cultural and virtual teams. Umesh is a member of the Chartered Management Institute and also a partner at the London Innovation Centre where he is working with dynamic companies from China and Korea who want to establish a market for their products in the UK.
Since 2005 Umesh has been a Trustee of the Vegetarian Society of the UK a medium sized registered charity that provides educational and training services. He is also active in his local community and stood for council in 2006.
Dr. Aidan Rankin
A graduate of Oxford University and the London School of Economics, where he completed his doctorate, Aidan is a philosopher, writer and journalist, having published articles in The Guardian, Observer, Spectator, Resurgence, and other magazines. His latest book 'The Jain Path - Ancient Wisdom for the West' is regarded as a unique contribution to the dissemination of Indian philosophy. Presently, he has completed a Think Tank paper on Community Cohesion with Dr. Atul Shah and is working on a new book on the ancient philosophy of 'Anekant'.
Lynne Sedgmore CBE - Advisor
An expert on leadership and passionate about diversity, Lynne Sedgmore founded the highly successful Centre for Excellence in Leadership. She was awarded the CBE for her contribution to education, and is active in the inter-faith movement and a consultant to the Department for Education and Skills. She is an oustanding public speaker, and has given keynote addresses all over the world - in 2007, Lynne won the International Spirituality at Work award.