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Pantheon signs UK Government’s Women in Finance Charter

Pantheon has become one of the first private equity firms to sign HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter, furthering the firm’s public commitment to progressing gender diversity in private markets.

HMT’s Women in Finance Charter asks signatory firms to commit to implement four key industry actions: designate one member of our senior executive team to be responsible and accountable for gender diversity and inclusion; set internal targets for gender diversity in our senior management; publish progress annually against these targets in reports on our website; and have an intention to ensure the pay of senior executive team is linked to delivery against these internal targets on gender diversity.
 
“Pantheon has a deep- rooted, multi-decade commitment to providing an inclusive, welcoming culture and to developing a workforce that is diversified by gender and ethnicity, which values diverse perspectives, and which reflects the people we serve,” says Paul Ward, Managing Partner. “We are working hard to provide opportunities for our global team, and for those yet to join us who are seeking to build fulfilling careers in private markets asset management. We want Pantheon to embody what can be achieved when a firm embraces progressive values and we want to demonstrate how diverse insights benefit our clients and our daily activities.”

Demonstrating his personal commitment, Paul Ward has become Pantheon’s designated senior executive responsible and accountable for gender diversity and inclusion, for meeting our annual target and being assessed annually for delivery against those targets.

Pantheon is also announcing the appointment of Dianne Remanous as Global Head of Human Resources. Dianne joined the firm in September from Capital Dynamics where her experience included working across Private Equity, Clean Energy Infrastructure and Private Credit. Dianne has worked across various industry sectors including investment banking, management consulting, market research and law introducing performance management structures, leadership development, cultural and engagement improvements and succession planning. Dianne holds a BA (Psychology) from the University of Queensland, MEd (Adult Workplace Education) from QUT and an Executive MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management.
 
“Dianne possesses strong credentials that made her stand out to our Board. She brings multi-year HR expertise not only of private markets and fund-of-funds, but of financial services more generally, enabling us to tap into her broad spectrum of skills and best practice experience,” says Ward.
 
Pantheon has also announced that Kara Zanger, Pantheon’s Head of Legal for the US, has been appointed to the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity’s Limited Partner Advisory Council. The SEO Limited Partner Advisory Council now has 37 members who have demonstrated their commitment to helping SEO increase diversity in the alternative investments sector. The SEO LPAC represents over USD1 trillion in assets.

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