Charlie is the Sponsor for Wealth and Personal Banking’s Accelerating into Leadership (AiL) program targeted at women with the aspiration to progress. Benefits of the program includes increased confidence, a focus on strengths, visibility with senior leaders, and the opportunity of meeting a wider group of high-performing and motivated peers. He also led the creation of the Executive Committee Gender Dashboard which provides visibility to the weighting of men and women at senior leader level for each of the teams aligned to Executive Committee members. In his role as CEO, Charlie has supported and taken part in many engagements and initiatives related to gender inclusion including the Wealth and Personal Banking Graduate Program, the EXPLORE leadership development program, and the Accelerating Female Leadership program.