The board of the Charta der Vielfalt association
Dr. Eva Voß
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Eva Voß is the Head of Diversity, Inclusion and People Care Germany & Austria at BNP Paribas. Previously, she was responsible for Diversity & Inclusiveness, Health, Work-Life Dynamics and Employee Listening at Ernst & Young (EY) for several years, working as New Ways of Working team lead.
Dr. Voß studied political science, history and gender studies at the Universities of Freiburg and Brest. She received her doctorate in political science at the University of Freiburg; after obtaining her doctorate, she worked there for several years as head of the gender and diversity office.
As a keynote speaker and panelist, as well as author of several specialist publications, her focus is on unconscious bias, inclusive leadership, the culture of belonging, employee activation and governance structures to address equality. With her “Diversity Check” column in the Human Resources Manager magazine, she sheds light for professionals on the most important trends and developments in the area of diversity.
Rafael Cruces
1. Vice Chairperson of the Board & Treasurer
Rafael Cruces is Senior Manager Labor Relations, Social Affairs & DEI at McDonald's Germany. The trained business economist began his professional career at the Sparkasse in Detmold - in 2007 he joined McDonald's in the HR department. The native Spaniard is now married, a father of two children, and lives with his family in Munich.
Over the past 16 years at McDonald's, he has, among other things, defined the DEI strategy, implemented DEI & Speak-Up trainings as standards, and conducted the first company-wide Diversity Survey in 2022. The Diversity Week 2022 marked the beginning of a DEI network from which four ERGs have since emerged. In 2021, he received the DEI Franchise Partner Award for his strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion for all people, regardless of their background, gender, sexuality, and much more.
Rafael Cruces's next goal: To ensure that nothing is left to chance in the development from the restaurant to the C-level or as franchisees, and to enable transparent career paths. He aims to establish clear criteria and tools that can be easily understood in the talent process at the personnel and management levels, as well as for oneself - at any time - without needing to ask anyone or disclose one's desire to grow.
Michaela Jaap
2. Vice Chairperson of the Board
Frank Rusko
Member of the Executive Board
Reem Alabali-Radovan
The Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration also the Federal Government Commissioner for Anti-Racism
The Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration, who is also the Federal Government Commissioner for Anti-Racism, Reem Alabali-Radovan, has a permanent seat on the board of Charta der Vielfalt e. V.