Legg Mason appoints chief diversity officer

Boosting diversity initiative

Legg Mason has appointed Regina Curry as chief diversity officer, as part of plans to boost its diversity initiative across the company.

Curry joins from McCormick & Company, where she worked as senior director of global diversity & inclusion. In this role she developed and implemented a multi-year global diversity and inclusion strategy, and established a firm-wide metrics framework to drive accountability. The hire is the latest move in Legg Mason's bid to enhance diversity and inclusion initiatives across the group. It comes after chairman and CEO Joe Sullivan signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge last year. Legg Mason renames global bond fund In November, Legg Mason hosted its first "Day of C...