Arfan Hanif
Touchstone
Arfan is an experienced senior leader with 3 decades of leadership experience covering a wide range of multi-disciplinary areas including senior level expertise and experience in the area of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in both the public and charity sectors. Arfan is currently CEO of Touchstone which delivers several mental health and wellbeing services across the diverse communities West Yorkshire. Arfan first made contact with Touchstone as a service user over 10 years ago after travelling through the institutional mental health pathways of the Health system. Arfan believes that all lived experience including adversities are powerful assets in an accepting, inclusive and compassionate environment. Arfan is a leader guided by lived experience, values and inclusiveness – putting the needs of people first.
Its real privilege to be selected as one of this year’s Inclusive Awards judges. These awards organised by Inclusive Companies provide a unique opportunity to showcase innovation and best practice across all sectors. I very much look forward with excitement to reading and being inspired by fantastic examples of EDI best practice and leadership.
