Interview with Jono Willis, General Counsel, Lion New Zealand and Lion Little World Beverages. "Breaking Dad" research series into the psychological safety for men when requesting non-traditional working conditions.
Jono has been with Lion since 2012 and assumed the role of General Counsel – Lion New Zealand and Little World Beverages in 2018. Jono’s role has him sitting on the executive team for two of Lion’s business units: Little World Beverages, Lion’s fast-growing international business with operations in the UK and USA, and its well-established New Zealand business. The dual role requires managing two very distinct teams with different strategic visions and ways of operating, and working across multiple jurisdictions. Jono brings a commercial and pragmatic approach to his legal role which combined with his strong technical skills sees him as a trusted and key strategic advisor.
Jono has been a loud and proud advocate for improved parental policies for a number of years. Jono is a passionate believer that having workplace policies that give parents the choice to equally share parenting is an important component to achieving fairer outcomes in the workplace. Jono is a hands-on dad to his young toddler Pippa and took three months parental leave to be the primary caregiver when Pippa was five months old so his wife Kate, also a Lawyer, could return to work.
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