There has been considerable success in improving the participation of women on Boards of the FTSE 350 at around 40%. A key aspect of this progression was compliance with targets, facilitated by removing the recruitment blockers and ‘qualification’ barriers to women achieving Non-Executive Director roles. However, in Executive Leadership roles there remains a significant lag, with women in Executive Leadership positions at 35% in the FTSE 350 and only 28% participation of women in the key Executive Committee of the Business. Crucially there is a significant and persistent deficit of women in the pivotal role of CEO, currently only 9% of CEOs in the FTSE 350 are women.
Preparing boards for the speed of change in dynamic markets
Board Chairs and Directors are committed to the oversight of their organisations in order to achieve effective performance and sustainability. While the challenges of achieving this are various and multiple there is one stand-out challenge which requires the organisation to be aware, agile, change focused and brave. Namely the challenge of Technology-Digital transformation.



