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28 May, 2021
What works? Achieving gender balance on executive teams
26 May, 2021
S&P 500 appoints nearly 200% more black board directors in past year
20 May, 2021
Diversity in the UK: progress on targets, but power imbalances remain
30 March, 2021
The group dynamics that define well-functioning boards
Selection
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INSIGHT: Leadership diversity , 28 May, 2021
What works? Achieving gender balance on executive teams
Creating an organisation where women hold senior leadership positions in proportionate numbers should be considered a major change programme.
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NEWS: Diversity, 26 May, 2021
S&P 500 appoints nearly 200% more black board directors in past year
ISS research shows 148 black directors were appointed to S&P 500 companies in the past 12 months, compared with 52 in the year to May 2020.
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INSIGHT: Leadership, 20 May, 2021
Diversity in the UK: progress on targets, but power imbalances remain
Despite progress in diversity at board level, a more critical lens is required to see past "quick wins" for long-term, sustainable change.
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INSIGHT: Board relationships, 30 March, 2021
The group dynamics that define well-functioning boards
There is an intangible aspect to successful boards that cannot be captured by curating the right CVs.
Board Moves
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Board moves, 29 July, 2021
Kathryn Mikells joins ExxonMobil as chief financial officer
Mikells, a former CFO at Diageo, Xerox, ADT, Nalco and United Airlines, will take over from Andrew Swiger next month.
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Board moves, 23 July, 2021
Paul Lewis takes over as firmwide managing partner at Linklaters
Lewis, a former head of Linklaters’ finance division and co-head of the firm’s innovation group, will chair the executive committee.
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Board moves, 21 July, 2021
Watkin Jones appoints new chair and chief financial officer
Alan Giddens will take over as chair in October, when Sarah Sergeant will join the board to begin a handover period as CFO-designate.
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Board moves, 19 July, 2021
Barbara Staehelin appointed as senior independent director at ReNeuron
Staehelin has led and co-founded four life science companies over a 30-year career in the international life sciences and technology sectors.
