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24 February, 2021
Hampton-Alexander report highlights lack of women on executive teams

19 February, 2021
AIM and FTSE SMC companies lag behind larger firms on diversity

26 January, 2021
WEF launches coalition to ‘put racial equality on the board agenda’

15 January, 2021
‘A systemic risk’: investors demand greater ethnic diversity in boardrooms
Selection
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NEWS: Diversity, 24 February, 2021
Hampton-Alexander report highlights lack of women on executive teams
With improved gender diversity on boards, the latest report from the Hampton-Alexander Review turns its attention to female leaders.
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NEWS: Research, 19 February, 2021
AIM and FTSE SMC companies lag behind larger firms on diversity
Report says progress on gender at small firms is largely down to more female NEDs, with “no material improvements” in ethnic diversity.
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NEWS: Diversity, 26 January, 2021
WEF launches coalition to ‘put racial equality on the board agenda’
AstraZeneca, Unilever, BlackRock and IKEA are among the companies taking part in a project to improve racial equality in business.
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COMMENT: Board composition, 15 January, 2021
‘A systemic risk’: investors demand greater ethnic diversity in boardrooms
State Street's CEO says ethnic diversity on boards is "material to long-term sustainable returns”. It's a reminder that businesses do not exist in a vacuum.
Board Moves
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Board moves, 23 February, 2021
Stripe appoints Mark Carney to its board of directors
The former governor of the Bank of England is the United Nations special envoy on climate action and finance.
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Board moves, 23 February, 2021
Adriane M. Brown joins the board of American Airlines
Brown will also become a member of the audit and corporate governance and public responsibility committees.
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Board moves, 22 February, 2021
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala named director-general of the WTO
The former World Bank economist is the first woman and the first African to head up the global trade body.
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Board moves, 22 February, 2021
ABN AMRO nominates Lars Kramer as chief financial officer
Kramer is currently chief financial officer at Hellenic Bank and is a former CFO of financial services company ING.