Women dominate HR leadership; fair value versus historic cost conundrum; AI evolution moving too fast; Vanguard’s environmental and social voting

She will join the board of the global FTSE 250 geotechnical engineering company with effect from next month.

Vodafone’s head of human resources, Leanne Wood, has joined the board of the global food services company as a NED.

The right HR director is essential to lead on a culture that gets the best out of people, rather than policing them.

EQ’s 2022 Shareholder Voice survey finds shareholders back support for employees as inflation soars, while interest in ESG grows.

Steven Baert, the group head of human resources at Novartis, explores the thinking behind culture change at the Swiss pharmaceuticals behemoth.

Efforts to improve global reporting on human capital management represents a major shift in corporate governance, and offers companies a competitive advantage that no board should ignore.