The Female FTSE Board Report 2017

CONTENTS

Executive Summary

01

1. Introduction

03

2. Methodology

05

3. FTSE 100 Companies

07

3.1 FTSE 100 Companies with Female Directors

08

3.2 Characteristics of Female Directors

11

3.3 Trends in Board Composition

11

3.4 Trends in Growth of Women on FTSE 100 Boards over the Past Ten Years

12

4. FTSE 250 Companies

19

4.1 FTSE 250 Directorships 2013-2017

21

5. Board Evaluators Project

23

5.1 Background to the Study

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5.2 Format of the Evaluations

25

5.3 Is there an Overt Focus on Diversity in Board Evaluations?

26

5.4 How does Gender Diversity Affect Boardroom Behaviours, Culture and Effectiveness?

27

5.5 How can Board Evaluations Support the Chair?

29

5.6 Our Recommendations

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6. Concluding Remarks

33

7. Author Biographies

35

Endnotes

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