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The Female FTSE Board Report 2016
FTSE 250 Companies
4.2 FTSE 250 COMPANIES WITH WOMEN IN
EXECUTIVE ROLES
The number of female executive directors has risen to its highest since 2013 with 29 women on 26 FTSE
250 boards equalling 5.6%, so still significantly below the 9.7% of women in executive directorships in
FTSE 100 companies. Both figures are low and underline the striking issue of the lack of women in the
executive pipeline which is the focus of Sir Philip Hampton’s new enquiry for the Government.
Twelve women hold the Chief Executive position and 11 women hold the CFO/GFD role. There are only
three companies with two female EDs: Grainger, Mitie Group and Talktalk Telecom Group. There are also
11 women holding the Chairman role in FTSE 250 companies. A mention must be made of Grainger PLC
which not only has 50% female board members, but also has women holding each of the three key roles
of CEO, CFO and Chairman.
Rank Company
Female
Board %
No.
Female
Directors
No.
Fem
EDs
Executive
Roles
Sector
Women in
Executive
Roles
1 GRAINGER PLC
50.0
4
2 CEO, FD Real Estate
Helen Gordon,
Vanessa
Simms
1
HALFORDS GROUP
PLC
50.0
3
1 CEO
General
Retailers
Jill McDonald
7 REDROW PLC
42.9
3
1 GFD
Construction
& Building
Materials
Barbara
Richmond
7
LANCASHIRE
HOLDINGS LTD
42.9
3
1 Group CFO Insurance
Elaine Whelan
7
WETHERSPOON(-
J.D.) PLC
42.9
3
1
ED - Legal/
Personnel
Leisure &
Hotels
Su Cacioppo
11 UBM PLC
40.0
4
1 CFO
Media &
Entertainment
Marina Wyatt
13
VIRGIN MONEY
HOLDINGS (UK) PLC
37.5
3
1 CEO
Speciality &
Other Finance
Jayne-Anne
Gadhia
14
HOME RETAIL
GROUP PLC
37.5
3
1
Group HR
Director
General
Retailers
Ella Bennett
14 AGGREKO PLC
37.5
3
1 CFO
Business
Services
Carole Cran
14
BROWN(N.)GROUP
PLC
37.5
3
1 CEO
General
Retailers
Angela
Spindler
22
CLOSE BROTHERS
GROUP PLC
33.3
3
1
Head of
Legal Affairs/
General
Counsel
Speciality &
Other Finance
Elizabeth Lee
22 MITIE GROUP PLC 33.3
2
2
Chief
Executive,
GFD
Business
Services
Suzanne
Baxter,
Baronness
Ruby
McGregor-
Smith
22 SVG CAPITAL PLC
33.3
2
1 CEO
Investment
Companies
Lynn Fordham
22 VICTREX PLC
33.3
3
1 GFD
Chemicals
Louisa Burdett
22 COUNTRYWIDE PLC 33.3
3
1
Group Chief
Executive
Real Estate Alison Platt
47 CARD FACTORY PLC 28.6
2
1 Group CEO
General
Retailers
Karen
Hubbard
TABLE 13: THE 26 FTSE 250 COMPANIES WITH FEMALE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTORS