Cranfield Female FTSE Board Report 2016

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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. TABLE 13: THE 26 FTSE 250 COMPANIES WITH FEMALE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Rank Company

Female Board %

No. Female Directors

No. Fem EDs

Executive Roles

Sector

Women in Executive Roles

Helen Gordon, Vanessa Simms

1 GRAINGER PLC

50.0

4

2 CEO, FD Real Estate

HALFORDS GROUP PLC

General Retailers

1

50.0

3

1 CEO

Jill McDonald

Construction & Building Materials

Barbara Richmond

7 REDROW PLC

42.9

3

1 GFD

LANCASHIRE HOLDINGS LTD WETHERSPOON(- J.D.) PLC

7

42.9

3

1 Group CFO Insurance

Elaine Whelan

ED - Legal/ Personnel

Leisure & Hotels

7

42.9

3

1

Su Cacioppo

Media & Entertainment Speciality & Other Finance

11 UBM PLC

40.0

4

1 CFO

Marina Wyatt

VIRGIN MONEY HOLDINGS (UK) PLC

Jayne-Anne Gadhia

13

37.5

3

1 CEO

HOME RETAIL GROUP PLC

Group HR Director

General Retailers Business Services General Retailers

14

37.5

3

1

Ella Bennett

14 AGGREKO PLC

37.5

3

1 CFO

Carole Cran

BROWN(N.)GROUP PLC

Angela Spindler

14

37.5

3

1 CEO

Head of Legal Affairs/

CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC

Speciality & Other Finance

22

33.3

3

1

Elizabeth Lee

General Counsel

Suzanne Baxter, Baronness Ruby McGregor- Smith

Chief Executive, GFD

Business Services

22 MITIE GROUP PLC 33.3

2

2

Investment Companies

22 SVG CAPITAL PLC

33.3

2

1 CEO

Lynn Fordham

22 VICTREX PLC

33.3

3

1 GFD

Chemicals

Louisa Burdett

Group Chief Executive

22 COUNTRYWIDE PLC 33.3

3

1

Real Estate Alison Platt

General Retailers

Karen Hubbard

47 CARD FACTORY PLC 28.6

2

1 Group CEO