Monday 25 Jul 2011 @ 09:48
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CBI WELCOMES HEADHUNTERS’ VOLUNTARY CODE ON BOARDROOM DIVERSITY
The CBI recently welcomed a new voluntary code of conduct for executive search firms to help improve gender diversity in boardrooms. The CBI’s proposals for boosting the number of women on boards can be found in the report Room at the Top at: http://www.cbi.org.uk/pdf/room-at-the-top.pdf
Commenting on the new code, Katja Hall, CBI Chief Policy Director, said:
“We strongly support the drive to get more women on boards and headhunters have a crucial role to play.
“This voluntary code will encourage headhunters to work with companies to widen their search to reach beyond the usual suspects to produce more diverse long lists of candidates. Chairmen really need to drive this process and ensure they do not over emphasise existing boardroom experience and consider other transferable skills.
“We believe the best way of getting more women on boards is by allowing companies to report on internally-set targets that reflect their business, culture and sector.”
Notes to Editors:
The CBI is the UK's leading business organisation, speaking for some 240,000 businesses that together employ around a third of the private sector workforce. With offices across the UK as well as representation in Brussels, Washington, Beijing and Delhi the CBI communicates the British business voice around the world.
Media Contact:
CBI Press Office on 020 7395 8239 or out of hours pager 07623 977 854. Follow the CBI on Twitter at: www.cbi.org.uk/twitter
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