“Executive recruitment” is the process of employers using an external firm to locate potential candidates to fill senior or key vacancies. It is commonly known as “headhunting”.
Severn Trent is to become the first FTSE 100 company to have women occupying the three key roles of chief executive, chair and chief financial officer.
Two-thirds of FTSE 350 companies now have at least one board member from an ethnically diverse background – a significant increase from 45% in 2021.
Professional services giant Deloitte has replaced half of its 16-person UK executive team. In doing so it has reduced the number of women at senior level.
The EU has agreed to launch a directive requiring larger companies to ensure corporate boards are 40% female.
A major new initiative has been launched to improve social mobility when it comes to recruitment into senior jobs in the City.
Male business founders viewed as too independent-minded and non-compliant compared with female candidates.
New trends are emerging in new contractual provisions for senior executives, as skills shortages and hybrid working becomes the norm.
The UK’s biggest companies are making steady progress on board diversity, with women now occupying more than a third of...
More than half of senior executives in UK organisations believe it’s harder for employees from ethnic minorities to get promoted,...
Women make up less than a tenth of chief executives at listed companies in the UK, which is lagging behind...
The post of chief human resources officer has seen the biggest growth in share of hires out of all C-suite roles over the past year, with chief people officers also in high demand.
Research finds that the average pay package for a female director in the FTSE 100 is £237,000, compared to £875,900 for male directors.
Despite genuine efforts in corporate Britain to improve the boardroom diversity, the number of white men in ‘top 40’ positions...
Working class men could be losing out on top roles as organisations race to recruit more women to meet diversity...
Finding, engaging with, and hiring diverse candidates are the biggest challenges faced by in-house recruiters when hiring leadership positions.
