“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”.
The number of women on boards of the UK’s top 150 companies continues to rise, from 40% in 2023 to 43% in 2024.
Over two-thirds of senior executive roles in the FTSE 100 go to men, according to analysis by Russell Reynolds Associates.
Female representation on FTSE 350 executive committees has fallen to 32%, according to the annual Women Count survey.
More than two-thirds of chief HR officers in the FTSE 100 are women, but most are the only female in the senior executive team.
Talent acquisition teams increasingly feel disconnected from company strategy and are being forced only to advise on ways of reducing costs.
Most employees feel more could be done to hire and promote more ethnically diverse executives.
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,...
