by Joe Chappell
Oct 8 2012
In light of recent laws and so-called “pink quotas” to increase the number of women serving on European boards, many European boards are increasingly looking to American female business leaders to fill seats. A recent Wall Street Journal article by Joann S. Lublin reports that European boards are pursuing American businesswomen “partly because the U.S. has a larger pool of senior executive women.” To recap the recent mandates requiring more women on European boards:
In the Wall Street Journal article, Lublin cites seven American businesswomen appointed to European boards this year, including Françoise Brougher at Sodexo SA (Paris). Other American businesswomen have landed board seats this year at Anglo American PLC, Fiat SpA and Nokia Corp. |
Are you interested in being considered for board of director positions and top executive jobs worldwide? Be visible to retained executive search consultants at the world's top retained executive search firms. As a member of BlueSteps, your career details will be confidentially provided to hundreds of the world’s leading retained executive search firms in over 75 countries. Benefits include: • Confidentially increase your visibility to top executive recruiters • Build stronger connections using a fully searchable directory of executive search consultants who are AESC members • Explore executive job opportunities being filled by AESC member executive search firms • Elevate your personal brand • Plan your executive career management strategy Click here to begin connecting with executive search firms >> ![]() |
Complimentary Webinar Recording: Expert Tips for Finding Your Next Board Seat
This webinar covered:
- How to develop a strategy to get a board seat
- How the board recruitment process actually works
- What are the current challenges and concerns for boards
- What qualities are sought after in a board candidate
- How diversity issues are affecting the board room
- And more...
Share your thoughts