C-Suite diversity | Britain's biggest firms SLAMMED for not hiring women in Boardrooms

Recruiting a diverse slate of candidates to join the Board is crucial.

Directorpoint.com explains that all Board members will bring their own personal backgrounds and experiences to their position, while each individual mind is capable of offering unique ideas, solutions and strategies. And so, a diversity of thought should be a core priority for anyone headhunting Board-level executives.

However, Thismoney.co.uk reported that some of Britain’s biggest businesses have come under fire for failing to hire women in their Boardrooms.

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Almost 70 firms, each of whom have just one woman or no women sitting on their Board, received letters from the Investment Association (IA) – a trade body which represents UK investment managers - criticising their lack of diversity.