Vinnicombe, SusanSealy, RuthHumbert, Anne Laure2025-02-042025-02-042017-03-31Vinnicombe S, Sealy R, Humbert AL. (2017) The Female FTSE Board Report 2017: Women on Boards: Back on track? International Centre for Women Leaders at the Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield, UKhttps://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/~/media/files/som-ftse-reports/cranfield-female-ftse-report-2017.ashx?la=enhttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/23457This year we have seen the percentage of women on FTSE 100 boards rise to almost 28% (27.7%) after a year of stagnation. Over the past 12 months, turnover of board directors has been low (12.5%), but the proportion of new appointments going to women has hit the target of at least 1:3. This means that we could be within reach of 33% women on FTSE 100 boards by 2020 as long as the momentum is maintained. Progress continues also on the FTSE 250 which has risen to almost 23% (22.8%). Here there needs to be a greater push in order to meet the target of 33% by 2020. The percentage of women holding FTSE 100 non-executive (NED) positions is at an all-time high of 33.3%, but the percentage of women holding executive directorships remains low at just under 10%. This year six women hold chair positions and a further 14 hold Senior Independent Directorships on the FTSE 100.enReport398523