Finance Monthly November 2019 Edition

Seek support Growing knowledge and networks to support personal and professional development is paramount. This is something we are actively striving to tackle by creating programmes designed to inspire, inform and encourage future leaders, specifically supporting aspiring CFOs and finance leaders to navigate the next step in their career. The Emerging Leaders programme ‘matches’ high performing individuals aspiring to Executive Board level positions with mentors, and connects with a network of prominent business figures. Opportunity Forwomen infinance takingastrategic approach to their career to the top, the gender gap is an opportunity worth tackling. Many organisations are serious about diverse leadership and are actively looking to correct the gender imbalance. Look to Oracle Corporation and its Chief Executive and CFO Safra Catz, and tobacco giant Imperial Brands’ Chief Executive Alison Cooper who began her career as an auditor at Deloitte and joined Imperial Tobacco as Group Finance Manager and was promoted two years later to Group Financial Controller. The number of women at the top of financial leadership may not yet be where it should be, but is on the up; I hope the 44% of senior finance appointments we made in 2018 being of women, hits 50% by 2020. For more about Berwick Partners, visit: https://www.berwickpartners.co.uk/ 339 Female held directorships across the FTSE 100 corporate boards 32.1% The percentage of women on those boards has increased from 29% one year ago to 55% have held financial roles across finance, auditing, investment, treasury and banking 13% of women directors hold a recognised financial qualification 22% hold an MBA degree, in which finance is a core subject S T A T I S T I C S 39 www.finance-monthly.com WOMEN IN FINANCE - GENDER PAY GAP