Criteria for Joining A Corporate Board
I recently interviewed Constantine Alexandrakis a search consultant at Russell Reynolds Associates in Chicago, who also has responsibility for corporate officer searches.
He’s noticed a gradual shift upwards in the last decade of the percentage of women on the boards of the S&P 500 ( a different number than David Matsa used) from 12% to approximately 16% now.
Asked why the number isn’t higher, and he gives a tutorial on how a hypothetical board search considers specific skills for an open board position. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: board of directors, executive search, management and leadership skills, women on corporate boards
