FEEDBACK

摘要

Having read Melanie Richards' excellent article on the continuing failure of boards to identify suitable female members (Summer 2014, page 35), I suggest that their search criteria is the problem. Although I already hold two non-executive positions, I continue to look for interesting opportunities and am on several mailing lists. One requirement I see again and again - and the government and NHS are some of the worst culprits - is "experience at senior level in a large organisation". This effectively disenfranchises very many talented females, who, like myself, have been highly successful with their own businesses. I might be flattering myself, but I like to think that, having been at the sharp end of a profitable manufacturing company, which I built and grew over 30 years, I have a broad breadth of business experience and knowledge that a senior executive on a specific career path in a large corporation cannot hope to emulate.