Lack of boardroom planning hits diversity efforts
Some findings of an Institute of Directors report reinforce the perception that board appointments in Ireland are about ‘who you know’, says the organisation's chief executive
The chief executive of the Institute of Directors (IoD) in Ireland has said Irish companies need more transparent and planned processes for recruiting board members, in order to reduce the perception that boards are a ‘boys’ club’.
Maura Quinn was speaking as a report by the organisation found that strong support fordiversity in the boardroom is being undermined by a lack of succession planning.
According to the IoD’s Diversity in the Boardroom 2019 ...
