How women obtain a seat on the board
A new book by Nancy Calderon of KPMG and Susan Stautberg of WomenCorporateDirectors, Women on Board, uncovers the secrets to getting nominated for a corporate board seat if you are a woman.
The duo interviewed hundreds of board chairs, CEOs, nominating committee chairs and other board members to ascertain what it takes for a woman to be selected as a corporate director. The traditional path to directorship – via the position of being a seated CEO – is slowly being somewhat displaced by other routes to the boardroom.