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Criteria for Joining A Corporate Board

March 8th, 2011 by admin in jobs skills, management, Uncategorized

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 »