Press articles
October 2018
“Leadership"
Presentation on Leadership for the company Fashion Rider discussing how Leadership is more than just making things happen
June 2017
“Developing as a NED and Chairman"
Gillian Wilmot discussing with the editor of Professional Manager in 2017 how she developed into her roles as NED and Chairman.
June 2015
“Hitting 25% is good, but women need real power"
Chris Blackcurrant © Evening Standard
It had to happen, of course. I always thought men would find a way around making their management teams more equal, and so it has proved.
October 2014
“On your side when times get rough"
Hannah Prevent © The Sunday Times
Far from feeling invulnerable, chief executives can be bullied by their colleagues. It is up to chairmen to provide support.
October 2014
“Wanted: superstars of the boardroom"
Dominic O’Connell © The Sunday Times
The quest has begun to find this year’s top non-executive directors.
Sept 2014
“Women in Power - Why it matters"
Gillian Wilmot © Innovatus Senior networking women group
Speaking of her passion for good leadership, Gillian made the point that “boards set the tone for an organisation’s culture” – absolutely critical because “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. When boards get the culture wrong, companies do not survive.
June 2014
“Becoming Board Ready – Actions you can take today"
Gillian Wilmot © Woman-On-Top.com online magazine
Top 10 tips - the actions you can take as a woman to get that post on a company board.
April 2014
“Nisa flies the flag for mutual retailers"
© The Times
Nisa, the mutually owned convenience store group, reported sales up 10.5% to £1.58 billion in the year to March 31 2014, and volumes increased by 12.9%.
April 2014
“Yes, Neds can change the world"
Hannah Prevett: © The Sunday Times
Non-executive directors can make things better, says one of our award winners [ NED Awards 2014 Gillian Wilmot ], but attitudes need to change too.
March 2014
“100 Women to watch: The Female FTSE Board report 2014"
Cranfield University School of Management
The 100 Women to Watch supplement was introduced in 2009 in the 2009 Female FTSE Report and has developed into a highly respected reference point for search firms, nomination committees and others with the opportunity to influence short lists for Non-Executive Director position in FTSE 350 companies.
March 2014
“The hunt to find Britain’s top non-executive directors"
John Collingridge: © The Sunday Times
Tesco chairman Sir Richard Broadbent is vying with Wm Morrison chairman Sir Ian Gibson, Babcock and GKN chairman Mike Turner, Melrose senior independent director Miles Templeman and Anglo American senior independent director David Challen in the FTSE 100 category of the Non-Executive Director Awards.
March 2014
“Boardroom Transformation & the Woman Chairman"
By Gillian Wilmot: Remuneration Chair & NED NISA & Elexon, IDAB & Finalist in the 2014 NED Awards
Most commentators agree on the need to improve the executive pipeline of senior women to develop the next generation of women CEO's. Some commentators have expressed concern about the greater proportion of women appointed to NED roles rather than Executive Director roles.
January 2014
“The kindness of strangers"
By Elaine Moore: © The Financial Times Limited January 8, 2014
Until more executives seek a mentor outside their workplace, the sector is likely to remain niche. “The message we are always trying to get across is: it’s OK to ask for help. It’s not cheating,” says Ms Wilmot. “You need people to give you a leg-up and really well-run organisations will recognise this and engage with mentoring schemes, whether internal or external.”
October 2013
“Gender quotas and the financial crisis"
Douglas Board senior visiting fellow at Cass Business School
New research on publicly quoted companies sheds a remarkable light on how two mechanisms at work in the boardroom reinforce each other: the glass ceiling and challenge from independent directors on strategy. The much-discussed idea that all would have been different if Lehman Brothers had been 'Lehman Sisters " is now not a rhetorical jibe but a credible argument.
March 2012
“Consultation on Gender imbalance in corporate boards in the EU"
European Commission
As set out in its Work Programme for 2012 , the European Commission is considering a legislative initiative to improve the gender balance in the boards of companies listed on stock exchanges. This consultation will feed into an assessment of possible EU-level measures to enhance female participation in economic decision-making, which will inform the Commission's decision on whether to propose action and on the form it should take.
March 2012
“Continental giants forced to show their hands over women on board"
Alex Spence: © The Times Limited
Vodafone is among a group of Europe's biggest companies that have vowed to respond to calls to break the male dominance of their senior ranks by promoting more women to management.
February 2012
“Boards fumble sex agenda"
Carly Chynoweth: © The Sunday Times Limited
A year on from Lord Davies's report into women on boards, many chairmen and directors believe that the debate is a distraction from more important business issues, new research suggests.
February 2012
“Boards fall behind in the drive to appoint women"
Alex Spence: © The Times Limited
Britain's biggest companies will miss a deadline to have a quarter of their boardroom positions filled by women unless more is done to move talented female executives up the corporate ladder, recruiters have warned.
July 2011
"Boost your corporate performance – get the best sustainability professional on your Board"
Jane Stevensen and Gillian Wilmot
Sustainability, CSR, environmental strategy, ethical performance. Simply 21st century buzzwords, essential in the commercial lexicon to tick the right boxes, or real drivers for building business and adding to the bottom line? .
July 2011
"Executive Search Firms Launch Voluntary Code of Conduct in response to the Davies Review of Women on Boards"
press release: © Zygos Partnership
Leading executive search firms today announced a new voluntary Code of Conduct covering boardroom appointments in response to the Davies Review of Women on Boards, which was published in February this year .
March 2011
News for International women’s Day 2011
“Search Firms need Targets"
Gillian Wilmot
In Nov 2008 I wrote an article on the global financial crisis based on my many years in the Boardrooms of Britain's biggest companies. I argued that companies with women in the Boardroom were less likely to fail and better at managing risk.
February 2011
"Progress evaluation"
Gillian Wilmot
As we approach the 6 month review date outlined in the Feb 2011 Davies report, it is a good time to evaluate progress.
March 2008
"Men have messed up. Let women sort it out"
Gillian Wilmot: © The Financial Times Limited
So the rise in women in the boardroom is continuing at a glacial pace? ("Get women on board, bailed-out banks urged", Financial Times, November 20).
Well, at grave risk to my future career, let me tell it how it is.