- Company bosses come in many shapes and sizes
- Where execs are hired from and how long they're in charge is starting to change
- Diversity progress has been slow
Chief executives are a rare breed. The chosen 100 in charge of the UK’s largest listed companies are responsible for £1.9tn of equity. With such assets at their disposal, it’s not an exaggeration to say some chief executives are among the most powerful figures in our society. And just as citizens of a democracy demand transparency from their politicians, so too should investors in a listed company from their board of directors.
But how were these leaders chosen? How experienced are they, and how are their ranks changing? To find out, Investors’ Chronicle crunched the numbers on the chief executives of the UK’s largest listed companies to get a sense of who this select group of people are.