Diversity in the Boardroom - Perspectives from Marta Phillips OBE
Author WIG Date 17 Feb 2022
A recording of the WIG Webinar Diversity in the Boardroom: Perspectives from Marta Phillips OBE
A recent McKinsey report suggests that companies with highly cultural and ethnically diverse leadership teams are 36% more likely to financially outperform their peers, which is critical as we move beyond the pandemic.
WIG was delighted to welcome Marta Phillips OBE, as she discussed her leadership journey and transition to a career with a portfolio of Non-Executive and Trustee appointments, and the importance of diversity in the boardroom.
Join us online to:
- Gain top tips on how to find your first Non-Executive or Trustee position
- Hear about the work that the Cabinet Office Public Appointments Centre is doing to increase diversity in the boardroom
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Speakers at the Event
Marta Phillips is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. She has over 30 years of finance experience and significant experience of the public sector, having been a civil servant since1993, and a senior civil servant from 2000 until 2013. Her last appointment was as the Chief Executive of the Pensions Advisory Service (2010 - 2013) having previously held the positions of Director of Compliance, and Director of Compliance and Resources at the National Lottery Commission from 1999 to 2010. Prior to this she was Head of Finance, European Social Fund at the Department for Education and Skills from 1993 to 1999. Over recent years Marta Phillips has developed a portfolio career and brings nonexecutive board experience in a number of organisations.