Global Nominating Commission Launches Campaign to Raise Number of Women on Boards Worldwide

Global Nominating Commission Launches Campaign to Raise Number of Women on Boards Worldwide PR Newswire NEW YORK, Dec. 11, 2012 - Newly Formed Commission Identifies Action Steps and Resources to Build Diverse "Talent Supply Chain" NEW YORK, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Announced at the WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD) Global Institute this spring, the WCD Global Nominating Commission has launched a series of initiatives – beginning this fall and to be rolled out in 2013 – designed to improve board diversity worldwide. Co-chaired by Myra Hart, Ann Korologos, and Maggie Wilderotter, the Commission is a high-level task force of top board nominating chairs and committee members, as well as CEOs, dedicated to actively building diverse boards and candidate slates. In the first six months, the group has grown rapidly, with 40 members representing six continents. Along with debuting new board education seminars in early 2013 – first in New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., and then moving on to other cities – the Commission is today issuing its "Best Practices for Director Selection and Development." The report comes out just as Catalyst releases its 2012 Catalyst Census of Fortune 500 Women Board Directors, which reports that this year women hold 16.6% of board seats of Fortune 500 companies, a number unchanged from last year, and years previous. Ilene H.