February 2024 Report Summary
Companies continue to diversify board composition by appointing women to the board of public companies.
In February, women comprised 27.9% of new appointments to the boards of public companies. Public companies appointed 69 women to boards and 178 men to their boards. The pressure to increase diversity at the board level remains critical to ensuring the advancement of women moving into board positions.
While only 15 of the newly appointed women board members (21.7% of new women appointments) chose to self-disclose their race, boards must continue to diversify and the data continues to highlight the value of disclosure.
In February, Asian/Pacific Islander women took the lead in board appointments with 8 women being appointed to public boards, making up 53.3% of all appointments. They are closely followed by 5 Black / African American women (33.3%). Companies such as Apple Inc., United Airlines Holdings, Inc., and UiPath Inc. are leading the way as part of a phenomenal group that have appointed diverse women to their boards.
Of the 69 women appointed to the boards of public companies, 27, or 39.1%, were first-time board appointments. In February, Healthcare companies led the way in the appointment of women followed by Consumer Cyclical companies, with appointed women filling 23.2% of board seats at Healthcare companies and 17.4% each at Consumer Cyclical companies. In the Consumer Cyclical industry, we see strides being made by women at companies like Kirkland’s, Inc.
Equilar and WBC are tracking and analyzing the growth and rotation of board seats on public companies and the expanding candidate pool. We will continue to track and analyze not only the numbers, diversity and profile of the women being appointed to boards; but the companies and industries in which female board members are present and how many of the overall board seats are held by women.
| Company | Title | Industry | Ethnicity on BoardEdge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland's, Inc. |
Amy Ervin Sullivan
|
Consumer Cyclical | |
| Community Bank System, Inc. |
Michele Sullivan
|
Financial Services | |
| Consolidated Edison, Inc. |
Catherine Zoi
|
Utilities | |
| CTS Corporation |
Amy M. Dodrill
|
Technology | |
| HF Sinclair Corporation |
Jeanne M. Johns
|
Energy | |
| Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. |
Radhika Papandreou
|
Real Estate | |
| Mattel, Inc. | Consumer Cyclical | ||
| Microchip Technology Incorporated |
Ellen L. Barker
|
Technology | |
| Patterson Companies, Inc. |
Pamela Tomczik
|
Healthcare | |
| Revvity, Inc. |
Dr. Sophie V. Vandebroek Ph.D
|
Healthcare | |
| Pitney Bowes Inc. |
Jill E. Sutton
|
Industrials | |
| Trimble Inc. |
Kara Sprague
|
Technology | |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. |
Katherine B. Quinn
|
Consumer Defensive | |
| V.F. Corporation | Consumer Cyclical | ||
| Vail Resorts, Inc. |
Iris Knobloch
|
Consumer Cyclical | |
| Watts Water Technologies, Inc. |
Rebecca Boll
|
Industrials | |
| JetBlue Airways Corporation |
Joanna Geraghty
|
Industrials | |
| Ameris Bancorp |
Claire E. McLean
|
Financial Services | |
| Superior Group of Companies, Inc. |
Loreen M. Spencer
|
Consumer Cyclical | |
| Superior Group of Companies, Inc. |
Susan E. Lattmann
|
Consumer Cyclical | |
| Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | Financial Services | Asian / Pacific Islander | |
| Zymeworks Inc. |
Dr. Alessandra Cesano M.D., Ph.D.
|
Healthcare | |
| The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. |
Debra Walton
|
Consumer Defensive | |
| National Vision Holdings, Inc. |
Susan C. O'Farrell
|
Consumer Cyclical | |
| UiPath Inc. |
June Yang
|
Technology | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Amy Mahery
|
Healthcare | |
| Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Amy L. Burroughs
|
Healthcare | |
| Solidion Technology Inc. |
Cynthia Ekberg Tsai
|
Industrials | |
| Solidion Technology Inc. |
Dr. Yang Shao-Horn
|
Industrials | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| MetLife, Inc. |
Laura J. Hay
|
Financial Services | |
| Albany International Corp. |
Bonnie Cruickshank Lind
|
Consumer Cyclical | |
| ATI Inc. |
Kimberly A. Fields
|
Industrials | |
| Apple Inc. |
Wanda Austin
|
Technology | Black / African American |
| FirstEnergy Corp. |
Heidi Boyd
|
Utilities | |
| Motorola Solutions, Inc. |
Nicole Anasenes
|
Technology | |
| Oceaneering International, Inc. |
Reema Poddar
|
Energy | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Linde plc |
Paula Rosput Reynolds
|
Basic Materials | |
| Stepan Company |
Susan M. Lewis
|
Basic Materials | |
| ACI Worldwide, Inc. |
Katrinka McCallum
|
Technology | |
| United Airlines Holdings, Inc. |
Anne Worster
|
Industrials | |
| United Airlines Holdings, Inc. |
Rosalind G. Brewer
|
Industrials | Black / African American |
| Kemper Corporation |
Suzet M. McKinney
|
Financial Services | Black / African American |
| Euronet Worldwide, Inc. |
Sara Baack
|
Technology | |
| Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. |
Jane P. Chappell
|
Industrials | |
| iCAD, Inc. |
Hedvig Hricak
|
Healthcare | |
| Applied Digital Corporation | Financial Services | Asian / Pacific Islander | |
| Signet Jewelers Limited | Consumer Cyclical | ||
| Sabre Corporation |
Elaine Paul
|
Technology | Multi-racial |
| Coherus BioSciences, Inc. |
Georgia Erbez
|
Healthcare | |
| National Storage Affiliates Trust |
Lisa R. Cohn
|
Real Estate | |
| Provident Bancorp, Inc. |
Julienne C. Cassarino
|
Financial Services | |
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. |
Shelly C. Lombard
|
Energy | Black / African American |
| Scholar Rock Holding Corporation |
Katie Peng
|
Healthcare | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Nikola Corporation |
Carla M. Tully
|
Consumer Cyclical | |
| Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. |
Brittany Kaiser
|
Healthcare | |
| Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. |
Heather M. Cox
|
Healthcare | |
| Canoo Inc. |
Deborah B. Diaz
|
Consumer Cyclical | Hispanic / Latino |
| Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc. |
Lindee Goh
|
Healthcare | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc. |
Susan M. Podlogar
|
Healthcare | |
| DIH Holding US, Inc. | Healthcare | ||
| Cadiz Inc. |
Barbara Lloyd
|
Utilities | |
| Lumen Technologies, Inc. |
Diankha Linear
|
Communication Services | Black / African American |
| Texas Roadhouse, Inc. |
Jane Grote Abell
|
Consumer Cyclical | |
| Renovaro Inc. |
Karen Brink
|
Healthcare | |
| Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. |
Dr. Mary Tagliaferri M.D.
|
Healthcare | |
| Bausch + Lomb Corporation |
Karen Ling
|
Healthcare | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Cactus Acquisition Corp. 1 Limited | Financial Services | ||
| SharpLink Gaming, Inc. |
Leslie Bernhard
|
Communication Services | |
| Sezzle Inc. |
Karen Webster
|
Financial Services |