Time to take racial diversity on board

6 June 2006
by Financial Times - John Willman

John Willman discusses the need for an increased presence of ethnic minorities at the top end of management. He talks to a variety of senior professionals, including Virginia Bottomley, Chair of Odgers Berndston’s Board practice, who outlines how executive search have a key role in the promotion of the diverse agenda:

 “She believes headhunter have an important role to play in identifying the talent that already exists in workplaces and amount the graduates being recruited by blue chip companies. ‘Tracking those people through their careers will be the way to bringing greater diversity in top appointments. There is a big talent pool developing.’”

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