ASX 200 companies failed to appoint a single female CEO last year

Sally PattenBOSS editor

Sep 8, 2021 – 5.00am

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No female CEOs were appointed to ASX 200 companies in 2021 in a torrid year for gender diversity at the pinnacle of corporate Australia.

Among the biggest 300 companies, only one woman was appointed to the top job – Cathy O’Connor at oOh!media, an outdoor advertising company.

Sally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London. Connect with Sally on Twitter. Email Sally at spatten@afr.com