UK WOMEN IN ENERG Y
Last year women held 24 % of board seats and 14 % of executive director roles across the UK energy sector , according to research from POWERful Women and PwC , indicating clear signs of DEI progress in the industry .
However it also found 78 % of top UK energy companies have no women in executive director positions and 28 % have no women on their boards – showing there is still much work ahead .
POWERful Women , a professional initiative to advance gender diversity
within the energy sector , was launched by Baroness Verma and Laura Sandys in Summer 2014 , with Ruth Cairnie , former EVP for Shell , joining as Industry chair in 2015 .
This top 10 list , compiled with help from Energy UK , features women in top leadership positions .
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