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Women on boards: executive search firms signed up to the Code of Conduct

A list of executive search firms signed up to the voluntary code of conduct to address gender diversity on corporate boards.

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The revised code has been signed up to by the search firms listed in this attachment. They collectively account for the vast majority of the board work in the UK. All have committed to following the code’s provisions in their board and senior executive search processes, irrespective of sector, company and organisation, and to ensuring that the provisions of the code are embedded in their day to day practices.

Read the guidance about how to sign up.

View the standard code of conduct and the enhanced code of conduct.

To sign up to the code contact:

Published 28 July 2015
Last updated 30 November 2023 + show all updates
  1. Addition of Eric Salmon & Partners to the list of Signatories to the Voluntary Code of Conduct.

  2. Addition of Anderson Quigley and CJPI to list of signatories to the Voluntary Code of Conduct.

  3. Added The Nakedheadhunter, The Virtual Advisory Board, Oryx Executive Search Ltd and Henley Insights Group executive search firms to the list.

  4. Directorbank Executive Search Ltd added as a new signatory.

  5. Cornforth Consulting added as a new signatory.

  6. Mitchell Rayner, Beaumont Bailey and True Search added as a new signatories.

  7. Redgrave Partners added as a new signatory.

  8. Saxton Bampfylde added as a new signatory.

  9. Trust Associates LLP added as a new signatory.

  10. Advised Consulting Group added as a new signatory

  11. Contact email address changed to ftsewomenleaders@beis.gov.uk. 2 Executive Search Firms added to list of Signatories to the Voluntary Code of Conduct.

  12. Latest signatories added to list.

  13. List of signatories updated. As of February 2021, 66 search firms have signed up to the code.

  14. Updated list of companies signed up to the Code.

  15. First published.