August 2023 Report Summary
Companies continue to diversify board composition by appointing women to the board of public companies.
In August, women comprised 25.8% of new appointments to the boards of public companies.
Public companies appointed 71 women to boards and 204 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 17 of the newly appointed women board members (61.97% 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 August, Asian/Pacific Islander and Black/African American women took the lead in board appointments with 7 women each being appointed to public boards, making up 41.18% of all appointments. They are closely followed by 3 Hispanic / Latino
women (17.65%). Companies such as Coursera, Inc., Exelon Corporation, and CoStar Group, Inc. are leading the way as part of a phenomenal group that have appointed diverse women to their boards.
Of the 71 women appointed to the boards of public companies, 44, or 61.97%, were first time board appointments. In August, Healthcare companies led the way in the appointment of women followed by Industrials companies, with appointed women filling 25.35% of board seats at Healthcare companies and 18.31% at Industrials companies. In the Healthcare industry, we see strides being made by women at companies like Catalent, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acushnet Holdings Corp. | Leanne D. Cunningham  | Consumer Cyclical | |
| agilon health, inc. | Silvana Battaglia | Healthcare | |
| Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Catherine Owen | Healthcare | |
| Ambac Financial Group, Inc. | Kristi Ann Matus | Financial Services | |
| AMC Networks Inc. | Debra G. Perelman | Communication Services | |
| American Software, Inc. | Celena Matlock | Technology | Black / African American |
| Amprius Technologies, Inc. | Mary Gustanski | Industrials | |
| Arko Corp. | Laura Karet | Consumer Defensive | |
| ATN International, Inc. | Patricia Jacobs | Communication Services | |
| Axon Enterprise, Inc. | Erika Ayers | Industrials | |
| Azitra Inc | Barbara Ryan | Healthcare | |
| BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | Cathy Marie Robinson | Consumer Defensive | |
| Bloom Energy Corporation | Cynthia J. Warner | Industrials | |
| Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. | Heather Mary Cozart | Financial Services | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Dr. Jessica L. Mega M.D. | Healthcare | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Susan E. Morano | Healthcare | |
| Candel Therapeutics, Inc. | Nicoletta Loggia | Healthcare | |
| Carpenter Technology Corporation | Colleen Pritchett | Industrials | |
| CAVA Group, Inc. | Lauri Shanahan | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Century Aluminum Company | Tamla A. Olivier | Basic Materials | Black / African American |
| Cerence Inc. | Marcy S. Klevorn | Technology | |
| Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | Ellen M. Lord | Technology | |
| Conn's, Inc. | Ann Biggerstaff Gugino | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Digimarc Corporation | LaShonda Anderson-Williams | Technology | Black / African American |
| Discover Financial Services | Daniela O'Leary-Gill | Financial Services | |
| DocuSign, Inc. | Anna E. Marrs | Technology | |
| DTE Energy Company | Deborah L. Byers | Utilities | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Elicio Therapeutics, Inc. | Carol Gail Ashe | Healthcare | |
| Elicio Therapeutics, Inc. | Yekaterina Chudnovsky | Healthcare | |
| Entera Bio Ltd. | Haya Taitel | Healthcare | |
| Enviri Corporation | Rebecca Martinez O'Mara | Industrials | Hispanic / Latino |
| EPAM Systems, Inc. | Chandra McMahon | Technology | |
| ESSA Pharma Inc. | Lauren Merendino | Healthcare | |
| ExlService Holdings, Inc. | Sarah K. Williamson | Technology | |
| Fastenal Company | Irene Ayeley Quarshie | Industrials | Black / African American |
| Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. | Amee Chande | Consumer Cyclical | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| General Motors Company | Dr. Jan E. Tighe Ph.D. | Consumer Cyclical | |
| G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. | Dr. Joyce F. Brown | Consumer Cyclical | Black / African American |
| GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp. | Jacqueline Marks | Financial Services | |
| Heartland Financial USA, Inc. | Opal G. Perry | Financial Services | |
| Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | Elizabeth R. Killinger | Energy | |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | Bethany J. Mayer | Technology | |
| Intuitive Machines, Inc. | Nicole Seligman | Industrials | |
| Investar Holding Corporation | Anita Fontenot | Financial Services | |
| iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | Mojdeh Poul | Healthcare | |
| Janus Henderson Group plc | Leslie Seidman | Financial Services | |
| Kearny Financial Corp. | Melvina Wong-Zaza | Financial Services | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Lakeland Industries, Inc. | Melissa Kidd | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Lipella Pharmaceuticals Inc | Lori Birder | Healthcare | |
| Matador Resources Company | Shelley F. Appel | Energy | |
| Medifast, Inc. | Elizabeth A. Geary | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. | Carol Gallagher | Healthcare | |
| Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. | Jill Stefanelli | Healthcare | |
| NeoGenomics, Inc. | Elizabeth Floegel | Healthcare | |
| NET Power Inc. | Alejandra Veltmann | Industrials | Hispanic / Latino |
| NET Power Inc. | Eunkyung Sung | Industrials | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| NET Power Inc. | Carol R. Peterson | Industrials | |
| NIKE, Inc. | Maria G. Henry | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Olin Corporation | Julie A. Piggott | Basic Materials | |
| ONE Gas, Inc. | Deborah A. P. Hersman | Utilities | |
| OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited | Lisa Feinman Myers | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. | Elaine D. Luria | Energy | |
| Patterson Companies, Inc. | Meenu Agarwal | Healthcare | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | Donna M. Corley | Real Estate | |
| Perficient, Inc. | Jill Ackerman Jones | Technology | |
| Perspective Therapeutics, Inc. | Heidi Henson | Healthcare | |
| Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. | Iris Yen | Consumer Cyclical | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. | Parilee Edison Wang | Real Estate | |
| POINT Biopharma Global Inc. | Dr. Bridget A. Martell M.D. | Healthcare | |
| Prometheus Biosciences, Inc. | Rita Karachun | Healthcare | |
| Qualtrics International Inc. | Karen King | Technology | |
| Rackspace Technology, Inc. | Betsy S. Atkins | Technology | |
| Replimune Group, Inc. | Veleka R. Peeples-Dyer | Healthcare | Black / African American |
| Sanmina Corporation | Mythili Sankaran | Technology | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Sanmina Corporation | Susan K. Barnes | Technology | |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | Catherine Mazzacco | Healthcare | |
| Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Chau Banks | Industrials | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Felica Coney | Industrials | Black / African American |
| Sterling Check Corp. | Kristin Ann Johnsen | Technology | |
| Tenable Holdings, Inc. | Margaret M. Keane | Technology | |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited | Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk | Healthcare | |
| The Carlyle Group Inc. | Sharda Cherwoo | Financial Services | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Trajectory Alpha Acquisition Corp. | Sarah Watson | Financial Services | |
| UWM Holdings Corporation | Stacey Coopes | Financial Services | |
| Watsco, Inc. | Ana Lopez-Blazquez | Industrials | Hispanic / Latino |
| WisdomTree, Inc. | Shamla Naidoo | Financial Services | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Woodward, Inc. | Mary D. Petryszyn | Industrials | |
| Woodward, Inc. | Tana Leigh Utley | Industrials | |
| WW International, Inc. | Tara Comonte | Consumer Cyclical |