We welcomed the aspirations of the Women on Boards (‘Davies’) Report on gender
diversity that was launched this year. We have made significant progress in recent
years in developing senior women. Since 2007 the number of female Business
Leaders and Directors at Tesco has increased by 55, an increase of 93% and women
in senior management positions account for 31% across the Group as a whole. There
are currently three women on the PLC Board (30%) and three women on the
Executive Committee (19%).
In 2010/11, we began our first Women in Leadership development programme to
encourage talented women in the UK to fulfil their potential and progress into more
senior roles. We are particularly keen to promote women in countries where
traditionally very few women have held senior positions such as South Korea.