Female appointments to European financial services boardrooms fell year-on-year in 2023

EY report fall in female appointments despite growing demand for C-suite experience.

Appointments of female board directors to Europe’s largest financial services firms declined seven percentage points year-on-year, according to the latest EY European Financial Services Boardroom Monitor. It reports that 44% of all appointments last year were of women, down from 51% in 2022.

While all European financial services firms monitored have female

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