Women on Boards and UBS today announced the successful participants in their co-hosted Next Generation of Corporate Female Leaders Program.
Claire Braund, Executive Director Women on Boards, said 82 applications were received for the mentoring and professional development program, which commences in March 2011.
“We are very pleased so many women took the time to apply for the 24 self-supported and two funded places – and only sorry we could not accept all of them,” Ms Braund said.
“Those who were selected represent a wide range of sectors and organisations across four states – NSW, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia.”
The program was open to all Women on Boards subscribers and applicants independently ranked by two judges on the basis of how well they met the selection criteria and their overall suitability for the program.
Ruth Medd, Chair of Women on Boards, and one of the two judges, said she was impressed by the quality of the applicants some of whom were very senior.
“It is clear that the content of the program, which focuses on building people’s capacity rather than increasing their skills, has resonance with women across the corporate sector,” Ms Medd said.
The highly structured program runs across three sessions in March, June and September 2011. It aims to increase the visibility of high potential women within their organisations and sectors by providing them with the confidence and capacity to successfully engage with and present business proposals and reports to boards and leadership teams.
The program will be hosted by UBS in Sydney and include leading chairs and directors:
• James Strong, Chair Woolworths & director Qantas
• Peter Mason, Chair AMP and senior advisor UBS
• Rob Thomas, Chair Tower Australia, director Virgin Blue
• Peter Scott, Chair SKM & Perpetual Trustees, director Stockland
• Eileen Doyle, Director Boral & GPT
• Emma Stein, Director DUET & Clough
• Adam Ramshaw, Director Genroe
Ten women selected by UBS will also participate in the program.
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