Women account for just 8.7 per cent of board positions at the top 100 Western Australian companies listed on the ASX, a report by the Committee for Perth has found.
Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has named non-executive director and former Helloworld and Heytesbury executive, Elizabeth Gaines, as its new chief financial officer.
Fortescue Metals Group chair Andrew Forrest has taken a shot at his iron ore mining competitors for mining “the easy stuff” and not working to bring subeconomic ores up to a mineable level, speaking at the company's annual general meeting today.
Top Western Australian publicly listed companies with fewer women on boards than the national average may get the boost they need following the launch of a new club.
