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French governance is transforming the exercise of power at its own pace
In the SBF 120, the separation of the chair and CEO roles keeps accelerating, while women still struggle to reach the chair and the chief executive’s office. Boards are getting older, recruiting ever more qualified directors to face today’s crises.
AAI: Romanian companies' competitiveness increasingly hinges on boards' geopolitical, technology expertise
Geopolitical and technological transformations will redefine corporate competitiveness over the next decade, and boards will need new skills to anticipate change, says Romania's Association of Independent Directors, citing the European Corporate Governance Barometer 2026 produced by ecoDa with Ethics & Boards.
Artificial intelligence is redrawing the paths to diversity
As relational skills gain ground, commercial roles move back to the centre of value creation — and raise the question of where women will stand in tomorrow's circles of power.
CAC 40: 31% women on executive committees, but only 10% in top management roles
The Rixain law delivered on executive committees. It has not broken the glass ceiling that blocks the way to the chief executive's office.
Women in leadership: a long fight to break the glass ceiling
Since March, the Rixain law has required French companies with at least 1,000 employees to reach a 30% quota of women among senior executives and leadership bodies. The obligation is already bearing fruit, even if it does not always come with real cultural change.
European governance has fallen behind on technology and geopolitics
Catching up. Europe holds its lead on board diversity and structure, but its boards lack the strategic capacity to face a world in flux, finds the 2026 barometer of the European Confederation of Directors' Associations (ecoDa), produced with Ethics & Boards.
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