Hanneke Smits: 'It might take a generation before the 30% Club doesn't need to exist'

Helping women into senior executive roles

Katrina Lloyd
clock • 7 min read

In this interview with Investment Week, Hanneke Smits, CEO of BNY Mellon Investment Management, shares her priorities as newly-appointed global chair of the 30% Club, including pushing for more women in senior executive roles.   

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