Diversity report: 96% of AIM and FTSE Small Cap 100 leaders are white

84% of AIM firms have all-white boards

Pedro Gonçalves
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Some 96% of Alternative Investment Market UK 50 directors and 95% of FTSE Small Cap 100 directors identify as white, according to a diversity report from Company Matters, meaning there are fewer ethnic minority leaders further down the cap spectrum than at FTSE 100 firms.

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