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REIT Industry Hits Diversity Record With Female Board Appointees

Of the 94 REIT directors newly elected during the spring proxy season, 49—or 52%—are women


The real-estate investment trust sector has named a record number of women to board positions in 2018, a sign that this mostly male-dominated industry is reacting to pressure on American corporations to diversify.

Of the 94 REIT directors newly elected during the spring proxy season, 49—or 52%—are women, according to a study by Ferguson Partners, a professional services firm specializing in executive and board recruitment. It was the first time men comprised less than the majority of the new directors, Ferguson Partners said.

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27 June 2018


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