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The Tyson report

A report commissioned by the Department of Trade and Industry following the publication of the Higgs Review of the role and effectiveness of non-executive directors

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The Tyson Report was commissioned by the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) and published on 19 June 2003. The report looked at how companies might recruit non-executives from a wider pool of talent and followed the directive from the Higgs Review for the group to 'describe the profile of relevant skills and experience that make an effective non-executive director with a non-commercial background'.

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Exclusive Review of the combined code: Higgs, Smith and Tyson
  • 2008
  • Alan Calder
  • Kogan Page
  • Corporate Governance - A Practical Guide to Legal Frameworks
An introduction to governance for directors and executives. Chapter 5 looks at corporate governance in the UK and summarises the Higgs, Smith and Tyson reports and the review of the Combined Code.
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Exclusive Ethnic diversity on top corporate boards: a resource dependency perspective
  • 01 Dec 2007
  • Val Singh
Val Singh examines the presence of ethnic minority directors on FTSE 100 company boards following the 2003 Higgs Review and subsequent 2003 Tyson Report, which both recommended recruiting talented non-executive directors with diverse backgrounds.
Exclusive Local knowledge advances women's access to corporate boards
  • 01 Nov 2005
  • Susan M. Adams | Patricia M. Flynn
A comparison of the status of women on corporate boards in regions of the United States and around the world.
Exclusive Diversity is the key to reaching wider audience
  • 25 Sep 2003
  • Laura Mazur
A report from the dean of London Business School, Laura Tyson, shows that women account for just 11% of non-executive directors at the biggest FTSE 100 firms, 8% at FTSE 250 firms, and 4% at small, quoted companies.
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Women on boards
Independent review into female representation on UK corporate boards by Lord Davies of Abersoch, published in February 2011 by the BIS. The recommendations include that UK listed companies in the FTSE 100 should be aiming for a minimum of 25% female board member representation by 2015.

  • Read the full report.
  • Read the press release issued by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on 6 August 2010 announcing that Lord Davies has been asked to build on the work carried out by Professor Laura Tyson in her 2003 report.

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