LEADERS IN EXECUTIVE COACHING

As many readers will be aware, Praesta’s Peninah Thomson is co-founder and manager of the FTSE 100 Cross-Company Mentoring Programme which is sponsored by Praesta. The Programme, launched in 2003, involves FTSE 100 Chairmen and CEOs acting as mentors to senior women just below board level in other FTSE companies. The mentors guide and advise women in the management of their careers so that they are better positioned to be considered for board appointments in FTSE companies and other major organisations.

The Programme’s success in the UK has attracted interest from overseas, with Canada, France and The Netherlands looking to establish similar models. Moreover, Peninah is now firmly established as a leading commentator on ‘women directors on boards’ and has been invited to address a variety of groups: most recently an international Round Table at the World Bank at the invitation of the Office of the Chief Economist.