We are a membership association

Founded as a not-for-profit association, we hope any organisation committed to gender balance will join us.

In consultation with over 200 corporates and our members, we have developed the 25×25 Framework.

The 25×25 Framework is a set of best practice procedures on succession and talent planning. To assist members with its implementation, we are developing data analytics tools.

Who are we

Our members are leading corporates and other organisations, and are represented by the CEO or equivalent, the 25×25 Lead Ambassadors.  

Our General Ambassadors are thought leaders who actively support 25×25 and the introduction of the 25×25 Framework.

In addition, the Women’s Networking Group (WNG) is the grassroots support behind 25×25.

GOALS

Currently there are only 9 women CEOs in the FTSE100, fewer than 5% women CEOs in the FTSE350 and the US faces similar challenges.

The 25×25 Framework focusses on the CEO or equivalent, as this is the role that is most likely to affect an organisation’s culture, and the two to three senior levels leading up to it, as these provide the pathways to CEO.

25×25 considers gender balance as a good indicator of an organisation’s health, productivity and performance.

 

The 25×25 Framework

A succession and talent planning framework

General Ambassadors

Dame Alison Carnwath

NED EG, Coller Capital, Paccar, BASF, Zurich Insurance

Helge Lund

Chair bp, Chair Novo Nordisk

Dame Elizabeth Corley

Chair of Schroders, NED BAE, prior NED Morgan Stanley

Paula Rosput Reynolds

Chair National Grid, SID bp, NED GE

Simon Collins

NED RAF, NED MOD, former Chair KPMG

Tim Score

Chair British Land, SID Pearson, NED Bridgepoint & HM Treasury

Sharon Thorne

Global Chair, Deloitte

Dame Vivienne Cox

NED, Haleon GSK

Annette Court

Chair Admiral, NED Sage

Gill Rider

Chair Pennon Group, NED Intertek

Irene Dorner

Chair Taylor Wimpey, former NED Rolls Royce

Ruth Cairnie

Chair Babcock, SID Associated British Foods

Sir Donald Brydon

Chair Tide, former Chair Sage

Evelyn Bourke

NED Admiral, Marks & Spencer, Bank of Ireland, AJ Bell

Sir Win Bischoff

Chair, JP Morgan Securities

Mark Cutifani

SID Laing O’Rourke, NED Total Energies, former CEO Anglo-American

Baroness (Simone) Finn

Prior NED Cabinet Office

Dame Anne Richards

CEO, Fidelity International

Ann Cairns

Executive Vice Chair Mastercard, Global Chair 30% Club

Diana Brightmore-Amour

CEO C. Hoare & Co., SID Berkeley Holdings

Kathryn Parsons

Founder and Co-CEO Decoded

Dominic Schofield

Managing Partner Board and CEO Practice UK, KornFerry

Sharmila Nebhrajani

Chair NICE, NED Severn Trent, ITV, Halma

Wol Kolade

MD Livingbridge, Deputy Chair NHS England

Rupert Gavin

Prior Chair, Historic Royal Palaces

Roni Savage

CEO, Jomas Associates

Dr Nike Folayan

Chair, AFBE-UK

Sophie Neary

Group Director, Meta UK&I

Board of Directors

Tara Cemlyn-Jones

Chief Executive Officer

Tara is a fintech specialist and former investment banker. She is also a NED at Crossword Cybersecurity Plc. Tara is committed to improving sustainable ESG practice and measurement.

Paras Anand

Non-Executive Director

Paras is the Chief Investment Officer at Artemis Asset Investment Management, previously Chief Investment Officer Asia-Pacific at Fidelity International based in Singapore. Paras is a long-term sponsor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and sustainable investment.

Simon Collins

Non-Executive Director

Simon is the Chair at Big Technologies and Decoded, previously Chair and Senior Partner at KPMG. Simon is also NED at the Royal Air Force, on the BNP Paribas Advisory Board and supports other tech companies. He is a long-term advocate of gender balance.

Karin Hoeing

Non-Executive Director

Karin is the Group ESG, Culture & Business Transformation Director, BAE Systems, previously at Schlumberger, an oil & gas company, where she was President of Wireline. Karin is also NED at Smiths Group plc and an expert on organisational culture and transformation.

Tracey McDermott

Non-Executive Director

Tracey is the Group Head, Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance at Standard Chartered, previously Acting Chief Executive at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Tracey also chairs the Net Zero Banking Alliance. She cares deeply about ethics, fairness and social mobility.

Kathryn Parsons

Non-Executive Director

Kathryn is a co-founder and co-CEO of Decoded, a technology education company. Kathryn also sits on the advisory board for The Rose Review and was previously NED at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

Members of the Data Analytics Advisory Board

Simon Collins

Simon is the Chair at Big Technologies and Decoded, previously Chair and Senior Partner at KPMG. Simon is also NED at the Royal Air Force, on the BNP Paribas Advisory Board and supports other tech companies. He is a long-term advocate of gender balance.

Kathryn Parsons

Kathryn is a co-founder and co-CEO of Decoded, a technology education company. Kathryn also sits on the advisory board for The Rose Review and was previously NED at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

Raif Jacobs

Raif is an EIR at Inovia Capital, previously Global CFO at Deliveroo and Head of the EMEA Finance Leadership team at Google. Raif has invested in and advised tech companies for over two decades.

Karima Noren

Karima is a co-founder of The Privacy Compliance Hub. After leaving Google, where she was Head of Emerging Markets, she founded The Legal Pod. Karima is passionate about taking the complicated and making it simpler.

Katie Brewis

Katie is a Commercial Finance Director at Google and champion of sustainability. Outside Google, she works with several organisations on social mobility and addressing climate change.