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.