More Women Needed In Senior Leadership Roles

Ms Chand provided an example of the South Pacific Stock Exchange’s audited financials for 19 companies in 2022, where out of 103 board members, only 25 were women (24 per cent).

Friday 21 April 2023 | 11:13

Jone Salusalu

Staff Writer

KPMG Partner in Tax, Transaction, and Accounting, Renu Chand (blue dress) during the National Economic Summit at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Suva on April 20, 2023. Photo: Leon Lord

During the plenary discussion at the National Economic Summit yesterday, there were calls made for better representation of women in senior leadership roles.

KPMG Partner in Tax, Transaction, and Accounting, Renu Chand, highlighted the need for this representation, noting that it extended to sporting bodies where women were also underrepresented.

Ms Chand provided an example of the South Pacific Stock Exchange’s audited financials for 19 companies in 2022, where out of 103 board members, only 25 were women (24 per cent).