Talent in sector “lagging” on gender diversity and companies urged to look outside and adopt best practice

London, 20 September 2017 – Top companies in gaming and entertainment have made significantly less progress bringing women into their senior leadership than comparable publicly-quoted businesses in other sectors, an analysis by Odgers Berndtson, a leading global executive search firm, has found.

Launching a Manifesto for Change to bring more women into gaming at all levels, Andrew Bulloss, head of the global gaming practice at Odgers Berndtson, called on companies to adopt best practice from other sectors and be more open to talentfrom outside to help make the industry more diverse.

An analysis of six leading companies active in the sector found that only 16% of all board members are female. Even among recent appointments made since 2015, women still only account for 19% of appointments – below the average of around 20% for FTSE 250 companies and 26% for companies in the FTSE 100.