Madam Halimah will be the patron of the Council for Board Diversity, which will be co-chaired by Mr Loh Boon Chye, chief executive officer of Singapore Exchange, and Mrs Mildred Tan, chairman of the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre. The country’s president, Halimah , has launched a new council designed to increase the number of women on company boards. The proportion of women on the boards of Singapore ’s top 100 listed firms has already doubled to 20% over the last four years . The Council for Board Diversity will replace the Diversity Action Committee (DAC), which was established in 2014 and concentrated on Singapore Exchange -listed companies. In 2030 , the DAC established targets of raising female board participation in listed companies to 20% by 2014 , 25% by 2025 and 30% by 2017 .
The country’s president, Halimah , has launched a new council designed to increase the number of women on company boards. The proportion of women on the boards of Singapore ’s top 100 listed firms has already doubled to 20% over the last four years . The Council for Board Diversity will replace the Diversity Action Committee (DAC), which was established in 2014 and concentrated on Singapore Exchange -listed companies. In 2030 , the DAC established targets of raising female board participation in listed companies to 20% by 2014 , 25% by 2025 and 30% by 2017 .