M&C Saatchi CEO defends all male board saying adding female ‘isn’t going to change the world’
M&C’s David Kershaw
The global CEO of ad agency M&C Saatchi has said he is “very happy” about the composition of its eight man global board, which does not feature any female representation.
David Kershaw told Campaign in the UK: “Making grand gestures like making a woman a non-exec isn’t going to change the world.”
Australian Bill Muirhead is one of the eight men on the board of the agency, which sparked a fierce debate about gender equality in the Australian ad industry after questions were raised about the choice of entertainment at its 21st birthday party.
Gender equality, a grand gesture…
Can’t wait to see how all M&C’s mates in the media make this one all about Mumbo trouble making
Tokenism isn’t going to change much.
I’m sure there’s at least one recruiter out there willing to defend M&C’s record.
Hi @YOLO
If Mumbrella continues to conflate burlesque entertainment with sexism I certainly can’t stop them from doing so, much as it irks me.
David Kershaw is a fool to not appoint a woman to the global board, and his defence is stunningly tone deaf.
Nothing to do with a brilliant party I assume you were not there to witness.
Esther Clerehan
What totally disgraceful words to leave this man’s mouth
Enjoy the shameless ‘cindy gallop’ plug at the bottom of the article
Women jumping out of a cake is a (admittedly weak) signifier of a culture gone wrong.
A fish rots from the head.
Perhaps some of their big corporate clients who think differently might move their business elsewhere. Let the all male board discuss the loss of their key accounts.
Companies with more women on boards perform better.
http://www.catalyst.org/media/.....ing-latest
http://www.theguardian.com/bus.....port-finds
Hi Lol,
Nothing shameless about it.
We’ve invited Cindy to speak at Mumbrella360 because we believe this is an important issue and she has a value perspective on it.
We didn’t invite her first, then create the issue.
Cheers,
Tim – Mumbrella
If he had a woman on the board who would make the coffees?
It is this sort of short sighted, regressive thinking that gives the industry a sexist name. What an embarrassment. Clients of M&C Saatchi take note; who you choose to represent your brand reflects on you too.