The appointment of Inga Beale as CEO of Lloyds in January isn’t just significant for the company – it’s a landmark appointment for the male-dominated insurance industry.
The first of two Lloyds of London entries into this year’s Hot List, the appointment of Inga Beale as CEO of Lloyds in January isn’t just significant for the company – it’s a landmark appointment for the male-dominated insurance industry. Beale’s previously gone on record about how having women at board level changes how companies are run: could she transform the 325-year-old firm’s famously stuffy image, and provide a blueprint for other businesses too?