Qlik has launched a new QlikView application that unveils the anatomy of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) based in Asia Pacific including India. The typical CEO in India for example is male, around 56 years old, and with a degree from a local university - either the Indian Institute of Technology or the Indian Institute of Management.
Globally, women represent around 10% of all board-level positions worldwide even though they make up over 40% of the global work force. The QlikView application reveals a starker statistic: only 3.2% of the 250 CEOs across Asia Pacific measured are female. While India leads the pack with four female CEOs out of 50, the application shows a continuing lack of gender diversity in the boardroom. Change may be underway however, with India recently passing legislation that mandates that corporations' boards of directors include at least one female member.
These are just some of the key insights that can be discovered on the new interactive application called Where Do APAC CEOs Come From built using the QlikView Business Discovery platform. Looking at the top 250 Asia Pacific-based companies listed in the 2013 Forbes Global 2000 ranking, the application pulled together information collected about the CEOs from these organizations. These include gender, age, universities, industries, and previous positions.
Phillip Beniac, Regional Vice President for Qlik Asia Pacific and Japan, said, “What this QlikView application provides is a fun way to gain insights into the ‘key ingredients’ that go into a making of a CEO in Asia Pacific including India. At the same time, it helps us drill deeper and ask important questions. For example, where are we in terms of gender diversity in the boardroom and where should one pursue an education to stand a fighting chance of becoming a CEO?”
