The writing was on the wall when Antofagasta put the first woman on its board in March, leaving Glencore, its mining and commodities rival, stranded as the only FTSE 100 company with an all-male board.
Months later, Glencore has followed suit by appointing Patrice Merrin, a Canadian mining veteran, as a non-executive director. It means that there is at least one woman on every board of the top 100 companies in Britain.
Organisations promoting the importance of women directors said that the appointment was “a highly significant moment” and marked the “end of an era” of male domination in British boardrooms.
Ms Merrin’s hiring should also ease pressure on Glencore, which has faced increasing criticism from investors and government ministers to recruit a woman. Aviva