Japanâs Newest Foreign CEO Asks: Where Are the Women Managers?
Apr 30 2021, 10:13 AM
April 29 2021, 8:30 PM
April 30 2021, 10:13 AM
(Bloomberg) -- For new managers in foreign countries, many things can be surprising. For Jean-Marc Gilson, the newly-arrived head of a 90-year-old Japanese chemical giant, it was an absence that stood out.
(Bloomberg) -- For new managers in foreign countries, many things can be surprising. For Jean-Marc Gilson, the newly-arrived head of a 90-year-old Japanese chemical giant, it was an absence that stood out.
âIâve been to 25, 30, 40 meetings so far, and I have yet to see one woman from a management position in any of these meetings,â said Gilson, the Belgian who took over as chief executive officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. this month. âI was amazed.â