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プレミアムブランド社、3人目の女性取締役の選考が進行中であると発表

-- プレミアム・ブランズ・ホールディングス(PBH.TO)は月曜日、3人目の女性取締役を探していると発表した。 同社によると、キャスリーン・ケラー=ホブソン氏が5月6日の年次株主総会で退任し、最近スタンピード・キュリナリー・パートナーズ買収に関連して男性取締役が加わった後、今年の取締役候補者8名のうち女性はわずか2名にとどまるという。 同社はまた、年次株主総会の間に最大2名まで取締役を追加任命できるとし、今後3ヶ月以内に3人目の適任の女性取締役を任命する予定だと述べた。 「取締役会は多くの有能な候補者を検討しており、取締役会の能力を強化し、取締役の多様性に関する方針、特に女性取締役比率を30%にするという目標達成に向けて邁進していく」と同社は付け加えた。

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