Direct Line’s ex-CEO James speaks out about facing flack
Direct Line’s former CEO Penny James has challenged the ‘flack’ the press directs at female industry leaders.
In an interview for Apella Advisors’ The Little Questions podcast, James was quizzed about board relations, the media, plus female CEOs are portrayed compared with their male counterparts.
During the
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