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BNY Mellon funds boss Hanneke Smits named 30% Club chair

Smits succeeds Ann Cairns, and says she will keep up the pressure on both gender and racial diversity in the City

'We need to see more women in executive roles on boards and in management teams,' Smits tells FN
'We need to see more women in executive roles on boards and in management teams,' Smits tells FN Photo: 30% Club

BNY Mellon funds boss Hanneke Smits will be the next global chair of boardroom diversity campaigners the 30% Club.

Smits has championed gender diversity in the investment industry for a number of years, including as co-founder of Level 20, a not-for-profit aimed at women in private equity.

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