New Board president to address lack of female leadership

Board of Deputies president-elect Phil Rosenberg is looking to find ways to promote female leadership after Sunday’s election resulted in an all-male officer team.

Rosenberg, who will take up office after Marie van der Zyl in June, defeated Amanda Bowman, Sheila Gewolb and Michael Ziff for the presidency.

In a statement on Thursday, he said that while the new team was “broad-based in terms its skills and expertise, it is of some regret that it has turned out to be an all-male cast”.

He added, “We have been giving urgent attention to this matter over the last few days and have been developing ideas as to how we ensure strong and visible female leadership going forward. I have asked the staff team to organise a meeting with all female deputies in the first week of the new triennium, so that we can identify barriers and find the best solutions.”