Anglo American shareholders topple Cynthia Carroll, leaving FTSE 100 with only two female bosses

By Naomi Rovnick

Published October 26, 2012

The miner’s shares have risen on the news that its unpopular CEO has resigned following intense investor pressure to do so. Still, Carroll’s departure leaves boardroom equality in Britain looking in a parlous state.

Anglo American shareholders topple Cynthia Carroll, leaving FTSE 100 with only two female bosses

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