What is the standard profile for a FTSE 100 CEO? And what is the most common route to the top? Even if you’re not heading for the boardroom just yet, view our Slideshare to explore the trends of those who are in the top job of the FTSE 100. The 12th annual FTSE 100 CEO Tracker explores the career direction, age, gender, education, nationality and professional backgrounds of Britain's top bosses. For more information about the Robert Half FTSE 100 CEO Tracker, visit https://www.roberthalf.co.uk//robert-half-ftse-100-ceo-tracker

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What is the standard profile for a FTSE 100 CEO? And what
is the most common route to the top? Even if you’re not
heading for the boardroom just yet, view our Slideshare to
find out how the FTSE 100 CEOs became Britain’s top bosses.

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CEO nationalities
14 Rest of World
19 EuropeUnited Kingdom 61
6 Dual/Triple Nationality

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18%of CEOs attended Oxbridge

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Most common qualifications
28
BA
25
MBA
23
BSc
8
MA
5
PhD
5
LLB

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6%of CEOs are female

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Age of
youngest CEO
43
Average
age
55
Age of
oldest CEO
64

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46%of CEOs were promoted from the
same company in 2019, up from
30% in 2016

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of CEOs have a background
in the technology sector, up
from 11% in 2017
14%

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52%
in finance
13%
in marketing/
advertising
17%
in engineering/
mining
15%
in retail/
hospitality

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About Robert Half FTSE 100 CEO Tracker
Robert Half conducted annual research on CEOs of the FTSE 100 Index by analysing publicly
available sources of information including company websites, financial and company announcements,
bios and press releases about FTSE 100 CEOs to track trends including their professional career
backgrounds, age, gender, nationality and length of tenure. The research was analysed from the
period 1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019, and all results are correct to the best of our knowledge.