The Centre is committed to helping organisations develop the next generation of leaders from the widest possible pool of talent. They are unique in focusing their research, management development and writing on gender diversity at leadership level. They lead the national debate in the UK on gender diversity and corporate boards, and provide a centre of excellence on women leaders, from which organisations can obtain the latest trends, up-to-date research and benchmark best practice. Through sponsored research in partnership with industry and government, the Centre identifies and examines emergent issues in gender diversity and leadership and shares its research findings globally through conferences, workshops, academic articles, practitioner reports and in the international press. The 2010 Female FTSE Report, to which Brook Graham contributed, can be found on Cranfield’s website:

JSMarcoms’ specialise in advertising and marketing communication. Its principals (Jane Shepherd and Mitchell Gumbley) have a combined experience of over 50 years, reaching board-level at major international advertising and communication groups. Their experience encompasses every industry sectors and channel, for both B2B and B2C, traditional and digital; providing strategic, integrated and holistic solutions, from planning through to delivery. Clients range from multi-nationals through to SMEs. Recent projects include copywriting for a UK energy supplier, an ad campaign for a tourist board, re-branding a fashion retail centre, internal communications for a global mobile phone provider, to creating event and conference collateral for a professional institute.