Elin Hurvenes, founder of the Professional Boards Forum, on how companies around the world can recruit female board members.
Norway stunned the corporate world in 2002 when it passed a law requiring corporate boards to be comprised of at least 40% women. Corporate executives deemed it "total madness," saying they couldn't find qualified women for the posts. Enter Elin Hurvenes, an entrepreneur with an MBA from the London Business School, who started the Professional Boards Forum to bring together executives and experienced businesswomen. Having helped place as many as 200 female directors since then, Hurvenes, 49, has been asked to speak on the issue in countries as far flung as Jordan, South Korea, Australia and Brazil.
Last week, she answered questions from ForbesWoman.
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