Boardrooms are too white

Co-op’s first woman boss in diversity bid

- GRAHAM HISCOTT

A MUM yesterday named as one of Britain’s top bosses has called for action to tackle the lack of ethnic minorities running major companies.

Shirine Khoury-Haq became the Co-op’s first female chief executive in its 178-year history.

Technically she will take over as interim boss, but is expected to get the job permanently.

In an exclusive interview with the Mirror, Mrs Khoury-Haq, 50, detailed her own “terrifying” experiences of racism, and said her staff still face it every day.

The mum of five-year-old twin girls is one of only a handful of female CEOs running FTSE 100 or equivalent UK businesses.