FTSE 100 CEOs: These are the men (and a few women) who run Britain’s biggest companies

City A.M. research shows that the vast majority of the FTSE 100 are run by
men with rather Biblical names. David comes out as the most popular name on the list, followed by Stephen/Steven, Mark/Marc
and Andrew/Andy.

In fact, the name David or Dave is so popular there are more men with this name running Britain’s biggest companies than there are women.

There are just five women in the top 100 jobs, three of whom (Alison Cooper, Carolyn McCall and Moya Greene) have
been in the role since 2010. The other two – Liv Garfield and Veronique Laury-Deroubaix – joined last year.

In total the chief executives of the FTSE 100 have served 525 years between them, making it an average tenure of 5.25
years. The longest-serving chief executive is Aberdeen Asset Management’s Martin Gilbert, who has been in the role
since 1983. Sir Martin Sorrell is second, having joined in 1986.

(See a full list of the FTSE 100 CEOs)

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