Heidrick & Struggles’ annual Board Monitor series is a long-standing study of trends in board composition in markets around the world.
In this interactive presentation of data on the directors appointed to boards in 2025, we have split the data into three categories: class size, which includes the number of board seats filled in 2025 in each market; personal background; and career experience.
These two charts include the total number of new board seats filled in each market, as well as the share of companies per index with a new director appointed in 2025. Navigate between the charts by clicking on the tabs below.
These four charts include information on appointees’ gender, nationality, age at appointment, and education. Navigate between the charts by clicking on the tabs below.
These five charts include information on appointees’ prior CXO title experience, work status, prior public board experience, international experience, and sustainability committee experience. Navigate between the charts by clicking on the tabs below.