Accountants In Charge

Accountancy is the best route to the boardroom, according to research by executive headhunters Hanover Fox. The chief executives of Britain's largest companies are more likely to have experience in finance than in any other field. And the trend is growing. More than 40 per cent of today's FTSE-100 chief executives have a financial background, compared with 24 per cent in 1996. Full article.