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FN25: How Amanda Blanc led the way for women in the FTSE

Financial News's birthday celebrations continue with a look at the career of a rare female leader in the FTSE

Blanc has put diversity to the top of her agenda after rising through the ranks
Blanc has put diversity to the top of her agenda after rising through the ranks Photo: Danilo Agutoli

As part of our 25th anniversary celebrations, Financial News has profiled 25 of the most influential figures in the City over the past quarter of a century. Here's why Amanda Blanc made the cut.

As one of just eight female CEOs in the FTSE 100, and head of a financial services firm that can boast having hit gender diversity targets for its senior ranks, Amanda Blanc is blazing a trail for women in business who have ambitions to make it to the top.

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