Ann: Director Appointment/Resignation, page-4

In my views and experience, I strongly believe it does. It comes down to diversity of thoughts. This diversity influence the leadership style, and thus the front line employees. You need empathy in a consulting business.

There is some research that shows the need for a diverse board, for example the Australian Institue of Company Directors talks about that: https://aicd.companydirectors.com.au/advocacy/board-diversity