The Korn Ferry Market Cap 100: New directors and new directions at America’s most valuable public companies

The KFMC100 is Korn Ferry’s annual report on board leadership at the most valuable quoted companies in the United States. This group of 100 is utilized on the assumption that trends found among its board practices are worth understanding and considering.

The primary focus of this year’s survey is “The Class of 2010,” those ninety-five new directors who joined the boards of KFMC100 companies during the fiscal year 2010, filling ninety-eight total seats on boards. What characteristics are these newcomers bringing to those boards? And how do they differ from those already there?