Diversity

One of Boart Longyear’s core values – Mutual Trust and Respect – states that our people are our most important asset. We know that the best ideas develop from collaborative efforts between individuals with diverse backgrounds, opinions and perspectives.

We have continued to expand training programs for employees around the world to develop their competencies and leadership skills. In 2011, the Board adopted a Workforce Diversity Policy that sets forth our commitment to creating a diverse and motivated workforce and is representative of the many communities in which we operate.

Several significant diversity achievements were recognised during 2011, including: the appointment of two female Non-Executive Directors (improving female board representation from 0% to 29%); the development of a system to measure and report global gender representation; improvement of female representation within senior managers from 5% to 10%; and sponsorship of an internal Women’s Network at our US headquarters.