Flicking through Helena Morrissey's CV, it would be difficult for even the biggest overachievers not to be intimidated.
The 45-year old Cambridge graduate is chief executive officer of a high-profile investment management company and an ambassador for increasing female boardroom representation through her 30% Club. But perhaps the most impressive thing about her is the fact she has managed to achieve all this while juggling the pressures of raising nine children. However, in person, Morrissey is anything but intimidating. Perhaps her sympathy towards journalists stems from the fact she is married to one. Her husband Richard was a financial journalist before he took the decision to stay at home to look ...
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