HERO . . .

Emma Walmsley Future chief executive, GlaxoSmithKline

THERE are few more important jobs than chief of GlaxoSmithKline, so the board’s decision to appoint its first woman boss marks a watershed moment in business.

Emma Walmsley, 47, is the seventh female currently running a FTSE 100 company. Steely, sharp as a tack and a mother-of-four to boot.