Saudi Aramco appoints first woman to board

World’s most profitable company recruits US oil executive Lynn Laverty Elsenhans in milestone move for Saudi ArabiaSaudi Aramco, the world’s most profitable company, has appointed a woman to its board, in a milestone move for Saudi Arabia, where only one-fifth of women work and there are very few female executives. The oil company, which made profits of $33.8bn (£25bn) in the first half of 2017 – $5bn more than second-placed Apple – said on Sunday it had recruited t