On 13 June 2018, a public consultation was issued by the FRC on the draft Principles of the Coalition Group led by James Wates CBE on corporate governance for large private companies. The consultation will close on 7 September 2018 and the final Principles and guidance will be published in December 2018. As the Professional…
NEDonBoard received very positive feedback from its recent Digital Expertise in the Boardroom event, which we held in June 2018. Passionate experts discussed blockchain, artificial intelligence and cyber risk in the context of the boardroom. Attendees not only gained insight into these topics but contributed to the debate through engaged conversations with our speakers and…
In the past few weeks, we have asked our community to share the lessons that they have learned from the high profile collapse of Carillion. Engagement from the NEDonBoard community has been great and we thank you for sharing your views. In this article, we are publishing some of the answers we received to our…
The report of the select committees on the collapse of Carillion, released on 16th May highlighted a few of the fundamental considerations that non-executive directors, chairs and senior executives (members of the board of directors) should have in mind when they accept their nomination. For members of the NEDonBoard community that have attended our acclaimed…
The report of the select committees on the collapse of Carillion, released on 16th May has raised a number of important issues, ranging from the company’s corporate culture; its internal control environment; the competence and complacency of its auditors and advisors; the duties of the non-executive directors, chairman and senior executives who were members of…
Michael Bartholomeusz was one of the panellists of our Board Risk Committee Best Practice Event. He is a portfolio NED, a former Chief Risk Officer and a member of the NEDonBoard community. We asked Michael Bartholomeusz the following question: What best practices help board risk committees understand the most technical aspects of risks such as…
In April 2018, NEDonBoard hosted a panel discussion around best practices for board risk committees in the financial services sector. NEDonBoard takes this opportunity to thank the panellists, Michael Bartholomeusz, Marcia-Cantor Grable and Nick Dexter. Elise Perraud chaired the panel and moderated the discussion. This article outlines some of the highlights of the insightful discussion,…
Why NEDonBoard launched its board best practice series and why best practice documents and panel events benefit non-executive director and board members NEDonBoard launched its board best practice series in 2017. Here are the 3 reasons behind our commitment to publish board best practice guides: Connection: NEDonBoard connects professionals around a best practice topic. Professionals…
In March 2018, NEDonBoard hosted a conference. Jeremy Small addressed the audience on the importance of effective corporate governance and the role of the NED sitting in the boardroom. What is corporate governance? Corporate governance is the structure and processes designed to create long-term value. There are five main factors affecting corporate governance that…
In March 2018, NEDonBoard hosted a conference, Tomorrow’s Business: Tomorrow’s Board. In this article, we share some of the insights given by our outstanding speakers and panellists: Jeremy Small, Anna Marks, Dr. Yvonne Thompson CBE, Gillian Karran-Cumberlege, Elisabeth Stheeman, Jemima Coleman, Neil Sinclair, Abeed Janmohamed and Sharon Constancon. Here is a summary a few…
