Written by Jean-Philippe Perraud, NEDonBoard General Director. Over the last 4 years, I’ve met with numerous aspiring non-executive directors. I came to this conclusion: it is possible that you will never become a non-executive director. Assuming you show an interest in NEDonBoard or you contact me, here are the rough probabilities you can use as…
Joint guidance on stakeholder engagement, first promised by ICSA and the Investment Association in the wake of the Government’s 2016 Green Paper on corporate governance reform, was published in September 2017. Its publication follows the recent Government response to its consultation on the Green Paper, in which ICSA and the Investment Association were asked to…
The Government’s latest Cyber Governance Health Check Report, published July 2017, details the responses of a FTSE 350 survey (105 respondents), highlighting that ‘there is a growing understanding of how businesses could be impacted by a cyber incident that affects their key assets.’ The report also highlighted that Cyber risk of FTSE 350 boards is…
In looking for non-executive director roles, it’s important to know what value you bring to a board, and what particular experience and expertise a particular board is looking to cover. It’s a common theme, when engaging with those who are looking for a non-executive role, to be hold ‘I’ve got lots to offer a board’. …
Following a number of reviews into gender and diversity, recent years have seen an increased focus on, and in some organisations a progressive shift in, boardroom composition. Leading on some of these progressive changes, one can be comfortable in crediting Dame Helen Alexender for exemplifying the role of women on boards and for her contributions to the Hampton / Alexander Review. Dating back…
The ‘good stuff’ and the ‘nonsense’ on boards – an interview with Pyarali Jamal Given Pyarali’s non-executive and senior management experience (with his first taste of being on a board dating back to his role as President of a university students’ association; followed by a career in banking and the corporate world at EY where…
Last week saw the importance of good corporate governance within UK companies feature as a topic in columns of The Times; as well as The Independent highlighting the value of employee representation on boards. As City A.M. phrased it, ‘fixing the corporate governance problem is a national necessity’, and The Times’ article, written by Commissioners of…
At NEDonBoard’s regular dedicated non-executive director events, discussions with members has, on numerous occasions, turned to the issues around boards fully understanding the role of NEDs and how to enable a functional board. Needless to say, it can be highly unproductive to appoint NEDs to a board when some of the executive team, or even…
Having interviewed FTSE 100 Chairman, Alastair Lyons, CBE, following a NEDonBoard panel evening, there are some clear skills and considerations which best enable a NED to connect with fellow board members and carry out their role and responsibilities. In this blog, we highlight the importance of engaging with the management informally. What would you…
Having interviewed FTSE 100 Chairman, Alastair Lyons, CBE, following a NEDonBoard panel evening, there are some clear skills and considerations which best enable a NED to connect with fellow board members and carry out their role and responsibilities. What separates excellent NEDs from good NEDs? A: I think the excellent NED is one who…
