The ‘good stuff’ and the ‘nonsense’ on boards – an interview with Pyarali Jamal, NED of the Big Issue Invest 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…
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Last week saw the importance of good corporate governance within UK companies feature as a topic in columns of City A.M. and 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 the IPPR…
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Sport and physical activity boards have historically been perceived as closed to all who were not athletes or sport administrators or those “in the network”. But thanks to the recently implemented Code for Sports Governance, this is no longer the case. Initiated by DCMS (the Department for Culture, Media and Sport) and developed by UK…
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Sarah R Pierce is Founder & CEO of Sohi World, a recently launched video networking site for start-ups and innovators. She has recently joined the board of Kingdom Bank as a Non Executive Director. Kingdom Bank is UK based provides borrowing ,savings and insurance solutions to charities and churches. Having completed your undergraduate degree less than…
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Calling All FTSE 350 Companies – Don’t miss the deadline for submitting your gender data in July in time for this year’s Hampton-Alexander report The Hampton-Alexander Review (the Review) is an independent review body, supported by Government which builds on the excellent work of the Davies Review to increase the number of women on FTSE…
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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 NXDs and how to enable a functional board. Needless to say, it can be highly unproductive to appoint NXDs to a board when some of the executive team, or even new NXD themselves, don’t fully understand the role of…
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A.I. is a strategic capability which successful companies cannot do without. This makes A.I. a Board issue. It is not just an IT issue. This article outlines different leadership styles which have emerged as Boards have entered a new era in defining their success and prospects for business growth. Clara Durodié is on a mission…
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A physicist by background, Ruth Cairnie has strong strategic and commercial experience gained at Royal Dutch Shell Plc where she held a number of senior international roles. Ruth is currently a non-executive on the boards of Rolls Royce, of Associated British Foods and of Keller Group. It was great meeting and interviewing her following a…
DetailsNick Beecroft is a well known figure in the financial services area, with twenty seven years of experience in treasury functions, with NED roles including Senior Independent Director of Crown Agents Bank Limited. He is a member of the credit committee and the audit and risk committees on the boards he sits on and runs his own…
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Having interviewed Neil Davidson, CBE, following a NEDonBoard panel evening, there are some clear skills and considerations which best enable a Board to work effectively in harmony, and NEDs to connect with fellow board members and carry out their role and responsibilities. Following on from Part I, Part II is dedicated to Neil’s great pieces of advice for…
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