This week, NEDonBoard is pleased to bring you the answers of Sir Win to the questions asked by attendees to a recent NEDonBoard organised event which featured Sir Win Bischoff, chairman of the Financial Reporting Council and chairman of JPMorgan Securities. The event discussed the new UK Corporate Governance code introduced on 1st January 2019.…
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The nine-year limit for chairs is putting a number of FTSE 350 companies under pressure to replace their chairs. But is this cause for concern or a good thing? Pub chain founder Tim Martin is vehemently opposed to the idea that he should no longer sit as chair of JD Weatherspoon, after already serving 36…
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In this week’s blog post, NEDonBoard discusses the benefits of being a NED. We do hope that this blog will encourage more professionals and business leaders to consider a transition to a non-executive career. Here are the NEDonBoard 10 primary benefits: Fast track your executive career. If you are an executive, being a NED may…
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In this blog post, we explore some of the factors that promote the effectiveness of advisory boards. In a previous blog post, we considered the role that advisory roles may have in organisations and the value that they bring to senior management. Advisory boards are impactful to the extent that they are effective. While some of the factors driving…
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In this blog post, we promote the role that an advisory board can have in organisations. We also underline the value that advisory boards bring to senior management and – ultimately – stakeholders. What is an advisory board? An advisory board provides both senior management and board of directors access to high-quality advice. Advisory board vs board of directors Advisory boards have no formal…
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On 26th March, NEDonBoard had the pleasure of welcoming Kathie Child-Villiers, Iain Cornish and Mary Hardy to discuss the board best practices in the oversight of internal audit by the audit committee and the board. The panel discussion was chaired by Jonathan Hayward from Independent Audit. In this blog post, we outline some of the…
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NEDonBoard had the pleasure of welcoming Kathie Child-Villiers, Iain Cornish and Mary Hardy to discuss the board best practices in the oversight of internal audit by the audit committee and the board. The panel discussion was chaired by Jonathan Hayward from Independent Audit. In this blog post, we outline some of the insights that attendees…
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NEDonBoard had the pleasure of attending the 2019 NED Award ceremony on 27th March. Sir Roger Carr received the Lifetime Achievement NED Award and gave an inspirational speech to the audience. In this blog post, we present his 5 NED rules. We do hope that the NEDonBoard community of non-executive directors and board members will…
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NEDonBoard had the pleasure of attending the 2019 NED Awards ceremony on 27th March. The event took place at the Claridge Hotel in Mayfair. It recognised the work and contribution of non-executive directors, chairs and senior independent directors across 7 categories: Not–for–Profit/Public Service Organisation, Private/Private Equity Backed, FTSE AIM, FTSE All Share, FTSE 100, Dame…
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Members, welcome to NEDonBoard, the professional body for non-executive directors and board members in the UK.
In this post we share with you how to get the most from your NEDonBoard membership, and how to navigate NEDonBoard member resources.