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…
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Nick 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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Having interviewed Neil Davidson, CBE, NED at Morrisons Supermarket Group and Chairman at Produce Investments PLC, following a NEDonBoard panel evening, there are some clear skills and considerations which best enable a board to work effectively and harmoniously, and for NEDs to connect with fellow board members and carry out their roles and responsibilities. What sets…
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Nicki Demby is a well known adviser to the Boards of FTSE100 and 250 companies with over 25 years’ experience in advising companies in the UK and internationally on remuneration strategy, pay benchmarking, short and long term incentive design, the effective communication of reward and consultation with institutional investors. Speaking at a FTSE 100 NEDonBoard panel…
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Do non-executive directors get paid? What compensation can I expect as a non-executive director? These are questions we often get asked or hear at our NED-focused events. For those of you who would like to know more about non-executive director pay grades, we hope this short post will provide you with all the insights you…
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Having a NED plan for your first role is an excellent way to launch and achieve success in your NED career. Many members tell us that they are interested in developing their careers into non-executive director (NED) roles. However, the right opportunities may not come along at once, and it may require gaining initial experience as…
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Gillian Wilmot is a NED Award Winner 2014 and Founder & CEO of Board Mentoring which works with CEO’s and Directors of leading UK and International companies. Gillian was kind enough to share her insights – and it’s especially interesting to hear her thoughts on what it takes to be a great NED. You’re an award winning…
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