The ‘good stuff’ and the ‘nonsense’ on boards

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…

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Corporate Governance Code

Corporate governance in the news

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…

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Liz McMahon

The Code for Sports Governance – new culture means opportunities for independent directors

Expert interview: Liz McMahon 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)…

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Appointing a NED? Understand their role for a functional board

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…

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Boards and artificial intelligence: a strategic alliance

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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Becoming a successful NED: motivations and challenges

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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Important aspects you need to know about before taking up a NED role

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…

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