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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Boardroom dynamics and challenges: a chair and NED point of view

Having interviewed Neil Davidson, CBE, NED at Morrisons Supermarket Group and Chairman at Produce Investments PLC, 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 apart a well-functioning board…

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Non-executive directors’ remuneration

Expert interview with Nicki Demby, adviser to boards of FTSE 350 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 event, we…

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The direction of Women on FTSE Boards – A step in the right direction, Part 2

Having interviewed Denise Wilson, OBE, Chief Exec of The Davies Review, following a NEDonBoard panel evening, it is obvious to say that much has been achieved in improving gender diversity of non-executive directors in FTSE 100 companies and the new recommendations mark a significant step up from Davies’s first report on gender diversity in the…

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The direction of women on FTSE Boards – A step in the right direction, Part 1

Speaking at a FTSE 100 NEDonBoard panel event, Denise Wilson, OBE, Chief Exec of The Davies Review, highlighted the progress made, and future development of, women on boards of FTSE companies.  The interview is insightful for both women board members, as well as boards considering the importance of diversity of thought in the boardroom.   How has the…

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