Age diversity on boards – An expert interview with Raphaëlle Vallet As evidenced through our interview with Raphaëlle Vallet, boards can benefit from diversity, including the insights of the younger generation and those still green to being on a board. For those of you wondering if you are ready for board life, why not read on…
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With his wealth of experience, we tracked down Dr Iain Saville CBE to share his knowledge in our expert interview series. Dr Iain has served on around 10 boards in financial services (and one musicians’ agency), mostly for-profit. He is currently specialised in risk and audit committees, after a career involving IT, econometrics, fund management, Lloyd’s…
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Expert interview: recommendations to aspiring NEDs from an experienced director As Terry Irwin proves in his expert interview that a good network goes a long way… Terry held several non-executive director positions. He was appointed to the board of Holt Lloyd in 1992, then a £50 m subsidiary of the Morgan Crucible Group. He…
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It was a pleasure to speak to Maria and find out more about her experience as a non-executive director. Maria is an experienced SME director and Charity Trustee and one of the founding directors of Clevercoms. She is a marketing and business consultant with significant operational experience in consultancy and in-house. How did you…
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Continuing with our expert interview series, we connected with Phil Festa. Phil is Director of Non-Executive Engagement at Huntswood, the UK’s leading provider of specialist resourcing and consultancy in compliance, governance and complaints. What are the big issues facing boards & non-executives? The issues highlighted below relate to non-executive directors working in banks, building…
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In line with our mission to connect business leaders and provide members with expert knowledge, we are launching a series of interviews with experienced NEDs, board members and consultants in the field. These interviews will draw on experience from across a spectrum of boards, backgrounds and skill sets to meet the diversity of our members.…
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A number of credited research settings have highlighted the need for diversity on boards, crediting this to the ability to sustain a high performance level. The inclusion of women on boards has particularly been cited for broadening the perspectives and the options that are offered. Whilemost Chief Executive Officers have been known to recognise the…
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A good NED advances the future of a business Every board needs a good NED. Whilst non-executive directors are not in charge of day-to-day duties, they are vitally important to an organisation’s future because: Their role is to create long-range plans and policies that will be embedded for years to come and Their duty is…
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Diversity breeds progress and – disregarding the fact that in 2015 this conversation should be unnecessary – women add diversity to any board they join. Simply put, women have a different set of experiences and a separate history – they bring something unique to the boards they join. According to a February 2015 study by…
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Expert interview with Tracey Bleakley Tracey Bleakley joined Hospice UK in January 2016 as CEO. Before then was CEO of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners. Her previous roles include Chief Executive of the Personal Education Group (pfeg) where she led a successful campaign for financial education to be included in the National Curriculum. She…
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