Eamonn McGrath has been an audit partner Ernst & Young LLP for over 25 years and has worked with FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 clients, as well as other listed and unlisted audit clients. He is a member of the assurance practice Professional Standards Panel. He was appointed UK Head of Regulatory & Public Policy in 2015.…
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Sharon Constançon is Chief Executive of board evaluations and effectiveness company, Genius Methods; Chief Executive of VALUFIN, a foreign exchange risk management company; Chairman of the South African Chamber of Commerce; and a committee member of the CISI International Committee. Speaking at a recent NEDonBoard panel event, we asked Sharon a couple of questions about characteristics…
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By Mark Cardale The FRC’s Annual Open Meeting was held last month in the City of London, providing an opportunity for all those on the FRC’s mailing list (effectively those who want to be there) to hear the views of senior figures in the FRC on the outcome of the last year and the FRC’s…
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Joint Guidance from ICSA – the Governance Institute and the Investment Association on The Stakeholder Voice in Board Decision Making By Mark Cardale Joint guidance on stakeholder engagement, first promised by ICSA and the Investment Association in the wake of the Government’s 2016 Green Paper on corporate governance reform, was published at the end of…
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Francesca Ecsery is a Portfolio Non-Executive Director with 23+ years experience in both blue chip companies and start-ups in the Digital / Retail / FMCG / Leisure travel industries. She has a Special expertise in multi-platform consumer Marketing, Branding and Commercial strategies which deliver growth and profits. Currently NED in a diverse range of listed…
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As a membership organisation which hosts and participates in a multitude of non-executive director dedicated interviews, meetings and events each month, our team at NEDonBoard has excellent insight into the many pertinent questions on the minds’ of experienced and aspiring non-executive directors. From aspiring non-executive directors, common questions include: What does the role entail? How…
DetailsWith the introduction of GDPR coming into effect in May 2018, it is reassuring that businesses are aware of the need to comply with the new regulation. Indeed, 100% of UK business leaders surveyed in Trend Micro’s recent research were aware. However, despite 88% of those surveyed having also having seen the requirements of GDPR,…
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Last week (29th August), the UK Government released it’s Corporate Governance Reform – government response to it’s November 2016 green paper consultation. The consultation had set out to receive views on how to improve the corporate governance framework, and having received 375 responses, the newly released paper ‘identifies nine proposals for reform which it now…
DetailsThe government has announced plans to introduce a new register of those publicly listed companies where at least 20 per cent of investors are unhappy with the amount its executives are paid. Proposed measures will be published this week, aimed at improving corporate governance of UK companies and boardroom behaviour, with the register being amongst…
DetailsThe Government’s latest Cyber Governance Health Check Report, published July 2017, details the responses of a FTSE 350 survey (105 respondents), highlighting that ‘there is a growing understanding of how businesses could be impacted by a cyber incident that affects their key assets.’ The report also highlighted that Cyber risk of FTSE 350 boards is…
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