Board Best Practice – Audit Committee / Audit Committee Chair
Engaging with the NEDonBoard community through a Best Practice, Audit Committee Meeting Series, the following presents a summary for use by the wider NED community.
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Board best practice – succession planning
Engaging with the NEDonBoard community through a Board Best Practice, Succession Planning Series, the following presents a summary for use by the wider NED community.
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Carillion’s lessons learnt – Part 1: Why all non-executive directors and board members should complete a training programme
The report of the select committees on the collapse of Carillion, released on 16th May has raised a number of important issues, ranging from the company’s corporate culture; its internal control environment; the competence and complacency of its auditors and advisors; the duties of the non-executive directors, chairman and senior executives who were members of…
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How do NEDs and board members get to understand the most technical aspects of board matters? Expert advice from Michael Bartholomeusz
Michael Bartholomeusz was one of the panellists of our Board Risk Committee Best Practice Event. He is a portfolio NED, a former Chief Risk Officer and a member of the NEDonBoard community. We asked Michael Bartholomeusz the following question: What best practices help board risk committees understand the most technical aspects of risks such as…
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Board best practice – risk committee, financial services
Engaging with the NEDonBoard community through a Board Best Practice, Risk Committee, Financial Services Series, the following presents a summary for use by the wider NED community.
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What we have learnt from the expert panellists of the NEDonBoard Board Risk Committee Best Practice Event on 24th April
On 24th April, NEDonBoard hosted a panel discussion around best practices for board risk committees in the financial services sector. NEDonBoard takes this opportunity to thank the panellists, Michael Bartholomeusz, Marcia-Cantor Grable and Nick Dexter. Elise Perraud chaired the panel and moderated the discussion. This article outlines some of the highlights of the insightful discussion,…
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Most executives who want to become non-executive directors are unlikely to become one. Here is why:
Over the last 4 years, I’ve met with numerous aspiring non-executive directors. I came to this conclusion: it is probable you will never be a non-executive director. Assuming you show an interest in NEDonBoard or you contact me, here are the rough probabilities you can use as a guideline: your chance of becoming a non-executive…
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Why NEDonBoard launched its board best practice series and why best practice documents and panel events benefit non-executive director and board members
NEDonBoard launched its board best practice series in 2017. Here are the 3 reasons behind our commitment to publish board best practice guides: Connection: NEDonBoard connects professionals around a best practice topic. Professionals include seasoned executives, non-executive directors, consultants and boardroom experts. They constitute our taskforce and contribute to the various brainstorming sessions that lead…
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How to Best Engage in Your Role as a NED
Top 5 take-aways on how to best engage in your role as a NED – an interview with Michael Winslow During your due diligence / induction, impromptu visits into the business can help better understand it and what is going on. This means being proactive; when things are not purposely and perfectly setup, then you…
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Remuneration and NED roles
NEDonBoard interviewed NED Award Winner, Gillian Wilmot, around some of the key considerations for a NED role.
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