Tom Levitt is an experienced Trustee and Non-Executive Director. Tom is also the author of ‘’Welcome to GoodCo – Using the Tools of Business to Create Public Good’’. In your opinion, what are the defining assets of a well operating board and successful non-executive director? I’ve been a trustee of several national charities – the…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
An Inspiring Leader: Michael Treschow, Non-Executive Director of Unilever Michael Treschow is a business man from Sweden who became chairman of the board at Unilever in 2007. Since that time, he has taken on the roll of NED, working behind the scenes of the powerful company concerning policy making and planning. He formerly acted as…
