Board Succession and Appointments: Inside the Board Search Process

Succession planning, at both board and executive levels, is a core responsibility of the Board Chair, the Nomination Committee, and non-executive directors.

Strong succession practices ensure continuity, preserve institutional knowledge, and build a board equipped for the future.

This session is designed for: Board Chairs, NomCo members; and those transitioning into the boardroom who want a clear, current, and practical understanding of succession planning and board search.

• Current trends in board succession planning, including the skills, capabilities, and attributes most in demand.
• Best-practice approaches to aligning organisational strategy, board composition, and long-term succession needs.
• Expert board search insights from GatenbySanderson as well as Warren Partners, offering a practitioner’s view of how boards and search firms assess candidates.
• The nuances of succession and board search, and what these mean in practice for boards planning ahead and for individuals positioning themselves for appointment.

The session will also explore how boards approach cross-sector appointments, with attendees from a variety of sectors (commercial through to public sector) and professional backgrounds.

Speakers:

• Mark Turner, Managing Partner at board and executive search firm GatenbySanderson. Mark will be accompanied by a number of his board search colleagues from GatenbySanderson.
• Lauren Vallaeys,  UK and European Board Non-Executive and C-Suite, Leadership and Succession Talent appointments – Consumer, Retail, Leisure, Media and Real Estate sectors at Warren Partners.
• Emma Kenny, a portfolio NED with social housing and the start-up scale-up ecosystem.
• Chaired by Mandy Clarke, portfolio board member and HR expert.

To Attend: 

To attend, you will need to select the relevant ticket option and complete the event registration form.

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If attending in-person, the event will take place in Central London, near to London Euston.
If attending online, dial-in details will be distributed the day before the event.