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2018.04 The Law Society
‘Moving on up: roles beyond GC’ Non-Executive Roles
General counsel contemplating a career move will benefit from a careful survey of their options. Writing about some of the issues involved, Diana Bentley’s article published by The Law Society focused on the non-executive career pathway as ‘a common goal for some seasoned lawyers is to become a non-executive director (NED)’. Stressing a supportive nature of the role, NEDonBoard advised that ‘The NED is the critical friend of the company…’
2017.11 The Independent
Governments are too focused on ‘gender diversity’ in the workplace, says former Lloyds Bank Chairman.
Referring to NEDonBoard’s September 2017 board level event on Culture and Diversity, The Independent reflected upon guest speaker Sir Win Bischoff’s encouragement for great diversity on boards, and in the workforce. Sir Win noted that “we’ve all focused very much on diversity being gender diversity”. He said that was “a very good first step” but that it had to “go beyond that, ultimately”.
2019.01 Board Agenda
Five key lessons NEDs should learn from Carillion were published by Board Agenda in January 2019.
2019.01 Thomson Reuters – Practical Law
At the end of 2018, Thomson Reuters hosted a NEDonBoard expert panel event on the key learnings from the collapse of Carillion. The panel was chaired by Olivier Garrigue, experienced Chairman and CEO, and included the Reuters journalist, Kate Holton, and Giles Boothman, a partner and restructuring lawyer at Ashurst. An article published by Thomson Reuters and Practical Law in January 2019 summarises some of the highlights of the NEDonBoard panel around key learning for directors from Carillion’s collapse.
2019.03 MSB Leaders
The 2019 UK Mid Size Business Leadership Study, conducted by MSBLeaders in conjunction with Salford Business School, featured an interview with Jean-Philippe Perraud, General Director of NEDonBoard. Sharing insights on ‘What to Do When Your Membership Renewal Comes Around’, Jean-Philippe noted that “robust, contemporary, professional bodies usually benefit members and the profession by improving one or more of the following five categories: productivity or professional status; social mobility; governance; ethical standards and policy formation.” Furthermore, “professional bodies are increasingly important in developing professionals to meet their career potential and overcome the challenges they will face. This benefits not just the individual but wider society as well.”
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2019.04 Thomson Reuters – Practical Law
In January 2019, NEDonBoard put together a panel discussion specifically to discuss directors’ duties and liabilities: key issues for NEDs. Hosted at law firm Clyde & Co, highlights were published by Thomson Reuters and Practical Law.
Jan 2019 Clyde & Co
In January 2019, leading law firm Clyde & Co hosted a NEDonBoard panel discussion. Sharing useful insights from the evening, Thomson Reuters / Practical Law published an article that touched on the role of directors and officers (D&O) insurance in mitigating directors’ personal liability.)