Last week saw the importance of good corporate governance within UK companies feature as a topic in columns of The Times; as well as The Independent highlighting the value of employee representation on boards. As City A.M. phrased it, ‘fixing the corporate governance problem is a national necessity’, and The Times’ article, written by Commissioners of…
Having a NED plan for your first role is an excellent way to launch and achieve success in your NED career. It should also ensure that you set yourself up well for future NED roles that you may also like to take on. The process can take time, involve much thought, planning, and of course…
How do you build a portfolio? For most this is a complex challenge, and for most it takes a good three years, but for the aspirant NED there are five priorities. You need to get your CV right (a Board CV differs from an executive one – different experience, themes and skillsets are highlighted); you…
To ‘further enhance our competitiveness’, the UK government is looking to strengthen the UK’s corporate governance framework, issuing a Green Paper, Corporate Governance Reform, in November 2016. Responses to the Green Paper can be submitted until mid-February 2017. For a reminder, the current UK Corporate Governance Code (most recently updated in April 2016 by the Financial…
The manner in which a corporate board of directors is governed is directly connected with the industry in which the business operates. However, with that recognised, there are governance framework considerations that transcend both industries and individual corporations. There is a board governance framework that is generally appropriate to virtually any type of corporate enterprise.…
