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What you need to know prior to joining a housing association board

In this blog, Elise Perraud, NEDonBoard’s COO, discusses the NED role in the housing sector. She presents data and insights gained from the jobs board for you to assess the opportunity to join the board of a social housing provider.   What is a housing association? Housing associations are not-for-profit organisations that offer housing to…

Become a school governor as a start to your NED career

Exploring the school governor non-executive opportunity

Start your journey to the boardroom with a school governor role Recommendations and guidance from an experienced school Governor and Chair of Governors   If you are starting your journey to become a non-executive director, you might want to consider becoming a school governor as a first step to building your portfolio career. The jobs…

Most executives who want to become non-executive directors are unlikely to become one. Here is why

Written by Jean-Philippe Perraud, NEDonBoard General Director. Over the last 4 years, I’ve met with numerous aspiring non-executive directors. I came to this conclusion: it is possible that you will never become a non-executive director. Assuming you show an interest in NEDonBoard or you contact me, here are the rough probabilities you can use as…

Our response to the FRC consultation and how our view might differ from other contributors

In December 2017, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published proposals for the latest revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code (Code). The FRC received over 250 responses from various parties. NEDonBoard sent its response on behalf of its members and the community of non-executive directors and board members.   Director independence and tenure limit Proposal…

NEDonBoard Corporate Governance

NEDonBoard’s response to the FRC consultation on the revised UK Corporate Governance code

The FRC has invited interested parties to respond to the Consultation by Wednesday 28th February.  NEDonBoard has coordinated a response on behalf of its members and community. NEDonBoard focused its response on Part 1 of the consultation related to the UK Corporate Governance Code and Guidance on Board Effectiveness Questions. We acknowledge that the FRC will publish on…

Sir Winfried Bischoff

Message to non-executive directors to ensure effective governance: Sir Win Bischoff

Having interviewed Sir Win Bischoff, following a NEDonBoard panel evening, there are some clear skills and considerations which best enable a Board to work effectively in harmony. Following on from Part I, Part II highlights the importance of engaging with board members to ensure effective governance.   Message to non-executive directors to ensure effective governance  Engage with…

Corporate Governance Code

Corporate governance in the news

In August 2017, the UK Government released it’s Corporate Governance Reform – government response to it’s November 2016 green paper consultation. The consultation had set out to receive views on how to improve the corporate governance framework, and having received 375 responses, the newly released paper ‘identifies nine proposals for reform which it now intends…

The ‘good stuff’ and the ‘nonsense’ on boards

The ‘good stuff’ and the ‘nonsense’ on boards – an interview with Pyarali Jamal Given Pyarali’s non-executive and senior management experience (with his first taste of being on a board dating back to his role as President of a university students’ association; followed by a career in banking and the corporate world at EY where…

Liz McMahon

The Code for Sports Governance – new culture means opportunities for independent directors

Expert interview: Liz McMahon Sport and physical activity boards have historically been perceived as closed to all who were not athletes or sport administrators or those “in the network”.  But thanks to the recently implemented Code for Sports Governance, this is no longer the case. Initiated by DCMS (the Department for Culture, Media  and Sport)…

Corporate governance for growing companies

Recently we published an article focusing on structure and requirements for an effective board of directors by Frank Lewis, an experienced non-executive director.  This follow-up article highlights corporate governance for growing companies.   WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE? Corporate Governance is the system of processes, activities, standards and reporting to facilitate and deliver growth…