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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…

The 5 factors that contribute to effective corporate governance

In March 2018, NEDonBoard hosted a conference. Jeremy Small addressed the audience on the importance of effective corporate governance and the role of the NED sitting in the boardroom.   What is corporate governance? Corporate governance is the structure and processes designed to create long-term value. There are five main factors affecting corporate governance that…

Appointing a NED? Understand their role for a functional board

At NEDonBoard’s regular dedicated non-executive director events, discussions with members has, on numerous occasions, turned to the issues around boards fully understanding the role of NEDs and how to enable a functional board. Needless to say, it can be highly unproductive to appoint NEDs to a board when some of the executive team, or even…

Important aspects you need to know about before taking up a NED role

Nick Beecroft is a well known figure in the financial services area,  with twenty seven years of experience in treasury functions, with NED roles including Senior Independent Director of Crown Agents Bank Limited.  He is a member of the credit committee and the audit and risk committees on the boards he sits on and runs…

Boardroom dynamics and challenges: a chair and NED point of view

Having interviewed Neil Davidson, CBE, NED at Morrisons Supermarket Group and Chairman at Produce Investments PLC, there are some clear skills and considerations which best enable a board to work effectively and harmoniously, and for NEDs to connect with fellow board members and carry out their roles and responsibilities.   What sets apart a well-functioning board…

Non-executive directors’ remuneration

Expert interview with Nicki Demby, adviser to boards of FTSE 350 companies with over 25 years’ experience in advising companies in the UK and internationally on remuneration strategy, pay benchmarking, short and long term incentive design, the effective communication of reward and consultation with institutional investors. Speaking at a FTSE 100 NEDonBoard panel event, we…