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Baroness Patience Wheatcroft is an NED at St. James’s Place and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Previously, she was an NED at Barclays Group and Shaftesbury, and a trustee of the British Museum. Baroness Wheatcroft's earlier career was as a journalist, becoming Editor-in-Chief of The Wall Street Journal Europe and held positions at The Sunday Telegraph, The Times, and Mail on Sunday.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
60 seconds with... Baroness Patience Wheatcroft
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Mike Walsh is chief financial officer at Newable, a private investment group with a focus on innovative, high-growth technology SMEs. Previously, he was global COO at Apax Partners; and held senior CFO / COO positions at Crédit Suisse Asset Management UK, Deutsche Asset Management Europe, and Barclays Global Investors.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
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If you are at a crossroads and wondering whether to stay on a career path with a foreseeable future or alternatively take the unknown route, then here’s the story of a former management accountant.
Anne-Marie Clarke, is a corporate governance consultant and founder and director of Apprise Consultancy Limited.
John Handley is Chairman of Keane Brands, Eyoto, RSS Infrastructure and Lasecomb Dies. Additionally, for over 15 years he has lectured for the BVCA. Previously, he led the Midlands teams at LDC and ECI.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
60 seconds with... John Handley
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Lord Karan Bilimoria of Chelsea is Founder and Chairman of Cobra Beer and Chancellor of the University of Birmingham .
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
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Do you let your nerves get the better of you when networking? Well, ‘professional socialising’ – networking – can be fun and less stressful than you can imagine! In this day and age, with the emphasis on cultural fit, emotional empathy and intelligence in the workplace there are simple ways to avoid the stresses of socialising on a professional level.
Article written by Caroline Evans for Cygnetise, a blockchain application firm who solve the pain of managing Authorised Signatory Lists, ensuring they are secure and efficient.
Article: Are you a "Joe" when it comes to networking?
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Sir Douglas Flint is Chairman of Standard Life Aberdeen, IP Group, the Just Finance Foundation, the Corporate Board of Cancer Research UK and is a trustee of the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. He was previously Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
Article: 60 seconds with... Sir Douglas Flint
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Hamish Middleton is Chief Operating Officer at Aspen Pumps, a global firm specialising in mini-pumps, backed by 3i. He started his career as a private equity investor in South Africa with Nedbank before moving to an operational role as CFO at Massbuild, a South African retailer.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
Article: 60 seconds with... Hamish Middleton
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Sir Brendan Barber is chair of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) Council. He serves on the boards of the Banking Standards Board and Openreach and is a former General Secretary of the United Kingdom's Trades Union Congress (TUC).
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
Article: 60 seconds with Sir Brendan Barber
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The Periodic Table has a big birthday this year. It was first conceived by the Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev in 1769. So how does this compare with board agenda planning? You might think that the classification of chemicals has little in common with the topics that occupy the minds of company directors, but there are more similarities than at first appears.
Article written by Caroline Evans and published by Board Intelligence.
Article: The Periodic Table and Agenda Planning
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David Hall is Managing Director of YFM Equity Partners and Chair of its Investment Committee. Previously, David was a Director at Enterprise Ventures, the investment arm of Enterprise plc.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
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As a company secretary you are considered the gatekeeper to the boardroom. With so many layers to the role – from routine reporting processes to highly-charged interpretive situations and increasing impact of technology in the boardroom – how can you optimise your potential?
Article written by Caroline Evans for Cygnetise, a blockchain application firm who solve the pain of managing Authorised Signatory Lists, ensuring they are secure and efficient.
Article: Company secretaries: are you maximising your potential?
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Liz Kelly is the Company Secretary at St James's Place plc, the FTSE 100 wealth management group, and a Non Executive Director at Saffron Building Society.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.'
Article: 60 seconds with... Liz Kelly
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An interview with Caroline Evans by Cygnetise on how she sees the role of governance professionals evolving and how emerging technologies can impact their role.
Cygnetise is a blockchain application firm who solve the pain of managing Authorised Signatory Lists, ensuring they are secure and efficient.
Article: Technology and the role of company secretaries
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Adrian McGlynn is Company Secretary and a Director of Weatherbys, a privately-owned family of companies serving the horse racing industry, as well as a wider audience through their banking services.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.'
60 seconds with... Adrian McGlynn
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Alison Kay is Group General Counsel and Company Secretary at the FTSE100 National Grid and a member of the GC100. She has also served as an observer on the Board of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.'
Article: 60 seconds with... Alison Kay
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Barnaby Lenon is Chairman of the Independent Schools Council. He is also Chairman of the London Academy of Excellence in Newham and a Trustee at the New Schools Network and King Edward's School Birmingham. Previously he was Headmaster of Harrow School London and Trinity School Croydon.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.'
Article: 60 seconds with... Barnaby Lenon
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Councillor Sue Murphy CBE, is Chair of LTE Group, elected member of Manchester City Council, a Labour & Co-operative Party Councillor, representing Brooklands Ward in Wythenshawe, and Deputy Leader of the Council. Sue is also Deputy Chair of the Local Government Association, Chair of Trustees of Manchester Action on Street Health (MASH), director of Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES), and Chair of Trustees of the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.'
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Murray Steele is Chairman of LINX, the London Internet Exchange, Octopus Apollo plc and Surface Generation.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.'
Article: 60 seconds with... Murray Steele
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Jocelyn Stuart-Grumbar is Chief Executive of The Clothworkers' Foundation and Clerk to The Clothworkers' Company. Previously, Jocelyn was international business-builder Director at Xeros, Dyson and Diageo.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.'
Article: 60 seconds with... Jocelyn Stuart-Grumbar
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Chris Hopson is Chief Executive of NHS Providers (formerly the Foundation Trust Network). Previously, Chris worked at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in a number of board-level roles, Granada Media (later ITV) and was the first political adviser at the Deparment of Culture, Media & Sport.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.'
Article: 60 seconds with... Chris Hopson
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With recent tumultous company failures and after numerous inquiries, reviews, investigations, discussion papers, green papers and consultation papers, what is the future of corporate governance?
Article written by Vanessa Jones, a Corporate Governance consultant and director at Corporate Legal Solutions.
Article: The Future of Governance
Margaret Casely-Hayford chairs the Shakespeare's Globe and ActionAid UK as well as a Member Nominated Director of The Co-operative Group (The Co-op). Christian Weaver is a member of The Co-op's Young Members Group (YMG), a group established to bring new and more diverse perspectives to The Co-op's governance and decision-making forums.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.'
60 seconds with... Margaret Casely-Hayford & Christian Weaver
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For almost a decade, Board Intelligence have published the "60 seconds with..." leading chairmen interview series. During these interviews, they have been asked their "Golden Rules" ie, words they strive to live by and be inspired.
Read a selection of those chosen.
60 seconds of... Chairmen Golden Rules
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Christopher Rodrigues is Chairman of the British Council and the Port of London Authority. He was former Chairman of VisitBritain.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
Article: 60 seconds with... Christopher Rodrigues
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Mark Hoban is Chairman of Flood Re, a Non-Executive Director of the London Stock Exchange and an advisor to IHS Markit and PwC. Mark was Member of Parliament for Fareham for more than a decade and is a former Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Minister for Employment.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
Article: 60 seconds with... Mark Hoban
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Sir Win Bischoff is Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council and JP Morgan Securities plc (the main European holding company). Sir Win has also been Chief Executive and Chairman of Schroders, Chairman of Lloyds Banking Group and Citigroup Inc in New York, as well as a Non-Executive Director of Land Securities and Prudential.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
Article: 60 seconds with... Sir Win Bischoff
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Martin Leuw is Founder of Growth4Good, Chairman of Latimer Group and Non-executive Chairman of Leathwaite. He was previously Group Chief Executive of IRIS Software and Chairman of Clearswift.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
Article: 60 seconds with... Martin Leuw
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David Tyler is Chairman of Sainsbury's PLC, Hammerson and Domestic & General Group Limited. Previously, he was Chairman of Logica and 3i Quoted Private Equity. David was also a Non-Executive Director at Experian, Reckitt Benckiser Group and Burberry Group.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
Article: 60 seconds with... David Tyler
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Sir Brian Bender is Chairman of the London Metal Exchange, a Non Executive Director at the Financial Reporting Council and Pool Re, and a Governor of Dulwich College.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
Article: 60 seconds with... Sir Brian Bender
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Vagn Sørensen is Chairman of SSP Group PLC and a Senior Industrial Advisor with EQT Partners. He is a Non-executive Director of Air Canada, Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited and Lufthansa Cargo AG.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
Article: 60 seconds with... Vagn Sørensen
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At all levels of companies, there are individuals reviewing, embedding and discussing the role of ‘values’ and ‘ethics’ and their impact. This article will focus on the downfall of one high profile PR agency and the role of industry bodies.
By Jane Mitchell, Values & Ethics Adviser
Sarah Bates is Chair of St James’s Place plc, a Non-Executive Director at Worldwide Healthcare Trust and Polar Capital Technology Trust plc, as well as a member of the investment committee of the Universities Superannuation Scheme. She is also Chair of the St Joseph’s Hospice Investment Panel.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
60 seconds with... Sarah Bates
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Penny Hughes CBE is Chairman of The Gym Group and a Non-Executive Director at Royal Bank of Scotland and SuperGroup. Penny has previously been a Non-Executive Director at The Gap, Reuters Group, and Vodafone Group, among many others.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
60 seconds with... Penny Hughes CBE
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Jonathan Ruffer is co-founder and chairman of Ruffer LLP and served as the company’s CEO until 2012. He has been a director for Electric & General Investment Trust, Odey Asset Management, Fuel Tech, CFS and Dunbar Fund Management. He is chair of Auckland Castle Trust, a Bencher of the Middle Temple and a research fellow at St John’s College, Durham.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
60 seconds with... Jonathan Ruffer
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Sir John Parker is Chairman of Anglo American PLC, Pennon Group and Ombu Group. He is the incoming Chairman of Laing O’Rourke and a former Chairman of National Grid, Mondi, BVT Joint Venture and P&O PLC. He has served as Chairman and CEO of both Harland & Wolff and Babcock International, and is on the board of Carnival Corporation & plc and Airbus Group.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
60 seconds with... Sir John Parker
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Jamie Hambro is Chairman of James Hambro & Partners, J O Hambro Capital Management and The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Previously, Jamie was Chairman of the Henry Smith Charity, a large grant making charity, and Deputy Chairman of the Peabody Trust.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
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How can company secretaries transition from being invisible to becoming indispensable? This was the question posed by Claire Davies, Group Secretary at Barclays, speaking to a group of company secretaries and governance professionals at a recent Leadership Development Programme dinner.
The insights generated by Claire's career, offer a powerful route-map for the company secretary who wants to become indispensable.
Article by Seamus Gillen: a Governance Adviser; a trainer, mentor, evaluator; works with Boards, Directors, Co Secs; is Founder Director of ValueAlpha.
Article: From invisible to indispensable
Dame Gill Morgan is the Chair of NHS Providers. Previously, she was Permanent Secretary to the Welsh Assembly Government and CEO of NHS Confederation. She has served as Chair of the Alzheimer’s Society and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and the Faculty of Public Health.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
Article: 60 seconds with... Dame Gill Morgan
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Mike Evans is Chairman of Hargreaves Lansdown, Senior Independent Director of Chesnara and Chairman of Zoopla Property Group. He is also an Actuary and was previously COO of Skandia.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
Article: 60 seconds with... Mike Evans
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As Boards are under more pressure to succeed, they are searching for new NEDs who can help them achieve their goals. What factors should you consider when creating your NED CV?
Patsy Buchanan is a brand and website content development consultant, who works with new consultancies working out of the city of London.
Article: What does a Board seek from a NED CV?
Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett is Chairman of Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He is the Founder and Chairman of The Marshall Institute for Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship at the London School of Economics and the former Chief Executive of Marie Curie Cancer Care.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
Article: 60 seconds with... Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett
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Dennis Holt is Chairman of Beazley and the Co-operative Bank. He was previously Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ireland and Chairman of Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society.
'What matters in the Boardroom' is a series of conversations with leading figures from the boardroom, hosted by Board Intelligence.
Article: 60 seconds with... Dennis Holt
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With over 166,000 registered charities in England and Wales, many are struggling for a whole variety of reasons.
Andrew Wade is a Chartered Director (IoD), Corporate Governance Advisor and plural Non-Executive Director.
Article: When it's time to say goodbye
The board pack, one of the most prized documents of an organisation, contains financial and strategic data about the health of the business. It outlines decisions that will set the direction of the firm and, subject matter experts within the business are tasked with writing reports for this pack. It is often assumed that because report authors know their business, they are able to write effective reports. But is this the case?
If you are a subject matter expert, are you producing high quality and useful board papers? Read tips on delivering impact in your board reports.
Article: Write great board reports
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In 1971 the Court of Appeal described the company secretary as “the Chief Administrative Officer of the company”. No doubt at the time many company secretaries felt that was giving due recognition to their importance. But the modern company secretary has moved onwards and upwards.
Ken Rushton, senior consultant at Board Insight, considers how the proactive company secretary can add value to the board’s work.
Article: The Proactive Company Secretary
With permission from Board Insight Ltd
www.boardinsight.co.uk
Is your board fit for purpose?
November 2015
Five questions board directors should ask.
Andrew Wade is a Chartered Director (IoD), Corporate Governance Advisor and plural Non-Executive Director.
Article: Is your board fit for purpose?
Leon Ward, Charity & Governance Advisor, teamed up with the Charities Aid Foundation to compile a best practice guide about young trustees.
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Three game changers for company secretaries – September 2015
Caroline Evans, founder of MindLeap, shares three quick tips for company secretaries who wish to develop their careers.
Mindleap blog: Three game changers for company secretaries
Heather White from the Non Exec Hub conducts a video interview with Chris Spencer-Phillips, MD of First Flight, on how non exec recruitment has changed and helping companies get the most effective non execs. The video was divided into six topics:
Video interview: Chris Spencer-Phillips
Leon Ward, Charity & Governance Advisor, explores committee trustees the committee structure in answer to a question from trustees not knowing their basic duties.
Leon Ward, Charity & Governance Advisor, explores committee trustees and the committee structure in answer to a question by a charitable organisation.
Why carry out a board evaluation? What benefits can you achieve? These are just two of the key questions company boards ask, that are answered in this article. As board members become more and more accountable, board evaluations are not just form-filling but an essential component of achieving optimum success for the company.
Article: Would your board benefit from evaluation?
With permission from Board Insight Ltd
'To thrive at boardroom level, the in-house counsel must have the technical skills, the right personality, commercial imperative and an understanding of the board. That is tricky because different boards expect different things.'
Caroline Evans, MindLeap
The above quote is an extract from The evolving role of the GC written by Sam Chadderton for In-House Perspective, published by the International Bar Association.
Article: The evolving role of the GC
With permission from the International Bar Association
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