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INSIGHT: CEO succession, 18 April, 2025
3 transformative approaches to finding the best CEO
Stereotypes, subjectivity and ‘hand-raisers’ can get in the way of choosing the best leader. Here’s how to optimise your selection.
NEWS: Governance, 17 April, 2025
News round-up: this week in governance
“Pretence” that companies have values may be over; AI could help Gen Z influence governance; no special corporate form needed to have a “purpose”.
NEWS: Horizon scandal, 16 April, 2025
Post Office audits investigated by FRC
Regulator to examine four audits conducted by EY of Post Office accounts from 2015 to 2018 following Horizon scandal
NEWS: audit regulation, 16 April, 2025
Pressure renewed for audit reform bill
NEWS: International business, 14 April, 2025
Tariffs chaos drives boardroom focus on resilience
NEWS: Non-executive directors, 11 April, 2025
Institute of Directors launches non-executive director commission
NEWS: Risk management, 11 April, 2025
5 risks and opportunities for boards to debate
NEWS: Governance, 11 April, 2025
News round-up: this week in governance
Interviews
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NEWS: International business
Tariffs chaos drives boardroom focus on resilience
Business leaders will prioritise the resilience of their organisations in the face of economic upheaval caused by ever changing US policies on tariffs.
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NEWS: AI and the boardroom
Corporate world has a ‘huge appetite’ for artificial intelligence
AI could change boardrooms to the extent that directors’ duties would change too, a panel of governance, technology and legal experts heard.
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NEWS: Governance
EU non-financial reporting reforms are an ‘opportunity’
Firms can take advantage of the delayed implementation of CSRD and CSDDD to take stock and find out what’s required.
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NEWS: Governance
Governance needs ‘mutual understanding’ between shareholders & boards
Board directors and investors should remember they are ‘all on the same team’, advises ICGN’s Jen Sisson, in a governance podcast.
Board Moves
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Board moves, 14 April, 2025
ITV appoints Helen Ashton to its board
The former CFO of ASOS will join the broadcaster’s board as an independent non-executive director with effect from 13 May.
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Board moves, 3 April, 2025
Sainsbury’s appoints two non-executive directors
Katie Bickerstaffe and Steve Hare will join the board of the UK retail group after its annual general meeting in July.
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Board moves, 2 April, 2025
Anne-Françoise Nesmes to join Vodafone board
The former Smith & Nephew CFO will join the British telecoms multinational with effect from the conclusion of the 2025 AGM.
Regulation
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NEWS: Non-executive directors, 11 April, 2025
Institute of Directors launches non-executive director commission
Its aim is to help foster ‘a culture of responsible risk taking and effective governance’ and enhance trust in UK business.
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NEWS: Directors' duties, 3 April, 2025
Japanese directors face personal liability over climate risk
As climate is officially a ‘material risk’, a report warns that Japanese directors are legally bound to ‘act with due care’.
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NEWS: AI and the boardroom, 26 March, 2025
Corporate world has a ‘huge appetite’ for artificial intelligence
AI could change boardrooms to the extent that directors’ duties would change too, a panel of governance, technology and legal experts heard.
Partner Contributions
INSIGHT: Supply chain management
Supply chain scrutiny: the strategic role of the board
A new white paper from Forvis Mazars and Board Agenda explains how corporate boards can play their part in building a purposeful supply chain to support business strategy.
WEBINAR: NED Awards 2025
The right skills blend for the perfect board
The evolution of boards and of the skills they require is gathering pace, according to a Non-Executive Director Awards webinar.
NEWS: Technology
Boards are ‘inundated with data’ and face growing compliance risks
Organisations are struggling to achieve the data literacy that would empower their decision-making, new survey reveals.
Corporates with an international presence need to understand the incoming disclosure demands from regulators, a webinar panel agreed.
NEWS: Webinar
Collaboration is key to UK energy transition
Communication, innovation and engagement are needed for the move to net zero, an expert panel recently concluded.
