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You can also read shared experiences from other board directors such as a recent interview with Vanda Murray, who after five years as a non-executive director at Fenner plc, the Yorkshire-based FTSE 250 industrial manufacturer, was appointed as its chairman last year. Murray describes the role of the NED as “increasingly becoming a professional one, in terms of training as well as the need for commitment. It is increasingly demanding. You have duties as a director and as an individual. Your reputation is increasingly on the line.” She describes how those director and individual duties are magnified as a chairman. Read the full interview here.

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