16 April, 2019
Shareholders focus attention on diversity and climate
If you are a company chair and fail to ensure your board is diverse you can bet some significant shareholders will now vote against your reappointment. That’s the message this week from Legal and...
10 April, 2019
The gendered corporation
In the wake of the most recent economic crash, popular analysts looked at the gender of those involved in corporate governance and asked whether the recession would have happened if there were more wo...
24 August, 2018
Stobart appoints first female executive in board overhaul
Plans to overhaul Stobart Group’s board have come to fruition, with its first female executive appointed. Ginny Pulbrook, a partner at Camarco and co-f...
18 May, 2018
Why it is time to take stock of governance in banking
The previous “light-touch” model of bank regulation that preceded and created the conditions for the global financial crisis has been replaced by a far stricter supervisory regime, following the i...
19 December, 2017
Non-executive directors’ average age breaks through 60
The average age of non-executive directors has broken through the 60 mark for the first time, according to research by headhunters Spencer Stuart. In its 2017 UK Board Index report,
12 December, 2017
Five steps to ensuring an effective board merger
1. Share information All board members—and not just senior directors or the larger of the two companies—need a clear understanding of the reasons for the merger. Advisory experts and boa...
11 December, 2017
Boards must improve tech knowledge as “adaptation is critical” for future
Boards must consider oversight—and their skill levels—when it comes to managing new technology and innovation in their business, according to a report by the Association of Chartered Certified Acc...
9 November, 2016
Government advances plans to get more women in senior management
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