Many of the risks affecting companies today are systemic. Responses that focus solely on improving individual business performance are inadequate.

The current pace of technological change is creating a level of complexity that is overtaking our ability to make effective decisions, says a leadership expert.

RELX Group chair Sir Anthony Habgood named FTSE 100 Non-Executive Director of the Year while Dianne Walker hailed as the Dame Helen Alexander NED to Watch.

Board leaders exist on stormy seas of change. The question is, can they stay afloat by adapting to the way the wind is blowing, or will they go down with the ship?

A new UK governance code to be published on Monday will offer flexibility to allow some chairmen to serve for longer than nine years.