Dunsmore will join the pub operator’s board next month, following the departure of senior independent director Nick Miller.

This year’s awards for exceptional non-executive directors celebrated talent in the face of ‘material and disruptive’ questions for boards.

The experienced audit chair will become a non-executive director of the Schroders trust from 1 January 2025.

Dirk Beerbaum writes the Wirecard scandal underlines the need to confront the ‘inherent’ conflicts of interest caused by companies paying the auditors who police their financial reporting.

Situl Jobanputra will join the board of the global travel and high street retail chain from 1 March this year.

From April next year, Lewis will join the board as an independent non-executive director and member of the group board risk committee.

Jörg Eigendorf will take up his role in September, handing over leadership of communications and CSR at the bank to focus on sustainability.

Wynaendts is the former CEO of Dutch insurance company Aegon, and is set to succeed current chair Paul Achleitner next year.

Ensuring long-term success is about protecting reputation. But it may mean a painful adjustment from short to long-term thinking and to a more inclusive form of capitalism.

Investors express their disquiet with performance at the German-based bank.