Tag: independent non-executive directors
Oxford Biomedica appoints Catherine Moukheibir as non-executive director
Moukheibir has extensive international experience in finance, capital markets and life sciences, including as CFO of Movetis.
Lisa Fretwell joins Santander UK as independent non-executive director
Fretwell is a former managing director of Experian UK’s data business and previously held senior positions at Cisco.
Wizz Air appoints Anna Gatti as non-executive director
Gatti has worked for companies including Google, YouTube and Skype, and co-founded two start-ups leveraging AI applied to big data.
Dr Harry C. Dietz to join GSK board as independent non-executive director
Dietz is a former president of the American Society of Human Genetics and founder of biopharmaceutical company Blade Therapeutics.
Deborah Kerr to join Vodafone board as non-executive director
Kerr, who is managing director of private equity firm Warburg Pincus, will take up her new board role in March next year.
Independent directors play essential role in assessing share buybacks
Study finds independent directors are efficient at monitoring buybacks and avoiding those “that would destroy long-term shareholder value”.
Boards prioritising company insiders over independence
After a previous trend for independent directors, crisis-hit boards have been appointing more company insiders with firm-specific knowledge.
Sebastian Coe scoops board role at lottery firm Sazka
The former athlete and Conservative peer has joined the Czech lottery operator as its first independent non-executive director.
Glencore appoints David Wormsley as independent non-executive director
The newest addition to the board at the mining giant is a former chair of UK banking and broking at Citigroup.
Nicky Morgan joins Santander UK as independent non-executive director
Baroness Morgan will be chair of the board’s responsible banking committee and a member of the audit and risk committees.