Tag: Jan du Plessis
News round-up: this week in governance
Sir Keir Starmer seeks governance ideas for growth; a step nearer 2030 for the climate agenda; BlackRock on board diversity.
Financial Reporting Council appoints four new non-executive directors
Angela Cha, Sir Ashley Fox, Clare Thompson and David Willis have joined the FRC board to work alongside new chair Sir Jan du Plessis.
Jan du Plessis gives first insights into FRC governance and audit reform
The prospective FRC chair acknowledged that the watchdog’s own governance needs reform, and that audit scandals have damaged its reputation.
Jan du Plessis lined up as next chair of the Financial Reporting Council
The appointment of Du Plessis, chair of BT Group and a former chair of Rio Tinto and SABMiller, is subject to parliamentary approval.
Adam Crozier appointed as chair of BT Group
The ex-CEO of ITV and Royal Mail will join the board in November and take over from current chair Jan du Plessis in December.
BT chair Jan du Plessis to step down later this year
Du Plessis joined the BT board as a non-executive director in June 2017 and was appointed as chair in November 2017.
Board moves: BT; ASOS; and appScatter
Philip Jansen takes on the role of BT group CEO; Matthew Dunn tries the ASOS CFO role for size; and appScatter creates an advisory board with an international twist.
Rio Tinto appoints Simon Thompson as chairman
Mining giant Rio Tinto selects non-executive director Simon Thompson to take over from long-standing chairman Jan du Plessis.
Investor ire sees Sir Mick Davis’s Rio Tinto chairmanship plan shelved
Rio Tinto backtracks on plan to appoint Sir Mick Davis as chairman, after an influential group representing a large tranche of shareholders expresses concern.
Conservative Party CEO lined up for mining return with Rio Tinto
Sir Mick Davis, who was a key figure in Xstrata’s merger with Glencore, could return to the fray as Rio Tinto chairman, according to reports.