Tag: non-executive directors

Mirriad Advertising appoints two NEDs
Nicole McCormack and Lois Day are joining the board as non-executive directors of the in-content specialist advertising company.

Chris Browne appointed as NED at Kier Group
Browne, a former chief operating officer of easyJet, will join the construction group’s board as a non-executive director in September.

Katie Murray to become chair of Phoenix board audit committee
The pensions savings and life insurance group appointed Murray, who had been serving as a NED, to assume the role in September.

News round-up: this week in governance
Row over pay for non-execs; JD Sports governance overhaul; EU agrees on CSRD; and do mandatory US climate disclosures impede free speech?

EU proposes 40% quota for female non-executives
Agreement sees the threshold reduced to 33% if boards agree rules to include executive roles in their gender quota calculations.

Many executives ‘fail to understand the role and value of boards’
A recent webinar on board effectiveness discussed the mix of competence and courage required from non-executive directors.

John Bason to join SSE board as non-executive director
Bason is finance director of Associated British Foods and chair of FareShare, the UK’s network of charitable food redistributors.

ANZ Banking Group appoints Jeff Smith as non-executive director
Smith is chief operating officer of World Fuel Services Corporation and a former chief information officer at IBM, Suncorp and Telstra.

Lynne Weedall joins Greggs as non-executive director
Weedall was group HR director at Selfridges and Carphone Warehouse, and is currently on the boards of Dr. Martens, Stagecoach and Softcat.

National Grid appoints Iain Mackay as non-executive director
Mackay is chief financial officer at pharmaceutical company GSK and is a former group finance director at HSBC Holdings.