Tag: non-executive directors
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.
Krishnan Anand joins British American Tobacco as non-executive director
Anand is chief executive of Igniting Business Growth, and has held senior roles at Molson Coors, Coca-Cola and Unilever.
Luca Maestri and Chris Leong nominated to join Nestlé board
Maestri is senior vice president and chief financial officer at Apple, while Leong is chief marketing officer at Schneider Electric.
Peloton appoints Angel Mendez and Jonathan Mildenhall to the board
Mendez and Mildenhall join new CEO Barry McCarthy on the board, while co-founder and ex-CEO John Foley becomes executive chair.
D&O insurance price rises ease after years of turbulence
Survey by Marsh finds that D&O insurance prices rose 24% in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with hikes of 61% in Q3 and 92% in Q2.
The Secret NED: if your board has problems, don’t be a hero
Even the best non-executives shouldn’t presume they can solve all the board’s difficulties, especially those symptomatic of wider issues.
Simon Dingemans joins WPP as non-executive director
Dingemans is a senior adviser at global investment firm The Carlyle Group and a former chief financial officer of GlaxoSmithKline.
Anne E. Robinson joins National Grid board as non-executive director
Robinson is general counsel of asset management company Vanguard, and previously held positions at Deloitte, American Express and Citi.
David Blackwood and Dominic Lavelle join the Go-Ahead board
Blackwood was previously chief financial officer of Synthomer, while Lavelle is a former group finance director at Alfred McAlpine.
Are UK corporate governance rules leading to market malaise?
A recent article argued the UK needs “more directors who understand risk-taking, not virtue signalling” if London is to regain its status.