Tag: Smith & Nephew

Anne-Françoise Nesmes to join Vodafone board
The former Smith & Nephew CFO will join the British telecoms multinational with effect from the conclusion of the 2025 AGM.

Consultants push up executive pay
When pay consultants include existing clients in peer groups for comparison, it results in CEO remuneration rising, research found.

LSE chief claims remco chairs willing to suffer ‘naughty step’ for higher executive pay
Julia Hoggett says Capital Markets Industry Taskforce’s campaign to enhance CEO pay is winning converts.

News round-up: this week in governance
Activists disrupt Unilever AGM; how AI might save ESG; a difficult pill for Smith & Nephew; should the FCA name and shame?

Diageo announces NED appointment
GSK’s Julie Brown will join the board of directors as a non-executive director and auditco chair on 5 August.

IHG Group appoints Angie Risley as NED
HR veteran Risley will join the board of InterContinental Hotels Group as a non-executive director, effective 1 September this year.

News round-up: this week in governance
Church of England investors to vote against oil directors; US civil unrest; FRC to probe Deloitte; are UK execs better off in the US?

Smith+Nephew appoints Deepak Nath as chief executive
Nath is a former president of the diagnostics business at Siemens Healthineers, and previously held senior roles at Abbott Laboratories.