The Boardroom Blog

Are UK businesswomen more likely to be CEOs, FDs or in another director role?

Thursday, September 01, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Research, Thought Leadership | Tags: business, statistics, Board, report, survey, UK, CEO, data, CFO, FD, women, infographic, finance director, IBR, women in business, gender, diversity, International Business Report

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Find out which senior management positions UK businesswomen are getting with our visualisation of data from the 2011 Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), which reveals the distribution of roles across UK boardrooms.

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Eight key changes in UK Corporate Governance Code

Thursday, February 17, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Governance, Research | Tags: Board, governance, FRC, FTSE 350, non-executive director, women, gender, diversity, remuneration, UK Corporate Governance Code, bonuses, NED, chairman, Turnbull

In the fast-changing landscape of UK corporate governance, what are the key recent changes that UK boards need to be aware of?

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Best of the Boardroom blog 2010

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Research | Tags: links, Corporate Governance, Corporate Governance Review, blog, best, 2010, NEDs, NED, Boardroom

NEDs, anti-corruption, risk issues and more… here are our top 10 posts of the year for thinking people on the board.

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The governance landscape is changing - are you ready?

Friday, December 10, 2010 | Posted by: Simon Lowe
Categories: Governance, Research, Thought Leadership | Tags: FTSE 350, board, Stewardship Code, UK Corporate Governance Code, chairman, governance,

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Our 2010 FTSE 350 Corporate Governance Code highlights key issues in governance trends in the UK’s leading companies and assesses whether they are prepared for the requirements of new governance guidance

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How should an FD be incentivised?

Wednesday, December 08, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Research, Thought Leadership | Tags: statistics, report, survey, data, CFO, FD, talent, Directorbank, incentives, finance director, analysis, private equity, skills, stake, Plc

There were some differences in how the directors thought an FD should be incentivised, against the views of the outstanding FDs themselves, according to Grant Thornton’s recent survey, researched in conjunction with Directorbank

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How does private equity drive FD behaviours?

Thursday, December 02, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Research, Thought Leadership | Tags: statistics, report, survey, M&A, data, advice, CFO, FD, investors, Directorbank, finance director, analysis, private equity, skills, shareholders, risk attitude

Private equity remains a significant part of the UK economy and is often under the microscope. It remains a dominant force in the M&A market. In our survey of 350 directors, we asked whether having a stake in a private equity business drives different behaviours – 70% of them said that it does.

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How does an FD gain commercial skills?

Wednesday, December 01, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Research, Thought Leadership | Tags: statistics, report, survey, data, advice, CFO, FD, talent, Directorbank, finance director, analysis, skills, commercial, experience

Understanding the business and getting as much commercial exposure as early as possible is critical for becoming a successful FD, according to Grant Thornton’s recent survey, researched in conjunction with Directorbank. But how? A number of outstanding finance directors share their views…

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Unsung heroes: Grant Thornton and Directorbank recognise outstanding FDs

Wednesday, November 24, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Research, Thought Leadership | Tags: Grant Thornton, report, survey, CEO, data, interview, CFO, FD, Directorbank, video, finance director, analysis, Swag Mukerji, John Pearce, Roger Matthews, chair, repor

Finance directors aren’t normally the face of the company, or even seen as big names of the business world, yet it’s often the case that they are the beating heart of a successful company. Our recent What makes an outstanding FD? report, researched in conjunction with Directorbank, highlights that it’s time their worth is recognised. We also interview three directors – including Directorbank’s MD John Pearce (below) who talks about the growing importance of the finance director’s role .

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Retail strategy – a boardroom review

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Research, Thought Leadership | Tags: innovation, report, survey, strategy, business models, retail, agenda

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What questions should you be asking this year if you’re sitting on a retail board? Following on from our survey post last week

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Pressured retailers must review business model strategy

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Research | Tags: innovation, report, survey, business models, boardroom, retail, Strategy

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Insights from our latest sector survey,

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What to put on the board’s anti-corruption agenda

Monday, June 21, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: Corruption, Governance, Research, Thought Leadership

Since the draft Bribery Bill was first published in 2008, it is not just the law that has changed but also attitudes to its enforcement.

There has been an unprecedented level of engagement ahead of the enactment of new legislation by the lead law enforcement agency.

However, despite this increased enforcement activity, our

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