The Boardroom Blog
Friday, June 18, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Non-executive director
| Tags: FT,
non-executive director,
Walpole,
Zygos Partnership,
Lesley Stephenson,
Julia Budd,
Kit Bingham,
Jardine Lloyd Thompson,
Odgers Berndtson,
Greenhill & Co International LLP,
John Paynter,
Mark Henderson,
Graphic Alliance,
Standard Chartered,
Gieves and Hawkes
The role of a non-executive director offers satisfying and stimulating career development for senior business individuals. But how do you find and land the best roles? Heather Farmbrough sets out the steps you need to take
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance,
Non-executive director,
Stewardship Code
| Tags: risk,
FT,
FTSE 350,
non-executive director,
Stewardship Code,
Peter Butler,
corporate governance review
Part 2 of our interview with Peter Butler, Chief Executive and Founding Partner, Governance for Owners at the recent Financial Times Non Executive Directors’ Club on The FTSE 350 Corporate Governance Review Highlights.
Peter gave us his thoughts on the impact of the proposed Stewardship Code and the role of the Chairman.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance,
Non-executive director,
Stewardship Code
| Tags: risk,
FT,
FTSE 350,
non-executive director,
Stewardship Code,
Peter Butler,
corporate governance review
Part 1 of our interview with Peter Butler, Chief Executive and Founding Partner, Governance for Owners at the recent Financial Times Non Executive Directors’ Club on The FTSE 350 Corporate Governance Review Highlights.
Peter gave us his thoughts on the impact of the proposed Stewardship Code and the role of the Chairman.
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Tuesday, April 06, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Non-executive director
| Tags: survey,
FT,
non-executive director,
recruitment,
remuneration,
NED
The Financial Times, in association with Grant Thornton, are undertaking a survey of existing and aspiring non-executive directors in the UK to learn more about this unique sector.
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Monday, March 01, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance,
Non-executive director
| Tags: FT,
FRC,
Simon Lowe,
FTSE 350,
non-executive director,
Luke Johnson,
UK Corporate Governance Code,
Peter Butler,
corporate governance review,
Sir Christopher Hogg,
Seamus Gillen,
ICSA,
Financial Reporting Council,
Risk Capital Partners,
Owners
The Financial Times Non-Executive Directors Club is holding a twilight event on 11 March to discuss the implications to the non-executive directors’ role in light of recent governance releases.
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance,
Non-executive director
| Tags: governance,
FT,
Corporate Governance,
Simon Lowe,
FTSE 350,
Corporate Governance Review,
Michelle Edkins,
Barclays Global Investors,
Financial Times
Interview with Michelle Edkins Managing Director, Head of Corporate Governance, Europe at Barclays Global Investors, at the launch event of the Financial Times Non-Executive Directors’ Club on 10 November 2009.
Simon Lowe, partner and author of the FTSE 350 Corporate Governance Review, was able to capture some pearls of wisdom on film, by speaking to Michelle Edkins about investor engagement and why she advises against talking about ‘corporate governance’
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Thursday, December 03, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance
| Tags: governance,
FT,
compliance,
Corporate Governance,
Simon Lowe,
BP,
David Jackson,
Financial Times,
Non-executive director
Interview with David Jackson, Company Secretary BP plc, at the launch event of the Financial Times Non-Executive Directors’ Club on 10th November 2009.
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Thursday, December 03, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Non-executive director
| Tags: FT,
Simon Lowe,
Corporate Governance Review,
Michelle Edkins,
BP,
David Jackson,
Financial Times,
Walker review
The re-launch event of the new Financial Times Non-Executive Directors’ Club, in association with Grant Thornton, provided the perfect opportunity for Simon Lowe, partner and author of the FTSE 350 Corporate Governance Review, to gain some insight into the future of governance in the wake of the Walker Review and the FRC’s review of the Combined Code.
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Thursday, November 26, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Governance,
Non-executive director
| Tags: governance,
risk,
FT,
FRC,
Simon Lowe,
FTSE 350,
non-executive director,
listed,
NEDs,
Business Risk Services
FTSE 350 non-executive directors (NEDs) now have greater levels of direct sector experience and are more numerous than in 2003, a new study undertaken by business and financial advisers Grant Thornton for the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has revealed.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
| Tags: FT,
Corporate Governance,
Michelle Edkins,
BP,
David Jackson,
Barclays Global Investors,
Financial Times,
non-executive directors,
Lesley Stephenson,
Lucy Kellaway
This was the question posed at a recent event run by the Financial Times Non-Executive Directors’ Club in association with their partners, Grant Thornton.
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