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On Board for Success

Our members share their success stories of developing their board careers - and the real tips and tricks that helped along the way.

BESPOKE NED SEARCH SUCCESS: One Home

One Home is an education charity focused on promoting climate solutions, helping individuals cut costs, and adapting to extreme weather events. With the need for their work higher than ever […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Heidi Malaure

Heidi’s commitment and passion for developing a non-executive career shone through when she applied to our Bursary programme early this year. We were incredibly excited to hear that just a […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Monica Collings

Monica Collings has quickly built an impressive NED portfolio with various non-executive and strategic board advisory roles. With extensive experience in the energy sector, she served as the former CEO […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Zarin Patel

Zarin Patel NED at Anglian Water Service and Post Office Ltd; Trustee at National Trust; Independent Member of Audit & Risk Committees at John Lewis Partnership and HMRC. You can […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Ruth Ashaye

Ruth Ashaye, 2023 Bursary Participant When Ruth applied for our 2023 Bursary Programme, her goal was to secure her first board role and make a difference within her local community. […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Javid Hamid

Javid Hamid Partner at KPMG and trustee of Tara Theatre 2023 A serendipitous interaction during a WB Directors session several years ago steered Javid Hamid towards a board career trajectory […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Kat Shenton

Kat Shenton Non-Executive Director and Investment Committee Chair at Applerigg Limited; Board member at CCLA Investment Management COIF Charity Funds; Investment Committee Member at Nest – National Savings Trust 2023 […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Heidi Smith

Heidi Smith Treasurer to the Board of Pushkin House Stepping in to the Role of Charity Treasurer Heidi Smith was appointed Treasurer to the Board of Pushkin House 18 months […]

TEN for TEN years: Alex Tamlyn

Alex Tamlyn Experienced lawyer and governance expert reflects on developments in corporate governance over the past 30 years. You can listen to Alex’s story in full on podcast here or […]

TEN for TEN years: Lesley Lloyd

Lesley Lloyd is a Governor at the University of Central Lancashire, where she chairs the Sustainability Committee (SustCo) and also sits on the Audit & Risk Committee. Lesley is also […]