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. […]
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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.
The Insider's Guide to Being a Young Trustee
Maya Ophelia, Content Marketing Manager at WB Directors, shares her insights and tips on being a young trustee. Joining a board in my twenties with no senior leadership experience was […]
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: Bringing lived experience into your boardroom - a view from Bushra Ahmed
Bushra Ahmed Founder West Croydon Voice; trustee of Lloyds Bank Foundation, 50:50 Parliament and HomeStart UK Best known for founding the campaign group West Croydon Voice, community activity Bushra Ahmed, […]
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 […]
ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Ecohydra appoint new NEDs through Women on Boards
Sometimes board recruitment is a straight-forward replacement exercise. At others, it is part of a development strategy as the needs and nature of your organisation changes. The latter was very […]
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 […]
ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Anica Alvarez Nishio
Anica Alvarez Nishio NED for VAPC (Arm’s Length Advisory Body to the Ministry of Defence); National Institute of Health and Care Excellence Quality Standards Advisory Committee, National Institute of Health […]
TEN for TEN years: Tazeem Abbas
Tazeem Abbas Tazeem is a board member at SW9 Community Housing and School Governor at Caldew School, Carlisle. She is a qualified accountant with broad executive experience in regeneration and […]
ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Eilish Jamieson
Eilish Jamieson Portfolio NED Eilish’s Biography Eilish is a governance, risk management and assurance professional with over 20 years international experience of working at board level in large, regulated, and […]