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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.

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Alison McGregor

Alison McGregor Chair designate, The Malcolm Group Ltd; NED at Fidelity Special Values plc; NED and AuditCommittee member at Scottish Power Energy Network Holdings; trustee at Beatson Cancer charity and […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Nicolina Andall

Nicolina Andall Lay Member of the London Recruitment Advisory Committee for the Lord Chancellors’ Department; Independent Panel Member, Ministry of Justice; Solicitor Representative on the Advisory Board, Halsbury’s Laws of […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Ri Chakraborty

Ri Chakraborty Board member of Norwich University of the Arts Joining a board needn’t be daunting Many prospective NEDs may fear that being a board member is extremely challenging and […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Celia Pronto

Celia Pronto Non-Executive Director at South East Water, Trustee at cancer charity ‘Yes to Life’ and Chief Customer and Digital Officer at Casual Dining Group 2019 You can listen to Celia’s story […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Monica Chadha

Monica Chadha Monica was named as one of Cranfield’s Women to Watch in 2019 and has since gained a range of other non-executive appointments. GETTING A ROLE IN A NEW […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Sekai Mutambirwa

Sekai Mutambirwa NED at Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Being flexible about your board journey Few of us have seen our plans for 2020 work out exactly as intended. However, […]

LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME ALUMNA: Angela Henderson

Angela Henderson Portfolio NED at inter alia Credit Suisse Asset Management; Governor at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust “The Getting to the C-Suite programme has been very useful to […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Shayne Ramsay

Shayne Ramsay Trustee at South East London RSPCA Making a fresh start … with a board role A non-executive role had been on Shayne Ramsay’s radar before she moved to […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Karen Finlayson

Karen Finlayson Partner, PwC and Associate Lay Trust Board Member, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Governor Sheffield Hallam University; former Chair of Audit Committee, Doncaster College You can listen to […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Mwenya Kawesha

Mwenya Kawesha Board member of the Royal Court Theatre; Engagement Manager at Faculty (an AI startup) Pursuing your passion though a board role Mwenya’s links to the Royal Court theatre […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Alice Avis

Alice Avis MBE NED, experienced CEO and Chair of a range of boards Making an impact as a Non-Executive To many, non-executives can feel removed from the day to day […]

ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Helen Gillett

Helen Gillett NED at Orbit Group (housing association) and former Managing Director of Affinity for Business. Getting off to a flying start as a Non-Executive “I wish I’d done it […]