A discussion about boards with founders on them.
This virtual session brings together experienced NEDs to explore the nuances of serving on boards that have founders on them.
Sally-Ann Hibberd will be leading this discussion. Sally-Ann is the Co-Chair of the Directors Circle Financial Services group and has had worked with a number of strong CEO’s, Chairs and founders.
This event is part of our Financial Services Circle series and will slant towards boards in that sector. However, we are also keen to draw more cross-cutting lessons from multiple sectors so have opened this session to all members of our Directors’ Circle
Joining the discussion will be Oli Cummings, CEO of Nurole. Oli brings valuable experience from acquiring stakes in businesses where founders have remained on the board. During the event, he’ll share insights drawn from his conversations with many experienced NEDs and Chairs who’ve navigated the challenges of working with strong founders in the boardroom.
Chaired by – Sally Ann Hibberd
BDO lead – Sasha Molodtsov
Chairs
Sally-Ann Hibberd
Sally-Ann has a background in financial services and technology. In addition to her role as Non-Executive Chair of The Clear Group, she currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of IG Group Holdings plc, where she chairs the Sustainability Committee, and as a Non-Executive Director of Lowell Group, where she chairs the Risk and Sustainability Committees.
Sally-Ann has been a Non-Executive Director of Shawbrook Group plc, Equiniti Group plc, The Co-operative Bank plc, Loughborough University, and NFU Mutual, serving as Chair or a member of several committees, including Risk, Audit, Nomination, and Remuneration. She previously served as Chief Operating Officer of the International Division and, latterly, as Group Operations and Technology Director of Willis Group, and has held a number of senior executive roles at LloydsTSB. Sally-Ann holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from Loughborough University and an MBA from Bayes Business School.
Suzanne Clark
Suzanne is an experienced Audit Committee chair and accomplished non-executive director who excels when challenging the status quo in complex, dynamic, or highly regulated organisations. She currently sits as a Non-Executive Director at Recognise Bank, and as NED and Audit Committee Chair at The Exeter and HBL Bank UK.
She brings an exceptional track record of guiding organisations through critical transformations and crises (at the Bank of England during the financial crisis and at a large hospital during the pandemic).
BDO Lead
Sasha Molodtsov
Sasha is a Partner in Financial Services, leading the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team, which sits within BDO’s Financial Services, ESG and Regulatory Advisory practice. Sasha has recently returned from a secondment with the Bank of England. Sasha supports firms’ C-suite and board decision-makers in understanding, monitoring, and reporting ESG-related matters as they relate to regulations and industry expectations. She also leads BDO’s Financial Services Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) community, which delivers timely technical, regulatory and thematic thought leadership to enable NEDs to deliver their Director duties successfully.
Sasha is a mentor with The 30% Club, The Prince’s Trust and Women in Banking and Finance, and co-leads the Diversity Project’s Ambassador programme. Alongside her technical role at BDO, she is also involved in BDO’s Diversity and Inclusion working groups and employee networks. She sits on BDO’s CEDAR (formerly BAME) Executive and LGBTQ+ network, and co-leads the Financial Services Culture & Inclusion Group.