Why Aren’t More Lawyers NEDs?
In this latest report, Alex Hamilton-Baily and Mark Freebairn explore why senior lawyers remain underrepresented in UK boardrooms. Drawing on interviews with Chairs, NEDs, general counsel, company secretaries and legal leaders, the research suggests the problem is not capability but perception.
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Join Amy Rojik & Matthew Becker, as he reflects on his journey to the top, exploring what it means to move from influencing decisions to owning them.
This report shows the latest sign of an enduring problem with board effectiveness — a persistent gap between potential and performance.
A joint WTW-Cevian report examining how pay, ownership and time commitment can strengthen FTSE 100 boards and support long-term value creation.
Family businesses build independent boards when growth, succession, or complexity makes the old way of governing impossible to sustain.
Supriya Manchanda and Tim Reid examine what the Mills Review means for AI governance and board oversight in financial services.
This article gives insights into a shift that boards must do: They must move from viewing AI as a technology initiative to a core enterprise transformation agenda.
The FRC has published insights to support boards, preparers and investors in the application, and assessment, of materiality within corporate reporting.
This report provides boards, chairs, NEDs & advisers with a clear framework for understanding how climate competency can strengthen governance & improve oversight.