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Non-executive directors articles

Articles and feature from the ICAEW on the role and responsibilities of non-executive directors

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Demystifying the role of NEDs in the public sector
  • May 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
Chartered accountants possess many of the skills required to be an effective NED in the public sector. We explain what the role entails, how interested members can find vacancies and why they are so desperately needed.
Sustainability: the most-needed knowledge for boards
  • Apr 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
Every NED – not just ‘the ESG person’ – must have a basic grasp of sustainability issues for a board to function effectively, says Jeannette Lichner.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMUNITY Exploring governance - What is the role of a NED?
  • Jun 2023
  • David Levenson
As governance codes have developed, the role played by non-executive directors (NEDs) on boards has become more prominent and exposed. In his series reflecting on how to create a high performing board, executive coach David Levenson outlines the responsibilities of NEDs.
Exclusive CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMUNITY Taking on the role of ‘Non-Executive Director’… boards do need You!
  • Sep 2021
  • Louis Cooper
The role of the Non-Executive Director (‘NED’) can be both challenging and rewarding, but it is important to know what you are getting into.
Exclusive CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMUNITY Whats it like being a NED in the public sector
  • Oct 2020
  • Corporate Governance Community
  • Corporate Governance Community Newsletter
In the first of a series of articles and webinars on NEDs in the public sector, we talked to Heather Logan ACA to find out more about serving on the boards of public bodies in Scotland.
Exclusive What’s it like being a NED in the public sector?
  • Sep 2020
  • ICAEW Insights
In the first of a series of articles and webinars on NEDs in the public sector, we talked to Heather Logan ACA to find out more about serving on the boards of public bodies in Scotland.
Exclusive Reducing the size of board packs
  • Oct 2019
  • Zsuzsanna Schiff
  • FS Focus
Zsuzsanna Schiff talks to Hitesh Patel, independent NED and chair of the ICAEW Insurance Committee about how to reduce the size of the board packs
Exclusive CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMUNITY Seven reasons why a board role can boost your career
  • Oct 2019
  • Julia Root-Gutteridge
  • Corporate Governance Community Newsletter
There is a lot of focus on how to get non-executive director (NED) positions on corporate boards and the best way to build a portfolio career – but many professionals don’t realise the value of laying the groundwork for success at this level much earlier in their careers.
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