Commissioner for Public Appointments

Commissioner for Public Appointments Business / Organisation Name: Cabinet Office Business / Organisation Sector: Public Business / Organisation Website: https://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/ Business / Organisation Type: Government Role Title: Chair Remuneration: Paid Role Description A public appointment, the role of the Commissioner was created in 1995 following the First Report of the Committee on Standards in Public […]

Soft Facilities Management - Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director - Soft Facilities Management Location: North Of England, United Kingdom Date Posted: 31 July, 2019 Category: Executive Search Job Type: Contractor Renumeration: £750 Day rate plus expensed travel & overnight accommodation where needed Post: Non-Executive Director – Independent Soft FM Business (18-24 days per annum consisting of average 12 Board Meetings per year […]

Supportability - Chair

Chair - Supportability Marcliffe Ind Est, Stockport (SK7), SK7 5BW Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd Voluntary Part Time Supportability is a locally based charity primarily operating in the Stockport area but also providing services in the surrounding areas for children, young people and adults with complex disabilities. We have been established since 1953, having been originally […]

The Carillion shambles shows why Non-Executive Directors should face scrutiny, too

Carillion is perhaps British capitalism’s most embarrassing failure. Over the decades, there have been costlier corporate collapses, such as Royal Bank of Scotland, and more shocking ones, such as Northern Rock. There have been company deaths that tug more at the heartstrings — MG Rover, or Woolworths — and there have been more colourful and […]

Aviva Non-Executive Directors face penalties over preference share fiasco

Aviva is considering the unprecedented move of docking the pay of some of its non-executive directors after the preference shares row of 2018 and the company’s censure by regulators last month. George Culmer, chairman of the insurer, has ordered a review by a law firm to examine whether the remuneration of the executives at the […]

How to become a Non-Executive Director

How to become a Non-Executive Director - 1-day course for aspiring NEDs The How to become a Non-Executive Director course helps you to plan and prepare for your first NED position. It instils a real sense of what is expected of NEDs, and how you can meet the challenge. This one-day interactive course is aimed at aspiring NEDs and […]