Landmark corporate governance failures have increased the focus of shareholders, employees, customers and the media on boardroom integrity.
Nomination committees are facing more pressure to address diversity
and there is a shortage of skilled Chairmen with in-depth financial expertise to lead audit committees.
With Non-Executive Directors being urged to reduce the number of roles in their portfolios and devote more time to each, competition for the best candidates is intensifying.
Having acted as an independent sounding board to the Chairmen of some of the UK's leading companies, we appreciate the concerns and challenges facing Boards.
This knowledge helps to inform our approach to recruiting both Executive and Non-Executive Board members.
Achieving the right balance of skills, experience and personalities is crucial
in developing a trusted and cohesive leadership team, as Joëlle Warren found when working with The Co-operative Group.
