The role allows women to sharpen their leadership skills amid a lack of senior management opportunities
Co-head of investment bank and trading business calls time on almost three-decade career at firm
Jaime Gilinski took controlling stake in UK lender as part of a £925mn refinancing
Non-executive directors are becoming a more realistic option for the top job
More businesses are offering apprenticeships to diversify the pool of future directors
So how many seats is too many?
UK fund management group has had rocky year with tumbling share price and dividend cut
How many board positions should one person have?
Shareholders are demanding that serial directors not spread their time too thinly
But almost nine in 10 executive directors are male across the top 150 FTSE companies
Executives raise fears with ministers as premiums to cover serving on boards double and may climb further
The pandemic has placed a premium on ‘busy directors’ and a display of humanity
Ad group in December faced defection of half of its board directors
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Non-executives’ remuneration lags that of executives by ‘huge amount’
Investor resolutions rise as asset managers including BlackRock retain combined positions
From Melville Rodrigues, London, UK
Providers of liability cover squeezed by competition and increasing legal bills
UK directors are getting older — but are they any wiser?
Carmaker’s appointments show company is seeking broad experience ahead of listing
Three recent cases question whether investors were properly represented in deals that benefited insiders
Southend airport owner was one of a handful of large UK companies with no women on their boards
An effective board requires NEDs who possess people skills, courage and self-awareness
Standard Life Aberdeen co-chief faces relinquishing one FTSE 100 non-exec role
Breakdown cover group close to expanding its board to improve governance
