Author name: Gardibald

Find out more about Governance Projects Our client, a privately run membership organisation, requested a document which could be provided to members setting out the behaviours expected of them. It was intended that this code of conduct would enable the organisation to hold members to account for behaviours not in keeping with their required standards. …

The Governance Team Review That Saves You Over 100 Hours Of Team Time…. Read More »

Find out more about AGM Support Our client, a London and New York Stock Exchange listed company, came to us after news became public that they had misled officials about the safety of one of their products. This resulted in the CEO being imprisoned in the US and fined $six-figures. The AGM was fast approaching …

The AGM Where The CEO Is In Prison…. Read More »

Find out more about AGM Support Our client, a listed financial services company, was due to hold their AGM in early May just as covid-19 struck. Throughout the year the company was in the media and the AGM always received publicity. Nerves were high and a spotlight was on the Deputy Company Secretary to deliver …

The AGM Where You’re The First Financial Services FTSE Listed Company To Hold A Hybrid Meeting With Live Shareholder Q&A… Read More »

Find out more about Board Effectiveness Review Our client, a large international private group, which had recently been through a significant number of changes to their leadership, asked us to support them with a board effectiveness review. The client did not need to follow the requirements of a specific governance code but chose to aligns …

The Time When An Interim Board Effectiveness Review Was Needed… Read More »

Find out more about Board Effectiveness Review Our client, a listed software company, needed to complete their annual board effectiveness review but had not been required to hold one in several years. The company had recently voluntarily adopted the UK Corporate Governance Code requirements as it aligned with their culture and aspirations to grow. We …

The Board Evaluation When You Haven’t Done One For A While… Read More »

Find out more about Board Pack Efficiency Our client, a listed financial services company, had been struggling with duplicate papers and voluminous board packs. Boardroom decisions were disjointed and ineffective with discussions taking place outside of meetings and meetings being used for legal documentary purposes only. The Board of Directors and Management wanted to spend …

The Time When You Realise You’re Wasting Too Much Time In Board Meetings Reading And Writing Board Papers… Read More »

Find out more about Coaching & Training Our client, a private company, was looking to undertake training for their Board of Directors to help them better understand their roles and responsibilities. The directors were battling with how to manage competing interests alongside navigating the difficulties of having some more vocal members on the board. We …

The Time When The Board Of Directors Needs A Refresher On Their Duties… Read More »

Find out more about Coaching & Training Our client, a national sports organisation, asked us to run an on-site minute writing masterclass. Their 15 attendees had a mixture of experience and held various roles. Given that minute taking is a practical skill, and we would be knowledge sharing our experience of thousands of meetings, we …

The Time When You Need To Upskill Volunteers On Minute Taking… Read More »

Find out more about Code Benchmarking Our client, a listed property developer, wanted to have comfort that they were applying the UK Corporate Governance Code effectively. They were already reflecting, through their annual reporting, that the Code was being applied and wanted external validation to support this statement. We conducted a full audit of their …

The Time When The Board Of Directors Needs Confirmation They’re Code Compliant… Read More »

Our client, a listed company, asked us to help refresh and enhance the narrative section of its annual report. Disclosures in previous years had been light but following considerable growth the board had decided more transparency would be provided. We carried out a gap analysis between the previous year’s annual report, competitor reporting, industry standards …

The Time When Extra Support Is Needed To Get The Annual Report Finished… Read More »