Details
In this session, Fiona Hathorn, CEO of Women on Boards Directors, will outline the career and company benefits of being a board member, Trustee or Governor alongside your day job. Fiona will also discuss why it is so important that senior leads and the ‘People and Legal Teams’ understand why it is never too early (or late!) to explore opportunities. Fiona will explain the support and services offered to full members by the WB Directors network. She will also explore how Shadow, Advisory and employee representatives interacting with Boards can be used to bring diverse insights into the boardroom to challenge and inform senior executives.
Fiona will then hand over to Pauline Caldwell, Founder & Director at Momentum Business Consulting, who has a passion for supporting fellow HR professionals in expanding their board experience and will share her personal experiences and the lessons learnt on her journey to becoming an NED. A panel discussion will follow, with opportunities for Q&A from the floor.
About the speakers
Fiona Hathorn
Fiona is the CEO of Women on Boards UK alongside advising a number of different boards and organisations. Currently she is an Advisory Panel Member for the FRC (Financial Reporting Council), an Advisory Board Member to Spktral (a technology company that helps organisations simplify the gender pay gap reporting process), advisor to Peel Hunt (mid-cap stockbroker) and Chair of Hanx‘s Nominations Committee (FMCG start-up). She is an expert in the areas of Governance, Regulation and Talent Management who has sat on both marketing and audit & finance committees.
Fiona is also a Patron of Fight for Sight (a medical research charity) and was formerly a director for Hill Samuel Asset Management. She has advised the board of the Thai Euro Fund and is a Judge for the Non Executive Director Awards, sponsored by The Sunday Times. In 2020 Fiona joined King’s College London’s ‘Global Institute for Women’s Leadership‘ Advisory Board.
Pauline Caldwell
Pauline is a Global HR professional with 20+ years’ experience, who has operated at C-suite level working across professional services, primarily within law and accountancy and more recently within risk, engineering, wealth management, financial services, and healthcare. Pauline provides HR Consulting & Executive Coaching services to a range of clients and is a Non-Executive Director.
Pauline’s key areas of expertise cover people leadership & development, compensation & remuneration, succession planning, ED&I and relationship management. Pauline undertakes NED roles for The Risk Advisory Group where she sits on their Holdings & Ltd Boards, Audit & Risk Committee and Remuneration Committee as well as The Cambridge Building Society, where she is a Board member, Audit Committee member and chairs their Remuneration Committee.
Timings
09:00 Breakfast and registration
09:30 Session starts
10:30 Session ends
Date & Time
Thu, 28th September 2023
9.00 — 10.30
Location
Pinsent Masons
30 Crown Place
Earl Street
London
EC2A 4ES
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