The Professional Boards Forum brings together leading chairmen and outstanding women board candidates. The Forum offers chairmen an instant insight into the capabilities of carefully-selected women board candidates and gives women the opportunity to demonstrate the skills they would bring to a board. All our candidates are recommended by their peers, leading headhunters, chairmen or CEOs. Candidates wishing to attend our Programme for the 17th November should contact elin@boardsforum.co.uk or jane@boardsforum.co.uk
Our latest Forum was hosted on 19th May at the head office of Anglo American, courtesy of Sir John Parker, chairman of Anglo American and National Grid. Read Programme here. The Wall Street Journal wrote about the event WSJ Article 15th June
We were delighted to welcome the following chairmen, many for the second and third time:
*Keynote speakers
| Lesley Knox* |
Chairman |
Alliance Trust plc |
| Sir John Parker* |
Chairman |
Anglo American plc and National Grid plc |
| Bob Cowell* |
Founding Partner |
Makinson Cowell |
| Sir Philip Hampton |
Chairman |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc |
| Sir Peter Bonfield |
Chairman |
NXP Supervisory Board |
| Sir David Michels |
Deputy Chairman |
Marks & Spencer plc |
| Patrick Burgess |
Chairman |
Liberty International plc |
| Lisa Smith |
Principal |
Unilever Ventures Limited |
| Alison Carnwath |
Chairman |
Land Securities plc and MF Global Inc |
| Mike Clasper |
Chairman |
HM Revenue & Customs |
| Sir Martin Jacomb |
Chairman |
Share plc |
| Nick MacAndrew |
Chairman |
F & C Asset Management plc |
| Steven Marshall |
Chairman |
Balfour Beatty plc |
| Dennis Millard |
Chairman |
Halfords Group plc |
| Nigel Rich |
Chairman |
Segro plc |
| David Tyler |
Chairman |
J Sainsbury's plc |
| Katherine Innes Ker |
Senior Independent Director |
Tribal Group plc |
| David Thomlinson |
MD, UK & Ireland |
Accenture |
| Alexander Anton |
Chairman |
Legacy Portfolio |
| Simon Rowlands |
Managing Partner |
Cinven Ltd |
| John Jackson |
Chairman |
Jamie Oliver Hldgs ltd, Luminar Group plc |
| Simon Fraser |
Chairman |
Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust plc |
| Rupert Robson |
Chairman |
Charles Taylor Consulting plc |
Sir Rob Margetts, chairman of Legal & General plc: “We must all take responsibility for the development, progression and appointment of able female candidates to ensure that our Boards, now and into the future, are advantaged by wider perspectives and approaches.”
Roger Carr, chairman of Centrica plc: “In my experience women add considerable value to the boardroom discussion. They help generate a more team-orientated and thoughtful atmosphere that produces better board work. For that simple reason I want both genders represented on any board I chair.”