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 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 but candidates are welcome to contact us directly.
Our next Forum will be 19th May 2010 at Anglo American's head office, courtesy of Sir John Parker, chairman of Anglo American and National Grid. Read Programme here.
The following chairmen have already confirmed their attendance on 19th May:
* 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 |
Senior Independent Director |
Marks & Spencer plc |
| Roger Carr |
Chairman |
Centrica plc and Cadbury plc |
| Alison Carnwath |
Chairman |
Land Securities plc and MF Global Inc |
| Mike Clasper |
Chairman |
HM Revenue & Customs |
| Steven Marshall |
Chairman |
Balfour Beatty plc |
| Dennis Millard |
Chairman |
Halfords Group plc |
| Victoria Mitchell |
Chairman |
Berkeley Group Holdings 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.”