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
Sir Win Bischoff Chairman Lloyds Banking Group plc
Steven Marshall Chairman Balfour Beatty plc
Dennis Millard Chairman Halfords Group plc
Victoria Mitchell Chairman Berkeley Group Holdings plc
Mike Clasper Chairman HM Revenue & Customs
     
     

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.”