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Placing Board Effectiveness at the Heart of Organisational Success

The scrutiny of Boardroom performance in the UK’s leading organisations has never been greater. A challenging economic climate combined with a succession of high profile reports on Corporate Governance has put considerable pressure on Chairmen to ensure the Boards they lead perform.

Recognising that effective Board performance lies at the heart of sustainable organisational success, the standards in the Walker report and UK Corporate Governance Code define the important foundations of Board effectiveness.

Whilst regulatory compliance is a desirable first step, Bvalco believes that the greater challenge to optimising Board performance goes beyond simply satisfying compliance criteria. It should focus as well on the undoubted benefits derived from operating effectively as a unitary body.

Bvalco’s aim is to support Chairmen to deliver improved business performance through enhanced Board effectiveness.

"Board reviews are challenging - they require both sensitvity and integrity. Bvalco showed both combining independent professionalism with a genuine interest in the organisation's values and ambitions. For us, the Bvalco experience was invaluable in increasing our effectiveness on two levels: substantive issues were surfaced in a constructive and non-judgmental way whilst the very process increased the confidence of individual board members in contributing to the board's discussions."

Martin Hayman, Chairman, Restless Development

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Contribute to the world of corporate governance, setting new standards in Boardroom review and evaluation <<more>>

Minimise the risk of Boards failing to operate to their full potential.  Enable Boards to function effectively <<more>>

We specialise in candour, honesty and challenge and believe we can play a valuable role in Board Director education. <<more>>

We are actively engaged in leading edge research and development to improve our methods <<more>>
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New Event: Boardroom Conversations Converse with an acknowledged expert and take the benefit of their experience back to your board

Bvalco is pleased to announce a new forum for sharing best practice in board effectiveness. These lunchtime sessions feature a conversation with an invited guest with formidable boardroom experience. Participants engage in intelligent conversation about past and present boardroom conundrums, and put new ideas up against time-tested experience.

Read Boardroom Conversations with

Sir David Lees - 22 February 2012

 

Sir Martin Jacomb - 13 March 2012

 

Tuesday 26 June 2012 - "A Conversation with Rachel Lomax"

Rachel Lomax is currently a non executive director of HSBC Holdings, British Airports Authority (BAA), the Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), and the Scottish American Investment Trust (SAINTS) and a member of the supervisory board of Arcus Infrastructure Fund. She is also a trustee of Imperial College London, the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) (of which she is President). Rachel will join us on 26 June 2012 to converse about best practice in the boardroom.

 

Wednesday 23 May 2012 - "A Conversation with Rita Clifton"

Rita has extensive experience as Chairman and Non-executive Director. She is Chairman of Interbrand UK. She is also a non-executive director of Dixons Retail plc and of Bupa, and chairs Populus, the opinion pollster to The Times.  She has been a member of the Government’s Sustainable Development Commission and is on the Assurance and Advisory Board for BP’s carbon-offset programme ‘target neutral’. She is in demand as a speaker and media commentator on all areas of brands, reputation, sustainability, marketing and communications around the world. Rita will join us to share her insights on 23 May 2012.

 

Tuesday 13 March - "A Conversation with Sir Martin Jacomb"

Sir Martin Jacomb's past Chairmanships have included Share plc, Canary Wharf Group plc, Prudential plc, Barclays de Zoete Wedd and Deputy Chairman of Barclays Bank plc. He has been on the boards of RioTinto plc and Marks & Spencer plc and is a former Director of the Bank of England. Sir Martin shared his unique advice and wisdom about Board Governance with guests on Tuesday 13 March  2012. 

 

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