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18 JUNE 2013Financial Times Non-executive Director Qualification awarded Diploma StatusCongratulations to the hugely successful Non-executive Director Programme run by the Financial Times, which has been sanctioned with Diploma status. Formerly candidates on the course, which is now a formally accredited, post-graduate level qualification for current and aspiring non-executive directors, received a Certificate on successful completion, but the high standards and heavy workload were considered worthy of meriting graduates of the course with a Diploma. Bvalco Director Alison Gill is a Joint Workshop Presenter and Co-Author of Module 1 of the Programme – The Effective Non-Executive Director. Alison will give a talk about Women on Boards in early July this year.
TUESDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2014A Boardroom Conversation with Sir Howard DaviesHoward Davies is Chair of the British Government's Airport Policy Review and of Phoenix insurance group. He also is a Professor of Practice at the French School of Political Science in Paris (Sciences Po).
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A BVALCO PUBLICATIONBoard Performance: Reflections on Board ReviewBvalco draw on their recent experience of conducting independent external board evaluations. Bvalco have observed diverse boards of directors including organisations in the FTSE 100. Their Bvalco board reviews have highlighted six common challenges to board effectiveness. In this paper Bvalco explain these challenges, providing an informed insight into why they arise, examining in particular the board behaviours that may be at their root.
TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2013A Boardroom Conversation with Jim LengJim Leng is Non-executive Chairman of HSBC Bank Plc and also European Chairman of AEA, an American private equity partnership. He sits on the Boards of two listed companies as a Non-executive Director: Alstom SA (French Engineering company) where he chairs the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and as Senior Independent Director of Genel Energy PLC, an oil and gas company with its principal interests in Turkey and Kurdistan.
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TUESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2013A Boardroom Conversation with Sir Simon RobertsonSimon has been in Investment Banking for over 50 years, at Kleinwort Benson where he became Chairman and more recently at Goldman Sachs. He started his own company in August 2005, Simon Robertson Associates LLP, now called Robertson Robey Associates, offering corporate finance advice to a limited number of international companies. He is also Chairman of Rolls-Royce Group plc and Deputy Chairman & Senior Independent non-executive Director of HSBC Holdings plc.
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TUESDAY 9 APRIL 2013A Boardroom Conversation with John McFarlaneJohn McFarlane is Chairman of Aviva plc. He has had a prestigious career in financial services spanning 37 years and was awared an OBE. Mr McFarlane joined us for a Boardroom Conversation on 9 April 2013 highlights of which included his fascinating ruminations on the different styles of corporate governance betwenn the UK and the southern hemisphere. Read more about John McFarlane, and for more information about Bvalco Boardroom Conversations click here.
Read Boardroom Conversations withSir Winfried Bischoff - 20 February 2013
Sir David Walker - 1 October 2012Rachel Lomax - 26 June 2012Sir Martin Jacomb - 13 March 2012
Sir David Lees - 22 February 2012
A summary of the Conversation with Sir David also appears in the July issue of "Governance". View a PDF version of "Governance" here.
Boardroom Conversations: Converse with an Acknowledged Expert and take the benefit of their experience Back to your Board
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