North Kent College – Governors

Governors – North Kent College Business / Organisation Name: North Kent College Business / Organisation Sector: Public Business / Organisation Website: https://bit.ly/2Vg2Veb Business / Organisation Type: Charity or Not-for-Profit Role Title: Governor Remuneration: Expenses only Role Description North Kent College are looking to appoint two additional Governors to their highly effective Corporation Board, preferably those professionally qualified strategic leaders, who can add significant value in finance and/or audit, along with an understanding of further education and a passion for improving lives and opportunities within the college’s local communities. North Kent College seeks to engage Governors with a passion for Education […]

Sulets – Trustee

Trustee – Sulets Business / Organisation Name: Sulets Business / Organisation Sector: Not-for-Profit Business / Organisation Website: https://bit.ly/3eHEMEd Business / Organisation Type: Charity or Not-for-Profit Role Title: Trustee Remuneration: Expenses only Role Description Join a successful and growing charity providing high quality housing to students across Leicester. Sulets is the biggest single provider of student accommodation in Leicester and provides high quality housing and advice to students and 2,200 students last year. With a policy of ‘no fees’ for tenants and a commitment to high quality standards we also provide advice to students ranging from money advice, budgeting or how […]

TheWorks.co.uk announces Carolyn Bradley to its Board of Directors as next Chair

July 20, 2021 by Olivier Dellacherie – Talent4Boards – UK, Birmingham –  TheWorks.co.uk plc (LON: WRKS), the multi-channel value retailer of arts, crafts, toys, books, and stationery, today announced the appointment of Carolyn Bradley to its Board of Directors as Chair of the Board, with effect from 30 September 2021, succeeding Dean Hoyle who has notified the Board that he intends to step down as Chairman following the AGM in September 2021. On appointment, Carolyn will also Chair the Nomination Committee and be appointed as a member of the Remuneration Committee. Carolyn has extensive experience in executive and non-executive roles in retail and consumer businesses, having […]

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust – Non-Executive Directors

Non-Executive Directors – North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust Description This is a very exciting time for North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, with the retaining of a ‘Good’ rating following the Trust’s Care Quality Commission inspection in 2018, and the development of a number of new service offerings. The Trust operates across Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Darlington and Teesside. We provide an Unscheduled Care service to respond to 999 calls (the emergency element of our services), and a Scheduled Care service which provides pre-planned non-emergency transport for patients in the region (our patient transport service). […]

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust announces Helen Sinclair to its Board as Non-Executive Director

July 13, 2021 by Olivier Dellacherie – Talent4Boards – UK, Edinburgh –  BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc (LON: BRSC) today announced the appointment of Helen Sinclair oard as a non-executive Director with effect from 1 March 2022. Ms Sinclair will also serve as a member of the Company’s Audit, Nomination and Management Engagement Committees. About Helen Sinclair Ms Sinclair has an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from INSEAD Business School. After working in investment banking Helen spent nearly eight years at 3i plc focussing on management buy-outs and growth capital investments. She later co-founded Matrix Private Equity (now Mobeus Equity […]

How to become a Non-Executive Director

How to become a Non-Executive Director – 1-day course for aspiring NEDs The How to become a Non-Executive Director course helps you to plan and prepare for your first NED position. It instils a real sense of what is expected of NEDs, and how you can meet the challenge. This one-day interactive course is aimed at aspiring NEDs and covers essential knowledge about roles, responsibilities, strategy and corporate governance that are key foundations for a Non-Executive board role. It also considers up to date thinking on corporate governance and the responsibilities of owners, the board and employees. This is followed by practical sessions on identifying NED opportunities, the […]