Knowledge & Insight

by Kit Bingham, Virginia Bottomley, Rachel Slattery, Susanne Thorning-Lund

There is a voluminous literature focusing on the role of non-executive directors,

and the contribution they make to company performance.

by Kit Bingham

Board's Eye View is Odgers Berndtson's review of the latest news and views from the UK boardroom.

by Virginia Bottomley, Kit Bingham

Is the market for initial public offerings back? ...

by Kit Bingham, Virginia Bottomley, Simon Cummins

Just before 11.00pm on Sunday 9^th September 2012, a formerly scruffy, unloved and forgotten corner of East London bathed in the glow of crackling...

by Virginia Bottomley, Susanne Thorning-Lund, Kit Bingham, Rachel Slattery

All discord, it has been said, is simply harmony misunderstood. And so it is with diverse boards. ...

by Virginia Bottomley, Kit Bingham, Susanne Thorning-Lund

The evolving role of the Senior Independent Director

by Virginia Bottomley, Kit Bingham, Rachel Slattery, Susanne Thorning-Lund

The essential dilemma facing new Non-Executive Directors is that they only spend a limited time with the company and yet they are, from day one, as...

by Virginia Bottomley, Mark Freebairn, Marcus Beale, Kit Bingham

It is a tough time for audit committees. ...

by Virginia Bottomley, Kit Bingham, Susanne Thorning-Lund, Rachel Slattery

An increasing number of organisations are appointing advisory boards. ...

by Kit Bingham

In this quarter’s edition: Cyber-security enters the boardroom, Female directors hold the purse strings, FSA relaxes scrutiny on non-executive...