by Charlie Helps FRSA | Apr 27, 2015 | Articles
Board succession planning is less about the proverbial “bus test” and more about maintaining a fully capable, competent, and functioning board that is equipped with the necessary skills, experience, independence and diversity of thought to properly discharge the...
by Charlie Helps FRSA | Apr 27, 2015 | Articles
Private companies do not have to appoint a secretary unless their articles of association require them to, although larger private companies would often choose to appoint one. A public limited company must have a secretary. If you have been formally appointed company...
by Charlie Helps FRSA | Apr 27, 2015 | Articles
At a roundtable hosted by Governance + Compliance magazine in July, seven of the UK’s foremost governance professionals met to discuss the pivotal role of the company secretary. The meeting followed the publication of ICSA’s report The Company Secretary: Building...
by Charlie Helps FRSA | Apr 8, 2015 | Leadership, Political
Who was Nelson Mandela? The late President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, was a revolutionary, a freedom fighter, a politician, an adversary, an ally, a hero, and an icon; and that’s just what he was to me. Satire and Cartoons South Africa’s most...
by Charlie Helps FRSA | Feb 15, 2015 | Leadership, Political
Sir Winston Churchill Winston Churchill is often held up as the epitome of strong leadership, the kind that was required as countries across the globe struggled through the Second World War. His image is recognizable, even to most people who were not alive at the...
