by Charlie Helps FRSA | Apr 27, 2015 | Articles
Cyber-security is an issue for most individuals and all sizes of organisation, and within organisations it is now generally accepted that it should be a board-level matter, and not one for the IT department to tackle alone. Cyber-security The risk of the threat is...
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 | Sep 22, 2014 | Articles, Insight
The role of the company secretary is being refocused, recalibrated and it is gaining greater prominence 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...
by Charlie Helps FRSA | Sep 8, 2014 | Articles, Leadership
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. Albert...