Meet James Schirn, Company Secretary at the FRC (Financial Reporting Council) – the regulator for auditors, accountants and actuaries and the body that sets the UK Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes.

Carol Gidney ACG qualified as a Chartered Governance Professional in 1954 and went on to have a prolific career as a non-executive director.

Tesse Akpeki FCG is a joint winner of the CGIUKI 2023 Champion for Governance Award for her work promoting governance through combined people and technical skills.

Three things that governance professionals can do to elevate their role, have greater impact and change perceptions of the profession.

Having left a successful career in sales, Nick McGreevy GradCG has found fulfilment in bringing his existing skills to his role as a company secretary.

Getting involved in the design, delivery and marking of our examinations is an opportunity to contribute to the work of the Institute.

We thought we would recap the developments and insights that have emerged in the governance jobs market these past few months.

Red Bee Media’s commitment to driving diversity through staff-led initiatives makes it a deserving winner of the 2022 CGIUKI Award for Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year.

Charlie Brown took up his role as CGIUKI President on 1 August 2023. He kindly took time out of his busy schedule to speak to me about his career to date and the experience that he’ll bring to the role.