Key Stewards in the Boardroom: Company Secretaries’ Role in High-Performing Boards

Overview

Join us for a candid and insightful conversation as we hear from experienced Company secretaries and Chairs sharing their perspectives on board effectiveness. Positioned at the heart of board operations, Company Secretaries have a front-row seat to the dynamics, behaviours, and practices that contribute to, or detract from, high-performing boards.

Our guest speakers will reflect on what truly makes a board effective, how governance frameworks effectively translate into practice inside and outside the boardroom, and the behavioural factors that influence boardroom culture and decision-making. This is a unique opportunity to hear from the influential figures that help shape and support board effectiveness.

This event is held in collaboration with the Institute of Directors.

Date: 24 September 2025

Time: Registration - 07:30 am. Session will run from - 08:00 am-09:15 am

Venue: Simmons & Simmons (Ireland) LLP, One Molesworth Street, Dublin

Panel

  • Jenny McGowran, Head of Corporate Services, Simmons & Simmons
  • Emma Dignam, Company Secretary, Aon
  • Brian Hayes, Experienced Chairman and Non-Executive Director
  • Jerry Grant, Experienced Chairman and Non-Executive Director
  • Moderated by Dr Margaret Cullen, Governance Advisor, IoD Ireland

 

 

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