Governance in action
Meet some of our members and find out how they started their careers in governance, where they are now, and what they learned along the way.
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Corporate GovernanceMeet Kyle Burke as he tells us what its like to work as a Legal Analyst at Tata Consultancy Services.Read more
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Corporate GovernanceMeet Rebecca Waite as she tells us what its like to work as a Senior Assistant Company Secretary at Deliveroo plc.Read more
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Corporate GovernanceIn our series celebrating student award winners, we speak to Sam Ngeow. Sam won the AWCS student award for obtaining a distinction, and the highest result amongst peers in the June 2022 exam session for the Company Compliance and Administration module.Read more
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Corporate GovernanceMeet Grace Parsons-Hann as she tells us what its like to work as Head of Governance at KPMG UK.Read more
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Corporate GovernanceTobias is a director at Elemental, the CGIUKI’s service provider of the year 2021. He is dual-qualified, having trained and qualified as a solicitor at Linklaters, a Magic Circle law firm, before becoming a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute.Read more
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Corporate GovernanceNick is the founder of Elemental, the CGIUKI’s service provider of the year 2021, and leads the Governance and Corporate Services team.Read more
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Professional bodySukhpreet is an associate member of The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India with over 12 years of experience working in company secretarial and corporate governance departments of membership organisations, not for profit, renewable energy and pharmaceuticals sector.Read more
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Charity sectorStephen is a qualified Chartered Governance Professional with over 25 years’ experience in the charity sector. He has extensive experience in governance, change management and assisting in resolving the tensions that can arise.Read more
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Travel sectorOwen enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and getting involved in new and challenging projects. He began a career in environmental management before crossing over into governance, and for him, the ‘ESG’ area between these subjects is exciting and only becoming more important with time.Read more
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Transport sectorHaving completed a Master’s degree in Corporate Governance and Law at the end of 2019, Rory is now training to be a qualified governance professional. Upon graduating, he gained some first-hand experience in corporate governance within the company secretariat division of a Hong Kong-listed conglomerate.Read more
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Charity sectorMeet Lauren Osman, shortlisted nominee for our Company Secretary of the Year 2021 Awards, as she tells us what it's like to work as a Transformation & Compliance Manager at Avenues Group.Read more
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Housing associationPrincess is an experienced paralegal who has completed an LLM in Corporate Governance and Law, acting as the course representative for the University of Portsmouth Students’ Union. During this time she worked as a Data Protection Paralegal for the London Borough of Lambeth.Read more
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Energy ServicesJoanne has ten years’ experience as a corporate governance and compliance professional, predominantly in private sector roles at global organisations across a wide range of industries. Currently a Company Secretary and Compliance Officer at Statkraft, Joanne is responsible for subsidiary management. This means she works on share transfers, company reductions, strike offs and even incorporating new entities.Read more
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Consultation ServicesTesse works with organisations and individuals to strengthen their health and enhance their impact. As an entrepreneur, she runs a boutique service that provides leadership and governance development, facilitation, coaching, mentoring, bridge building and podcasting.Read more
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Financial ServicesGireeja has been performing a wide range of functions to support the administration of Employee Benefit Trusts and International Pension Plans managed in Jersey including Customer Due Diligence Checks, File Reviews, the preparation of minutes, preparation of instructions and reconciliations. Gireeja is also involved with the recruitment process for a number of her fellow colleagues in Mauritius to expand the team locally. She is also a member of the Recreational Committee for Apex Mauritius.Read more
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Information technologyFrom not knowing much about the role nearly six years ago, Boglarka has published several articles on governance internationally and is now an Assistant Company Secretary for Aveva. In her role, she uses her experience from within large, listed companies in a regulated environment to deal with the procedures and requirements that global entity management requires.Read more
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Business ServicesSammy didn’t grow up with a penchant for being a company secretary. In fact, he didn’t know anything about the career or what the role entailed. Three years into a career, he still finds himself explaining that it’s more than just taking minutes – but has noticed a shift in how people see his role and the number of people who understand what it means to be a governance professional.Read more
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Construction SectorSilvana is the Group Head of Secretariat at Keller Group plc and has been a governance professional for over 15 years. She is a fellow of the Institute. Read more
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Financial ServicesSara Bourne is a chartered governance professional from Guernsey and is Deputy Managing Director and Head of Risk and Compliance at Carey – a financial services provider with expertise in corporate services, fund services and private wealth.Read more
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TransportUmsilla Moodley is a recently qualified company secretary with a law background (LLM and LPC) obtained in the UK and B.Sc (Mathematics and Chemistry) obtained in South Africa. Umsilla has worked in both private and public sectors and currently works as Assistant Company Secretary at NCP Limited. Read more
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Financial ServicesMaddie Scrafton is currently Head of Governance for the Board of HSBC Holdings plc, ensuring corporate governance, listing and regulatory obligations are met. Read more
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ManufacturingSusan is the Company Secretary at Smith & Nephew plc and has been in the role for 12 and a half years. She has been part of the Company Secretarial world since leaving University, and 'fell into the role as it was something you could do with an Arts 'degree'. Read more
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Energy ServicesHelen and her team look after ITM Power Plc (ITM Power), ITM Power’s board of directors (the board) and ITM Power’s shareholders. ITM Power is a company that has been set up in the UK. You can buy and sell its shares on London Stock Exchange’s AIM. Looking after ITM Power includes making sure it follows all the laws and rules that apply to it. Read more
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Pam Wenger
Continuing our 'in their shoes' series, we sat down with Pam Wenger, who works as Director of Corporate Governance for the Swansea Bay University Health Board.
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Graziella Bray
Continuing our 'in their shoes' series, we sat down with Graziella Bray, who works as Company Secretary, APS Bank plc (Malta)
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Laura Sercombe
Continuing our 'in their shoes' series, we sat down with Laura Sercombe, CEO of Girls Friendly Society, which has been shortlisted for this year's Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year award.
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Léanne Heerink
Continuing our 'in their shoes' series, we sat down with Léanne Heerink, who works as Director of Corporate Governance.
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Urvasi Naidoo, FCG
As part of our 'in their shoes' series, we sat down with Urvasi Naidoo, FCG, who works as Compliance and Contracts Manager for the CGF.
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Cynthia Mora Spencer, ACG
As part of our 'in their shoes' series, we sat down with Cynthia Mora Spencer, ACG, who works for The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland.
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Susan Swabey, FCG
As part of our 'in their shoes' series, we sat down with Susan Swabey, FCG, who works as Company Secretary for Smith & Nephew plc.
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Rowan Moony
Continuing our 'in their shoes' series, we sat down with Rowan Moony, who works as a Governance Associate at Almond+Co
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Val Lynch
Continuing our 'in their shoes' series, we sat down with Val Lynch, who works as a Company Secretary at Silva Homes.
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