At The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland we select from the very best speakers in their fields, with years of real-world experience, and we work hard with them to develop programmes and course materials of the highest quality.
You can read more about our current trainers by following the links below.
- Andrew C Hamer
Andrew is a Partner of The Mentor Partnership, a consultancy specialising in company secretarial practice, publishing and training. Read more
- Anna Machin
Anna is a chartered secretary and for the past six years worked as Deputy Company Secretary & Governance Manager at Ark Schools, one of the UK's leading academy networks. Anna joined initially to support Ark’s 300+ school governors, before switching to focus on board, committee and company secretarial activities across the trust and parent charity. Anna now delivers advisory support to a range of charities and academy trusts and is governance professional at Reach Academy Feltham and Kensington Aldridge Academy. Read more
- Emma Perkin
Emma is Founder and Lead Consultant at The Constant Group, an education governance consultancy specialising in academy trust governance. Emma has 20+ years’ experience working in school governance and prior to starting The Constant Group worked as governance lead in standalone maintained schools, converter academies and as Head of Governance at Ark Schools. Emma is Co-Founder of Trust Governance Professionals, a training and development programme for academy governance professionals delivered with support from The Chartered Governance Institute. Emma is motivated by the belief that good governance can transform a school or school group, and provide vital support to school leaders. Read more
- Gabrielle Williams Hamer
A CGIUKI Fellow, Gabrielle has worked in professional practice in the UK and Hong Kong, and as a company secretary for numerous UK and overseas companies, ranging from SMEs to multinationals listed in the FTSE 100. Read more
- Giles Peel
Giles Peel is a specialist in governance and risk, having worked in these areas for many years, across most sectors. He works as an adviser to Boards and Senior Management teams and acts as a mentor and trainer for both individuals as well as teams of directors. Read more
- Hein Dries-Ziekenheiner
Hein Dries-Ziekenheiner LL.M is the CEO of VIGILO consult, a Netherlands based consultancy specialising in internet enforcement, cyber crime and IT law. Hein holds a masters degree in Dutch Civil law from Leiden University and has more than fifteen years of legal and technical experience in forensic IT and law enforcement on the internet. Read more
- Julia Casson
Julia is Director of Board Insight Limited, which advises clients on corporate governance best practice. It carries out board and committee evaluation work and runs professional development courses on topics such as corporate governance, directors’ role and responsibilities and company law. Read more
- Kirsty Semple
Kirsty is a Chartered Secretary in Public Practice and director of Semple Associates Ltd, formed in 2001. Specialising in corporate governance and compliance, she has provided consultancy, training and support to the boards of a number of voluntary sector organisations for ten years. Read more
- Lesley Ward FCG
Lesley Ward FCG has been a chartered Governance Professional for 15 years. Whilst working as a company secretary she was introduced to the power of coaching to transform personal performance and subsequently trained in coaching techniques. Read more
- Lorraine Young BSc FCIS ACIArb
Lorraine is a governance professional and accredited mediator who offers board advisory and related consultancy services. She is a non-executive director of City of London Group plc and PHSC plc, both AIM listed companies. Lorraine is a Past President and Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland. She has held senior governance roles at a number of FTSE companies. She ran her own company secretarial and corporate governance advisory practice for 13 years, which in 2016 she merged with the company secretarial team at Shakespeare Martineau LLP. Read more
- Louis Cooper
Louis Cooper is a non-executive director of NEDA, specialising in corporate governance, risk management and internal control training, consulting and advisory services. Louis sits on the Quoted Company Alliance Corporate Governance Committee, is a member of the Institute of Risk Management Special Interest Group on Risk Innovation and is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors. Read more
- Mark Wearden
A background of 12 years corporate analysis in the City, 8 years senior management within the food sector, and 18 years running MBS Challenging Perception, a strategic change consultancy, gives Mark a breadth of practice and experience. Read more
- Melissa Kittermaster
Melissa Kittermaster is Chief Executive at Asesoria Group, a professional services company specialising in Governance, Sustainability, Leadership Capability and Board Services. Melissa’s expertise covers board and committee effectiveness reviews, ESG and non-financial reporting, as well as stakeholder engagement. Read more
- Neil Molyneux
Neil Molyneux has 35 years experience in health and safety risk management including work as an HSE Inspector, leading the H&S function in companies and public bodies, and working as a consultant. Read more
- Nigel Banerjee course leader
Nigel is a visiting lecturer at King's College London. He is the author of The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland's Company Law Handbook and the general editor of Jordans' International Corporate Procedures. He contributes to Gore-Browne on Companies and the Butterworths Corporate Law Service. Read more
- Paul Stanton
Paul Stanton is a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Health & Life Sciences at De Montfort University, having previously been Visiting Professor at the Newcastle Business School. Read more
- Phil Davis
Philip Davis has been delivering courses for The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland throughout the UK and Europe over the past 10 years. He is responsible for refining and updating programmes to meet best practice. Read more
- Rob Robson
Dr Rob Robson is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Greenwich Business School and a management development consultant. He has been a member of The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland for over 30 years. Through his company, TMF, he specialises in the design & delivery of a range of seminars and training courses tailored to the needs of both large corporations and small businesses. Read more
- Simon Osborne
Simon is a former Chief Executive of The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland and joint head of The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland Board Evaluation. Simon is also a non-executive director of Crown Business Communications Limited – an award winning corporate communications agency – and its parent, MNN Holdings Limited. He is also deputy chairman of the principal UK railway industry charity, the Railway Benefit Fund. Read more
- Tony Hoskins
Tony Hoskins is Chair of the Asesoria Group, a professional services company, supporting organisations with their Governance, Corporate Responsibility and Human Capital Management strategies. Read more
- Vanessa Jones
Vanessa Jones is a Director of Corporate Legal Solutions Limited a consultancy company working in corporate governance, risk management and internal control, company secretarial practice and compliance. Read more
