As the joint winner of the 2021 CGIUKI Award for Governance Professional of the Year, Nicola Carroll FCG is known for her innovative approach and her ability to make governance feel relevant to colleagues across the business.

Imposter syndrome can hold us back from reaching our full potential.

The profile of and demand for governance professionals is on the rise.

In March, I introduced our aspirations for last year’s project on the relevance of governance and the nature of the role of governance professionals in the constantly evolving work landscape.

Lauren MacIntyreLauren MacIntyre was the recipient of the CGIUKI 2021 Award for Company Secretary of the Year.

Breadth of understanding and emotional intelligence are qualities to which governance professionals should aspire.

John Cooke received an MBE for services to the English National Opera in the 2022 New Year’s Honours List. Here he discusses the unique challenges faced by the ENO during the pandemic and the topics that are likely to be high on the board’s agenda in 2022.

As we investigate the relevance of governance professionals in the modern world, we begin by establishing what we mean by governance.

In this interview we talk to Robert Lyons, Deputy Company Secretary at Marks and Spencer Group plc and one of the two winners of the CGIUKI 2021 Governance Professional of the Year Award, about what it takes to be an award-winning governance professional.