It’s not just the government: schools, careers advisers and young people themselves are keen on apprenticeships. The experiences of two governance apprentices suggest it’s also a route to richer diversity and new sources of talent for the profession.

Paul Johnston helped steer the CGI’s South East Branch through Covid and out the other side. We caught up with him as he steps down as co-chair – and he explained why engaging with CGIUKI is so important for the profession.

Governance – in its broadest sense – turned out to be a remarkably transferrable skill for Sarah Cox, whose switch into financial services meant trying something very different… and a little bit the same.

Our professional pride – and integrity – can be sustained though a positive approach to lifelong learning.

In our research of 50 FTSE companies, we realised you cannot understand board composition in its fuller meaning without an analysis of information from multiple disparate components. We present our findings – and a suggested solution on how to transform the board’s approach to composition through explicit design that responds to specific circumstances.

Alia Fazal is CGIUKI’s 2024 Governance Professional of the Year. We caught up with one seriously busy CoSec – with a passion for helping to shape the future of governance.

Catherine Kewish is dual qualified as a lawyer and governance professional, giving her a unique perspective within her firm.

New board behavioural dynamics research looks at the maintenance of board relationships; processes to achieve better behavioural dynamics; and how to facilitate proportional processes depending on the board setting.

Boards need to be ready to evolve if they are to harness the benefits of AI.