East Midlands

About us

The East Midlands Branch covers a wide geographical area and has been expanded recently in the recent reorganisation of branches. The Branch is now in its 4th year of operation and the Committee works closely with the Department of Accountancy, Finance and Economics (AFE) within the Lincoln International Business School at the University of Lincoln. The AFE Department runs a successful MSc Governance with Grad CGI and its numbers have increased in the most recent academic year. This course is offered on both a full-time and a part-time basis.

The branch also takes advantage of talks offered by the University which is felt would be of interest to branch members. In the past events have been held in association with the Yorkshire Branch and the West Midlands Branch. We look forward to working on behalf of our branch members and are always keen to receive suggestions, ideas and help for branch events. We have also offered free revision sessions for the Corporate Governance module in the past. As a branch we are keen to extend a warm welcome to all new members.

Questions regarding branch activities can be sent to: [email protected]

We also have LinkedIn group which you can access using the link here.

Upcoming events

The South East of England branch offers a variety of events to support your professional development at every stage of your career. Whether you to want brush up on your knowledge and skills, network with peers or add to your CPD, we run sessions on a variety of topics and in a variety of formats, with contributions from experts and guest speakers across the governance community.

Upcoming Events

Conference

2025 CGIUKI Annual Conference

Be sure to pencil 1st and 2nd July in your diary, to join us, hundreds of governance professionals and expert speakers in London for two days of insight, discussions on best practice and debate. The CGI Annual Conference – Governance 2025 is the ideal environment to network governance professionals from across the UK and beyond. Prices will start from £300 with discounted rates available for CGI Members and Students.

Conference

In Person

CPD

London

Networking

Workshop Series

Enhancing Trustworthiness

Trust is an essential social glue, crucial to the everyday functioning of society and the flourishing of businesses. We will be running 3 workshops to explore trustworthiness more fully.

Workshop

CPD

Virtual

Awards 2025

CGIUKI Annual Awards 2025

The CGIUKI Annual Awards will be hosted at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London W2 2TY on Tuesday 4 November 2025 - we look forward to seeing you there.

Awards

In Person

London

Latest Blogs

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Blog

The Institute's Response to the UK Stewardship Code Consultation

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has finished consulting on its proposed changes to the Code. The UK Stewardship Code sets a standard for how investors manage their responsibilities and aims to ensure that investment decisions drive long-term value and create positive societal outcomes.

4 March 2025

Blog

Consultation

Reporting

Corporate

Blog

The Paradox of Risk

Risk is now a mainstream topic of conversation. In the past, risk was associated primarily with fast-moving innovative businesses (and with particular events such as product launches); but the UK’s risk landscape has changed radically in the last decade.

4 March 2025

Blog

Audit and risk

Risk Management

Blog

Updated approach from the CRO on changing a financial year end date

Changing a company’s year end and the filing of the B83 sometimes leads to confusion among presenters

Blog

Cross sector

Meet the team

The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland maintains a presence in the East Midlands through its local branch committee. The local branch strives to enhance the presence of the Institute within Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, to support members and students throughout their careers and study programmes, as qualified or aspiring governance professionals. If you are interested in joining the committee, please contact us.

East Midlands Branch Chair

Professor Doctor Jeffrey Ridley FCG

Professor Doctor Jeffrey Ridley FCG FIIA CIA has been a member of the Institute since 1967 and is a past member and chairman of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Branch in the 1980s early 1990s. He is currently a retired member but still active in academia as a researcher and as a consultant and writer on all aspects of corporate governance. He is a visiting chair at the University of Lincoln. His latest book Creative and Innovative Auditing (2018) is published by Routledge.

Branch Secretary

Jane Powell

Jane is Company Secretary of Lincolnshire Co-operative Ltd and heads up the legal function. She qualified as a solicitor in 1986 after studying law at the London School of Economics. She initially worked in private practice specializing in commercial property and general commercial matters. Having moved in house she joined Plymouth Co-operative as deputy company secretary and then came to Lincolnshire to take up her current role in 2005. She gained an MBA from the University of Warwick in 2005 studying part-time, subsequently qualifying as a chartered secretary and is now a fellow of the Governance Institute. Jane is Chair of Co-operatives East Midlands, a member of the corporate governance expert reference panel of Co-operatives UK, Chair of the JR Halkes Trust, a trustee of the Lincoln Diocesan Trust and Board of Finance Limited and Secretary of the East Midlands branch of the Governance Institute.

Committee Members

Commitee Members

Chris Pierce
Claire Taylor
Simon Martin

Contact the East Midlands branch

For membership and study enquiries please contact the student and membership team:

Phone: +44 (0)20 7580 4741
Email: Support Services

For branch support and event queries please contact the branch support team:

Phone: +44 (0)20 7612 7024
Email: Branch Support

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