About Us
We were established in 2009 for like-minded people living in the North West of England and North Wales who are qualified as, or studying towards being, Chartered Secretaries.
We hold networking and social events, and also technical sessions looking at topical issues of importance for company secretaries.
Upcoming events
The North West 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 virtual branch event
Hot Topics
The North West and East Midlands branches invite you to a webinar to hear about Governance Hot Topics
Date: Monday 22 July 2024
Venue: Online
Registration: 5:45pm
Start: 6:00pm
End: 7:00pm
CPD: 1 Hour
Price: Free
The North West and East Midlands branches invite you to a webinar to hear about Governance Hot Topics
Peter Swabey will take us through what he considers to be the latest hot topics for governance professionals, with time for Q&A at the end.
Networking event
Networking coffee group
oin our North West of England branch for this event on Tuesday 23 July 2024.
Date: Tuesday 23 July 2024
Venue:
Haunt Manchester
St Georges House
58 Peter St,
Manchester
M2 3NQ
Start: 9:30am
End: 11:00am
Price: Free
The CGIUKI North West branch would like to invite you to a networking coffee group we are hosting on Tuesday 23 July 2024.
Join us in a relaxing environment to informally meet and chat with others within the local CGIUKI network. Have a coffee and share stories, skills, knowledge and expertise. Guests are welcome.
Free to attend. Drinks will be at your own expense.
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Meet the team
The Chartered Governance Institute maintains a presence in North West England through its local branch committee. The local branch strives to enhance the presence of the Institute within the North West of England and North Wales, 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.
Branch Chair
Claire Blackburn FCG
Claire is a Fellow of the Institute and is currently Director of Governance Services at Indigo Independent Governance. Claire supports a wide range of organisations and boards with their corporate governance and company secretarial needs. Claire is passionate about promoting good governance, in particular the importance of diversity and inclusion at the board level and throughout an organisation.
Recently, Claire contributed to researching and writing a section of the 2020 Hampton Alexander Report, looking at the talent pool of females within FTSE 350 companies. Claire joined the Indigo team in July 2021, having previously led the UK Company Secretarial team at KPMG. Prior to joining KPMG, Claire was a senior member of the company secretarial team at Eversheds Sutherland, responsible for transactional support services.
Student Champion
Rowan Moony
Rowan has been a member of the North West Branch Committee since March 2022 and became the student champion in April 2023 after helping the former champion to run student focused events. She holds a BA from the University of Essex and studied the accredited LLM Corporate Governance at the University of Law.
After graduating in 2022, she worked in professional services before moving to a Company Secretarial Assistant role at the Albert Gubay Charity Foundation / the Derwent Group. In her spare time, she enjoys boardgames and movies.
Contact the North West branch
For membership and study enquiries please contact the student and membership team:
For branch support and event queries please contact the branch support team: