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Anne-Sophie has been advising companies on executive compensation and corporate governance matters for 20 years across a range of industries and maturity stages. Her experience has been complemented by two years with Royal Dutch Sell (where she was in charge of executive compensation). She has also worked as a Director in the executive compensation practice of Deloitte for five years. Anne-Sophie advises companies in the UK and internationally on remuneration strategy, pay benchmarking, incentive design, IPOs, corporate governance/regulatory developments and engagement with shareholders and proxy advisers. She is currently an expert to the European Commission on the drafting of the guidance on standardised remuneration reports as part of the implementation of the Shareholders’ Rights Directive.

David is Mazars’ Global Head of Audit and leads Mazars’ Large & Listed strategic market in the UK. He has over 25 years of audit experience, particularly of large and complex international groups, and is a key Mazars spokesperson on issues affecting audit competition, audit quality, joint audit and long-term sustainability.

He is a vice-chair of the Audit & Assurance Policy Group of Accountancy Europe and is also Mazars’ representative with EcoDa, the European voice of Board directors. David has played a critical role in the launch and development of two major Mazars initiatives: the Centre for Audit Committee and Investor Dialogue and Mazars’ Business.For Good®. He continues to actively support these ground-breaking initiatives. David is also an active member of the Academy for Business in Society (ABIS).

For ten years until 2014 Chris was Director of Corporate Governance at the UK’s Financial Reporting Council. He was responsible for developing and promoting the UK Corporate Governance Code, one of the earliest and most influential codes for companies. The practices that he introduced include board effectiveness reviews and public reporting on the management of significant risks. Chris was also responsible for introducing the first national stewardship code for investors in the UK in 2010.

More recently Chris has been the FRC’s Strategy Director. In this capacity he was responsible for developing the FRC’s overall strategy for 2016-19, overseeing and co-ordinating its external communications, public affairs and international influencing activities. Chris established the European Corporate Governance Codes Network and served as chair for eight years until 2015. The Network shares information and good practice among the bodies responsible for codes in 28 European countries, and its advice is regularly sought by the European Commission when developing its proposals for European level regulation. In addition, Chris has worked as advisor with bodies such as the European Commission, OECD and World Bank and regularly featured as presenter and moderator at international conferences.

Anne is head of Black Sun’s Insight team, the research and strategy consultancy arm of Black Sun plc. The Insight team undertakes extensive research into corporate communication trends and regulatory compliance in narrative reporting with the aim of identifying emerging best practice.

Recent research publications include our annual flagship research The Complete 100, this year titled ‘Less Perfection. More authenticity’, the ‘Purpose beyond profit’ publication produced together with AICPA, and various publications on corporate culture as well as trends in digital communication.

Armed with research insights, the team helps clients, mostly FTSE 350, meet their communications objectives and implement reporting regulation while staying ahead of best practice reporting trends.

Anne joined Black Sun in 2015. Prior this, she spent 10 years as a buy-side ESG analyst engaging with numerous FTSE 350 and FTSE All-World companies on ESG best practice and disclosure.

Anne holds a first class honours degree in Management and a Master's degree in Marketing and Management, as well as certificates in governance and market regulation, GRI reporting and Sustainability strategy.

Nathan has almost 20 years’ experience in corporate governance. He joined the Manifest Voting Agency in 1999 having begun as a research analyst, before moving over to the proxy voting team helping institutional investors, pension funds and local authorities exercise their voting rights. Nathan joined Northern Trust in 2001 where he supervised the outsourcing of global proxy voting to ISS and then in 2002, he moved to the Corporate Governance team at Aviva Investors.

Nathan has spent a total of 16 years at Aviva Investors (5 of which he was Head of Corporate Governance). He is responsible for assessing company corporate governance practices, which involves working closely with fund managers and engaging with companies to address any concerns or specific risks to investment. He is also responsible for making vote decisions at company AGMs.

Nathan joined Institutional Shareholder Services Inc (ISS) in 2017 as Head of UK Research but re-joined Aviva Investors in 2018 where he is now a Senior Corporate Governance Analyst. Nathan’s new role includes being responsible for identifying key environmental and social risks and opportunities in sectors and companies in addition to corporate governance issues. Part of Nathan’s remit is to ensure the team is able to evidence strong stewardship of the companies that Aviva Investors hold.

Dottie Schindlinger is Vice President of Thought Leadership for Diligent Corporation, the leading provider of secure corporate board communication and collaboration software globally. In her role, Dottie provides thought leadership on governance, cybersecurity, and technology topics through presentations to boards and executives dozens of times each year at events around the world. .

Her work has been featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and in multiple governance and technology publications including Corporate Board Member, Trustee Magazine, Corporate Secretary Magazine, Execranks, CSO Online, and Dark Reading. She is the co-author, along with Diligent CEO Brian Stafford, of Governance in the Digital Age: A Guide for the Modern Corporate Board Director, John Wiley & Sons Publishers, April 2019.

Dottie brings over twenty years’ experience in governance-related roles, including serving as a director, officer, senior executive, governance consultant and trainer for private, public, and non-profit boards. She was a founding team member of the tech start-up BoardEffect – a board management software provider focused on healthcare and non-profit boards, acquired by Diligent in 2016. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

Peter Swabey is Policy and Research Director at CGIUKI. He is responsible for developing the Institute's profile to members, regulators, policymakers, employers and other stakeholders by delivering thought leadership and lobbying campaigns aligned to CGIUKI strategy and promoting strong governance as the vital ingredient for success in organisations.

Peter joined CGIUKIin 2013 and has almost 30 years’ industry experience. Prior to CGIUKI, Peter was at Equiniti where he was Company Secretary and Industry Leadership Director; he was also a Director of Equiniti David Venus, Equiniti’s Company Secretarial Services provider.

Peter is a member of the CGIUKI Company Secretary’s Forum, the CBI Companies Committee, the QCA Corporate Governance Expert Group and the Shareholder Voting Working Group, as well as being an Alternate Member of the Takeover Panel and a past Chairman of the ICSA Registrars Group.

A history graduate, and Fellow of CGIUKI, Peter is a regular speaker at industry conferences and events, with an industry-wide reputation as an expert on shareholder and corporate governance matters.

Clare has been General Counsel and Company Secretary, and member of the Executive Leadership Team of Coca-Cola European Partners plc since June 2016, leading risk, compliance, security and legal teams across 13 countries. She is also a sponsor of the CCEP’s Diversity Council. Previously, Clare has had positions as General Counsel of Kingfisher plc and Tube Lines plc, as well as Head of Legal at Post Office.

Clare is currently also chairman of Basketball England, and a NED at Modern Pentathlon Great Britain and Lee Fitzgerald Architects Ltd. Her previous directorships include encryption and digital signatures, sheltered housing and retail.

Boards need high-quality information to take smart decisions, driving better outcomes for shareholders, employees and society. With Board Intelligence you can create effective board packs that power high-impact conversations and let your board work at their best.

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Computershare Governance Services offers corporate governance and compliance solutions to help companies transform their business practices and stay ahead of ever-changing market dynamics. We address today's global compliance challenges through entity management, insider management, board governance, registered agent services and regulatory filing solutions. Clients use our software to assist them with the administration, governance and compliance of over 250,000 legal entities across more than 160 jurisdictions. Leading companies from all market segments look to our team of governance specialists for proactive ways to stay compliant and minimize risk in an ever increasing regulatory environment.

Founded in 1978, Computershare is renowned for its expertise in high integrity data management, high volume transaction processing and reconciliations, payments and stakeholder engagement. Many of the world’s leading organizations use us to streamline and maximize the value of relationships with their investors, employees, creditors and customers.

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Azeus Convene’s digital meeting platform and app, has been helping boards with better governance since 2012. Convene offers everything you need to run productive meetings, from planning to approving minutes, on the device of your choice, without compromising on security. With its intuitive user experience, cross-platform compatibility, and quick learning curve, Convene has become the sustainable meeting platform of choice for companies across industries in over 70 countries.

Our commitment to building a better product that is environmentally friendly and makes use of the efficiency of today’s technology has won us numerous awards such as the SAAS Enterprise Solution of the Year (2018) and the Information Management Solution of the Year (2016) at the European IT and Software Excellence Awards.

Website: azeusconvene.co.uk Phone: 020 8004 5937 Email: eu_sales@azeusconvene.com 

Diligent is a leading provider of secure corporate governance and collaboration solutions for boards and senior executives. Over 4,700 customers in more than 75 countries and on all seven continents rely on Diligent to provide secure, intuitive access to their most time-sensitive and confidential information, ultimately helping them make better decisions. The Diligent Boards (formerly Diligent Boardbooks) solution speeds and simplifies how board materials are produced, delivered and collaborated on via any device, removing the security concerns of doing this by courier, email and file sharing.

Blueprint OneWorld is a global web-based entity management and corporate governance solution, allowing you to access and manage your corporate compliance data 24/7, anytime, anywhere. With more than 25 years of experience, thousands of users worldwide, across every conceivable industry, our client base features many of the largest companies in the world. Our commitment to providing highly secure and integrated solutions is the reason why many FTSE 100, FORTUNE 500, EURONEXT 100, ASX 50 trust us to manage their corporate information to deliver good governance.

Visit www.diligent.com and www.blueprintoneworld.com or follow us on twitter @diligentHQ to learn more.

Jordans is now part of Vistra, a leading global player with expert industry knowledge and location specialists in over 46 jurisdictions. Vistra has a deep understanding of the professional worlds of its clients and a proven track record of offering highly tailored solutions, providing the people, processes and products that help its clients get the most from their international business.

Helping International groups improve control/oversight of their overseas entities, consolidate providers, drive efficiency, reduce cost and increase service levels – We provide a global account management team (with a “single point of contact”) to coordinate and monitor all global subsidiary governance activities

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Nasdaq Boardvantage, is the next-generation board portal and leadership collaboration software, making every aspect of board meetings, and collaboration among directors, committees, and leadership teams, simpler and easier to manage. The platform’s intuitive interface and robust security features allow directors and leadership teams to work together far more efficiently, productively, and strategically. Trusted by more than 4,000 public, private, and non-profit organizations worldwide - including over half of the Fortune 500 - our award-winning platform meets the critical needs of today’s leaders while keeping their content and communications safe.

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Protect- formerly Public Concern at Work -  are leading experts in whistleblowing. We have advised around 40,000 people on our confidential advice line, trained thousands of managers and board members and currently support hundreds of organisations to strengthen their internal whistleblowing arrangements.
 
Staff are the eyes and ears of any organisation and often the first to identify malpractice. Work with Protect, the leading experts, and offer your staff a real alternative to silence by giving them the confidence to speak up. Unique and the first of its kind, our 360° Benchmark tool has been designed to assist your organisation by identifying gaps and providing you with an action plan on how to improve, telling you what you should be doing, when and how.
 
To find out more about how we can help you lead the way in establishing good whistleblowing arrangements please contact business@protect-advice.org.uk or 0203 117 2525
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