No, Napoleon didn’t ask for “lucky generals”. (It was probably Mazarin.) But it seems a lot of CEOs lucked into their leadership roles. Maybe we should embrace that fact.

The ability and willingness to ask probing questions are among the most important characteristics for a board director. Corporate history shows a lack of curiosity can have disastrous consequences.

Charlie Brown took up his role as CGIUKI President on 1 August 2023. He kindly took time out of his busy schedule to speak to me about his career to date and the experience that he’ll bring to the role.

Jeremy Small, Partner at Independent Audit, began his career as a company secretary 30 years ago after a false start in accounting exposed him to the profession that proved to be his passion.

What does CGIUKI’s ‘One to Watch’ 2025 think of the current governance landscape? And how does he view his own career journey?

Having graduated from the Qualifying Programme in 2022, Ben is taking time to reflect on where his governance career in the US could lead him.

The recently installed Master of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators discusses his plans for the year ahead and the relevance of livery companies to modern professionals.

Julian Baddeley FCG, Group Company Secretary at abrdn plc, shares his five key career pillars and describes why recruitment needs to be a constant consideration.

Column inches are cluttered with debate about the Post Office Horizon Enquiry and the impact of executive pay on UK listings – Peter is left channeling his inner Victor Meldrew.