Tobias is a director at Elemental, the CGIUKI’s service provider of the year 2021. He is dual-qualified, having trained and qualified as a solicitor at Linklaters, a Magic Circle law firm, before becoming a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute.

To investigate or not to investigate? That is the question.

Of general interest to all members.

On 8 July 2021, The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland responded to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) consultation on 'Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance'.

A new report out today from The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland and the Centre for Synchronous Leadership (CSL) has highlighted the dangers of business leaders having blind spots and puts forward a convincing case for businesses to get on the front foot with emerging trends and issues. It provides a deep understanding of the systemic issues that are causing business leaders to be insular, or ‘Bubble Bound’ to coin a phrase used in the report, and uses quantitative data to show the benefit of being more open to difference.

Dual class share structures will encourage new listings and tackle the London Stock Exchange’s persistent short-termism, says Daniel Valentine, Head of Communications at CGIUKI.

We sat down with Graziella Bray, who works as Company Secretary, APS Bank plc (Malta)

As the joint winner of the 2021 CGIUKI Award for Governance Professional of the Year, Nicola Carroll FCG is known for her innovative approach and her ability to make governance feel relevant to colleagues across the business.

Meet Sam, who tells us the prize was a career highlight.