Breakfast with Norman Broadbent (1 hr of CPD)

Breakfast with Norman Broadbent (1 hr of CPD)

Free

Is it harder to hire effective non-executive directors than it used to be? What skills are lacking from your board? Where do you go for director training? How should non-executives be remunerated?

Join the Quoted Companies Alliance and the executive search firm Norman Broadbent to discuss the latest findings from our survey of UK non-executive directors.

At this breakfast event, hosted by Cavendish, gain insights into board recruitment, retention and reward to ensure an effective board.

With the UK and US elections, a poorly received Labour Budget, and Trump’s return to the White House, the geopolitical and economic landscape remains uncertain for UK PLC. Our survey captured perspectives on overall market sentiment, as well as NED recruitment challenges and remuneration—key factors influencing boardrooms today.

The panel will feature Tanya Gass, Partner at Norman Broadbent, Lisa Gordon Chair of Cavendish, Roger Lee, Head of Equity at Cavendish and  James Ashton, CEO at the QCA.

This event is for board directors  of quoted companies. 

Event Details

Date: 1 April, 2025

Start time: 08:30 a.m. GMT

End time: 11:00 a.m. GMT

Venue: Cavendish, 1 Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7BL

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Participating in the survey will feed into our policy and campaigning work with the Government and the regulators. You can take the survey here.

Date: Tuesday 1 April 2025

Timings:

8.30 – 9:00 arrival & breakfast

9.00 – 10:30 panel discussion & Q&A

10:30 – 11:00 refreshments & networking

This event is for board directors  of quoted companies. 

INTRODUCTION – Roger Lee, Head of Equity Strategy at Cavendish, will share his insights post Spring Budget on the UK equity market outlook for small and mid-cap companies, followed by a panel discussion exploring the key themes shaping board composition, governance, and performance.

PANEL DISCUSSION

· The availability and effectiveness of non-executive directors—has hiring become more challenging?

· The critical skills gap on boards and where to turn for director training.

· The evolving expectations around non-executive remuneration and the role of equity in director reward structures.

· How UK PLC can strengthen board recruitment, retention, and governance.

Tanya Gass, Partner, Norman Broadbent 

Tanya is a Partner leading Norman Broadbent’s Board Practice. She assists companies of all types and across all sectors with their chair and non-executive director recruitment needs, frequently partnering with sector specialists in the Norman Broadbent team. She also undertakes Board Effectiveness Reviews and is known for her insightful yet practical approach.

Prior to joining Norman Broadbent, Tanya was the NED Recruitment Lead at Women on Boards UK where she worked with SMEs, large privates, AIM and FTSE 350 companies to source diverse NED candidates from the network’s membership.

Tanya comes from a legal and corporate governance background: she qualified as a corporate and equity capital markets solicitor at a magic circle law firm, before spending nearly two decades providing training and consultancy services around corporate law, good governance, board effectiveness, stakeholder voice and equity capital markets.

Lisa Gordon, Chair of Cavendish, and NED of JP Morgan Small Cap Growth & Income PLC, Magic Light Pictures Limited and a Board Adviser to Fulcrum Asset Management LLP

Lisa was also recently Remco Chair at FTSE 250 Alpha FX Group plc (previously AIM 100) and SID at Saatchi Group as part of her 30 years Board experience, in both Executive and Non-Exec Director roles at listed companies and PE/Family Office-owned businesses.

Lisa is a member of the Capital Markets Industry Taskforce (CMIT), having been appointed in January 2025 to represent the needs of smaller quoted and listed companies across the UK.

Roger Lee, Head of Equity, Cavendish 

Roger is currently Head of Equity Strategy and has been in the equity market for almost 30 years having started his broking career with Cazenove & Co and subsequently HSBC James Capel, JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank. He has covered UK, European and US equities and serviced clients in UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia when living in Hong Kong. Most recently he was Head of UK Equity Strategy at Investec. Roger is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, a Physics graduate and a frustrated Politician.

James Ashton,  Chief Executive, Quoted Companies Alliance

James was City Editor and Executive Editor of the Evening Standard and Independent titles and before that City Editor of the Sunday Times. He is the author of several business books and chairs Oscar’s Book Prize, the annual search for the UK’s best picture book. James is also a non-executive director of Finsbury Growth & Income, the FTSE 250 investment trust.

Sangita Shah, Non-Executive Director, Kinovo 

Sangita Shah is the non-executive Chair of AIM traded Kinovo plc and RA International plc, lead board director of NASDAQ listed Forward Industries Inc. and serves on the board of Inspired plc and Ten Entertainment Group plc. Additionally, she serves as investor director on a small portfolio of private companies.

Sangita has extensive experience in corporate finance, journalism and senior consultancy. She has held numerous senior roles within blue chip organisations, including Unilever, Mars, Ernst & Young and KPMG, was a former board director of Swindon Town FC and a past President of the Chartered Institute of Journalists. She has consulted to a number of organisations that include HM Cabinet Office, HSBC and other blue chip companies.

Sangita is a qualified accountant and a frequent keynote Chair and speaker in forums for the Windsor Leadership Trust and in the past the European Parliament and European School of Management.

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