01.03.2017 / THE CALEDONIAN CLUB
Harvard Business School Club of London Event – ‘Getting the first (Corporate) Board Appointment’ – 1 March 2017
Fidelio was delighted to moderate and host our second seminar for the Harvard Business School Club of London. The seminar was entitled ‘Securing the first (Corporate) Board Appointment’ and will take place on 1st March 2017 at the Caledonian Club. The seminar drew upon the expertise of Board Directors and Chairmen, with extensive experience across a range of sectors and geographies, […]
17.01.2017 / VILLANDRY ST JAMES’S
Fidelio Breakfast – "Gender Pay Reporting: What Boards Need To Know" 17 January 2017
Mandatory gender pay gap reporting for UK companies comes into force in April 2017. This is an issue Boards cannot afford to ignore. In building and developing public company Boards and leadership teams, Fidelio recognises diversity as a critical component of Board effectiveness. The new gender pay gap reporting legislation supports existing diversity initiatives, and […]
06.12.2016 / VILLANDRY ST JAMES
Fidelio Board Breakfast – “Employee Representation – What Government & Shareholders Expect”, 6 December 2016
At the recent Conservative Party Conference, UK Prime Minister Theresa May once again commended worker representation on company Boards and linked this to better governance. What does this mean for UK companies? Does the German two-tier Board system represent the answer to corporate excess? As a Board Development and Search firm that is active in […]
30.11.2016 / LONDON
A Seat at the Table – Alumni Conference Call, "the Gender Pay Gap and Gender Pay Reporting", 30 November 2016
With mandatory pay gap reporting soon to come into effect, this is an issue business cannot afford to ignore any longer. As such we are delighted to host a Conference Call on Wednesday 30th November at 12pm (UK time) where we will be joined by Ann Francke, CEO of the CMI, on ‘the Gender Pay Gap […]
25.11.2016 / BERENBERG, LONDON
IR Council Conference – "Rites of Passage for Investor Relations", 25 November 2016
As a Board Development and Executive Search firm specialising in roles critical to shareholders and stakeholders, Fidelio was delighted to join international Heads of IR from across Europe at the IR Council to lead a presentation and discussion on the”Rites of Passage for IR”. In the session, we shared insights based on our Board and IR Search expertise […]
10.11.2016 / LONDON
Women Corporate Directors: Brexit Seminar – 10 November 2016
Gillian Karran-Cumberlege, Fidelio, was delighted to join a panel of Non-Executive and Executive Directors from a range of sectors to share insights into the impact of Brexit for Boards and Board Members in international business. Other members of the panel included: Miranda Curtis, Chairman of Waterstones and Camfed; Independent Board Director, Marks and Spencer, Liberty […]
11.10.2016 / VILLANDRY, ST JAMES
Fidelio Breakfast – “Brexit and the implications for Board composition” 11 October 2016
The UK Referendum on 23rd June resulted in a vote to leave the EU. This introduced substantial uncertainty for corporates and the Boards that lead them. As a Board Development and Executive Search consultancy Fidelio recognises that the Referendum Result has profound implications for Board composition, raising questions about the skills that are now needed […]
07.09.2016 / LONDON
A Seat at the Table – Alumni Conference Call, "Culture and the Board", 7 September 2016
Culture is firmly on the Board agenda and there is increasing pressure that Boards are to be held responsible for setting the tone from the top. Just last month, the FRC published ‘Corporate Culture and the Role of Boards’ and, almost simultaneously, the City Values Forum and Tomorrow’s Company released the consultation draft of ‘Governing […]
06.09.2016 / REYKJAVIK, ICELAND
Strategia Conference – ‘Boards, Executives and Shareholders’, 6 September 2016
As an Executive Search and Board Development consultancy, Fidelio recognises the importance of good communication, both in enhancing Board effectiveness and in driving valuation. Gillian Karran-Cumberlege, Founding Partner, Fidelio, was delighted to join Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs; Pall Hardarson, President, NASDAQ OMX Iceland as well as Directors from a range of sectors including engineering, […]
01.09.2016 / LEEDS CASTLE, KENT
A Seat at the Table – Development Programme for Senior Female Executives and Director, 13 – 14 September 2016
Fidelio was proud to deliver the third “A Seat at the Table” Development Programme on 13th – 14th September 2016 at the historic Leeds Castle, Kent. “…a heady combination of new friends and contacts, immediately actionable insights and rich seams of thought… the perfect Board readiness programme” “The best concentrated injection of development and learning that I […]
12.07.2016 / VILLANDRY ST JAMES
Fidelio Board Breakfast – “Corporate Governance is Dead, Long Live Corporate Governance”, 12 July 2016
Since the original Cadbury Code (1992), the UK model of Corporate Governance has become increasingly complex. Indeed an edifice is now in place, articulated by the FRC (Financial Reporting Council), which goes far beyond the requirements for Board Directors set out in the 2006 UK Companies Act. But the public perception of Corporate Governance remains […]
28.06.2016 / VILLANDRY ST JAMES
Fidelio Board Breakfast – ‘A Seat at the Table for the Communications Director?’, 28 June 2016
Within the FTSE 100, under 50% of Corporate Affairs/Communications Directors have a formal seat on the Executive Committee and this is strongly weighted towards larger companies. Furthermore, Corporate Affairs remains an unusual background for a Board Director. Do Communications Directors need a seat at the top table? We were delighted to be joined by Matthew Kirk, Group External […]