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Board development professional - helping chairmen and CEOs improve their board's effectiveness. Working with multinationals, family businesses and private companies, charities, state owned enterprises and NGOs throughout the UK, Europe, Africa and beyond. PERSONAL BACKGROUND An academic teaching corporate governance and strategy. Sixteen years experience as director, nine with general management responsibilities including Managing Director. Currently non-executive director, group board specialist insurance company. Has conducted doctoral research into non-executive director roles in private companies. SYNTHESISNETWORK is an evolving association of "like-minded" associates delivering board and director development. SynthesisAssociates have significant board experience and hold at least a Masters' degree.CHECK THE SYNTHESISNETWORK COURSE PROGRAMME WEBSITE at www.synthesisnetwork.com. Courses cover corporate governance, board effectiveness, developing strategy, finance and corporate transformation. Courses are structured for practical and pragmatic delivery. Concepts and ideas presented are immediately relevant and useful for busy delegates. Delegates don't just learn what to do but also gain knowledge of why and when it works. Open courses are delivered in the UK, throughout Europe and in emerging markets in Africa and the Middle East. HOW WE CAN HELP DEVELOP YOUR BOARD - OUR SPECIALISM* SynthesisNetwork has unique diagnostics for measurement of progress in board and director development.Specialties: Specialist knowledge and expertise in board development in private companies and family business. Also of corporate governance issues for listed companies. More than 20 years experience of board development in Central and Eastern Europe.

Listed skills include Strategy, Leadership, Corporate Governance, Governance, and 4 others.