The business of the board

Boards are expected to have non-executives with experience and knowledge of governance processes between them. This event will take a look at information flows, managing agendas, making committees work for the board, effective delegation, executive and non-executive interface, the role of the chair, and areas such as crisis management. The work of both audit and remuneration committees will also be featured.

The session will enable non-executive directors and chairs find out more about commercial best practice, and enable those who are employing commercial practices to debate how well they work in the NHS and to share their current governance concerns.

Given by

Giles Peel, Capita Company Secretarial Services

Giles Peel joined Capita Company Secretarial Services as Managing Director in 2007. Before this he spent three years as Policy and Development Director at the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. His first career was as a Naval Officer, serving at sea and in Whitehall.

He qualified as a Chartered Secretary in 1993, sits on a number of industry-wide committees, is a Company Chair and experienced non-executive director. He is a regular conference speaker on company law and corporate governance.

Giles has wide experience within the health sector, being the author of several articles on the role of the company secretary and the application of corporate governance. He also provided advice to the NHS Clinical Governance Team on Integrated Governance and developed an ICSA sponsored scheme to qualify NHS senior managers as chartered secretaries. He provides advice to a number of NHS trust boards (including acute, foundation and PCT trusts) on corporate governance and company secretarial matters, and undertakes training for the Department of Health and the Healthcare Commission.