Governance Bites
Episodes
Governance Bites #31: board work plans, featuring Dr Denis Mowbray.
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDr Denis Mowbray is one of few people in New Zealand with a PhD in Governance. He has sat on and chaired numerous for-profit and not-for...
Governance Bites #30: featuring Mark Banicevich? Or Russell Hutchinson?
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRussell Hutchinson is a director of Chatswood Consulting, a firm that provides consulting services to the life and health insurance indu...
Governance Bites #29: professionalism in directors, featuring Dr Denis Mowbray.
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDr Denis Mowbray is one of few people in New Zealand with a PhD in Governance. He has sat on and chaired numerous for-profit and not-for...
Governance Bites #28: the journey to an advisory board, featuring Russell Hutchinson.
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRussell Hutchinson is a director of Chatswood Consulting, a firm that provides consulting services to the life and health insurance indu...
Governance Bites #27: board subcommittees, featuring Phil Doak.
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPhil Doak is an experienced executive, executive director, and director, particularly in the financial services industry. He is a partne...
Governance Bites #26: how the board manages risk, featuring Phil Doak.
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPhil Doak is an experienced executive, executive director, and director, particularly in the financial services industry. He is a partne...
Governance Bites #25: other director duties, featuring Nick Summerfield.
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text Nick Summerfield is Partner and Head of Banking, Financial Services and Insolvency at Anthony Harper. Nick advises on all areas of fin...
Governance Bites #24: the duty to act in the company's best interests, featuring Nick Summerfield.
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textNick Summerfield is Partner and Head of Banking, Financial Services and Insolvency at Anthony Harper. Nick advises on all areas of finan...
Governance Bites #23: differing governance in large and small entities, featuring David Whyte.
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDavid Whyte, known in the NZ financial services industry as The Laird, is a very experienced financial services company director. Prior ...
Governance Bites #22: succession planning for directors, featuring Mel Hewitson.
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMel Hewitson is a professional director, and a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. She holds a portfolio of independent director r...
Governance Bites #21: managing risk in not-for-profits, featuring David Boyle.
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDavid Boyle is one of the best-known personalities in financial services in New Zealand. He is an experienced executive who is passionat...
Governance Bites #20: governance for small enterprises, featuring Melanie Purdey.
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMelanie Purdey is an experienced CEO with extensive experience across the financial services industry. She is presently Head of Governan...
Governance Bites #19: the tension between governance and innovation, featuring Don Allerston.
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDon Allerston is an experienced executive manager with a strong background in life insurance from New Zealand and the United Kingdom. He...
Governance Bites #18: board induction and early learnings, featuring Kendall Flutey.
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textKendall Flutey is founder and Co-Chief Executive of the amazing social purpose business Banqer (banqer.co), which teaches financial lite...
Governance Bites #17: work and alignment in not-for-profit entities, featuring Richard Klipin.
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRichard Klipin is the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Council in New Zealand, a not-for-profit organisation with over ...
Governance Bites #16: the role of the Chief Executive, featuring Scott Duncan.
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textScott Duncan is Managing Director at Aspire Executive Search, a boutique executive search firm that helps organisations appoint exceptio...
Governance Bites #15: board structures. and cultural differences, featuring Adam Hunt.
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAdam Hunt is an experienced executive and director, with experience in both the public and private sectors. He has held executive positi...
Governance Bites #14: governance and the board role, featuring Dennis Murray.
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDennis Murray is an experienced tech entrepreneur and director, with a background in the legal sector. He is Chief Executive Officer and...
Governance Bites #13: board processes, featuring Dauniika Puklowski.
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDauniika Puklowski is a professional company secretary, and a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors, with her own business call...
Governance Bites #12: governance, strategy and the board's role, featuring Kevin McCaffrey.
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textKevin McCaffrey has a long history in governance, including a Masters Degree in the subject. He has been a partner and director in major...
Governance Bites #11: policies, process and controls, featuring Steve Burgess.
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSteve Burgess is a founder and managing director of Compliance Refinery, a compliance company that helps financial services firms unders...
Governance Bites #10: for-profit and not-for-profit governance, featuring Kirsty Campbell.
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textKirsty Campbell is a professional director, who currently sits on six professional boards (including insurance companies, one of New Zea...
Governance Bites #9: board role in managing risk, featuring Karty Mayne.
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textKarty Mayne is a risk and compliance expert, and founder and director of Rosewill Consulting. She has a background in risk management in...
Governance Bites #5: executive reporting to the board, featuring Tony Arthur.
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTony Arthur is an experience Executive Manager, with past roles leading distribution at a major NZ bank, and a major NZ life and health ...
Governance Bites #7: governance and management, featuring Tony Dench.
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTony Dench is a director on a porfolio of for-profit and not-for-profit (or "for purpose") boards. He was an executive manager...
Governance Bites #6: the process of creating a board of directors, featuring Sam Stubbs.
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSam Stubbs is an experienced CEO of both for-profit and not-for-profit companies. He founded not-for-profit fund manager Simplicity, and...
Governance Bites #8: the role of the chair, featuring Henry Lynch.
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHenry Lynch is founder and director of Faraday, a company that creates and runs advisory boards for companies. He is presently chair or ...
Governance Bites #4: director skills and training, featuring David Greenslade.
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDavid Greenslade is an experienced director, and founder of education and compliance firm Strategi. Strategi's courses include trai...
Governance Bites #3: governance in sports organisations, featuring David Ireland.
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDavid Ireland is a Partner at international law firm Dentons Kensington Swan, advising boards and management at banks, insurers and othe...
Governance Bites #2: the board agenda and board reports, featuring Tracey Cross.
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTracey Cross is a former partner in a major NZ law firm. She now has a portfolio of roles, including teaching governance, and sitting on...
Governance Bites #1: financial information for the board, featuring Stewart Taylor.
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textStewart Taylor is an experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He is presently CFO of Partners Life, a major New Zealand life and healt...