Nurole Event: The Role of the Chair
You are invited to join three seasoned Chairs, Ruth Cairnie, Vindi Banga and Sir Peter Bazalgette, as they share their experiences of the most senior board position.
Event themes include:
The Role of the Chair
Building and leading a board team
Stakeholder management
Who is this event for?
Current Chairs who would like to hear new perspectives on their role
Aspiring Chairs to equip themselves for future leadership roles
The session is interactive, meaning you can interact with the audience and upvote questions you want the Chairs to answer.
Ruth Cairnie - is the Chair of Babcock International Group plc and the Senior Independent Director at BT Group plc. She is Patron of the Women in Defence Charter, a trustee of Windsor Leadership and of the White Ensign Association. She is a supporting Chair at Chapter Zero. Ruth’s previous roles include Senior Independent Director at Associated British Foods plc, Non-Executive Director at Rolls-Royce Holdings, Contour Global plc and Keller Group plc, member of the Finance Committee at Cambridge University, Chair of the POWERful Women initiative and Chair of the International Committee of the CBI. Ruth’s executive career was at Royal Dutch Shell spanning Research, B2B businesses, Strategy, Supply Chain and M&A.
Vindi Banga - joined CD&R London in 2010 as Partner. He is also Chair of Marie Curie, the UK Government Investments, and Imperial College London (1 April 2024). He is a NED on the boards of Haleon plc, The Economist Group, and Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc. Previously, he was President, Foods, Home and Personal Care and member of the Executive Board at Unilever.
Sir Peter Bazalgette - is SID for Saga & chairs LoveCrafts. Before he chaired ITV & was SID at YouGov. He’s currently co-Chair of the Creative Industries Council & chairs the Council of the Royal College of Art. Previously he chaired Arts Council England. He’s also a Department for Education non-executive.