This unrivalled team of prestigious leaders have expertise in almost all business sectors and situations.
CMi has a distinguished group of international mentors, many of whom have run large global companies and know business leadership from all angles, as CEOs, Executive Committee members, Non-Executives and Chairs.
This holistic experience gives them broad and diverse perspectives on the challenges of leading large complex businesses.
Daniel Bernard was previously Vice Chairman of Capgemini SE, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Carrefour SA, where during his tenure it became the second biggest retailer in the world after Walmart Inc, and Chairman of Kingfisher plc. He is currently President of Provestis, his own investment company, and a Senior Advisor to the private-equity firm Towerbrook Capital Partners LLC.
Sir Roger Carr is the Chairman of BAE Systems plc and held a number of senior appointments including Chairman of Centrica plc, Vice Chairman of the BBC Trust, Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director of the Court of the Bank of England, President of the Confederation of British Industry, Chairman of Cadbury plc, Chairman of Chubb plc, Chairman of Mitchells & Butlers plc, Chairman of Thames Water plc and Chief Executive of Williams plc.
Jan du Plessis is currently Chairman of BT Group plc. He was previously Chairman of Rio Tinto, SABMiller, British American Tobacco and RHM; non-executive director and chair of the Audit Committee of Lloyds Banking Group and Senior Independent Director of the retailer Marks & Spencer.
Dr Franz Humer was previously Chairman of Roche Holding AG and Chairman of Diageo, the world’s leading spirits company. He is currently Chairman of Neogene Therapeutics and HMNC Brain Health. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children and Chairman of the Humer Foundation.
Charles Allen (Lord Allen of Kensington CBE) is Chairman of Balfour Beatty plc, Chairman of Global Media and Entertainment (Classic FM, Capital, Heart, Smooth, LBC, X Radio, LBC, Gold and Outdoor) Chairman of the Invictus Games and Advisory Chairman of Moelis & Company, a global independent investment bank.
Thomas Thune Andersen is Chairman at Ørsted A/S, ranked as the most sustainable company in the world in 2020 as well as Lloyd’s Register Group, Lloyd’s Register Foundation and VKR Holding A/S and Non-Executive Director at BW Group Ltd and IMI plc.
Dr Göran Ando MD, is the retired Chairman of the Board of Directors of Novo Nordisk A/S. Göran is Chairman of Nouscom, Chairman of Tessa Therapeutics Ltd, Chairman of Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals Inc and the Chairman of Nanexa AB. He is a Director of Paraxel International Corp. Göran also serves as an Advisor to Edbi Pte Ltd, Singapore and is Non-Executive Director of EUSA Pharma (UK) Ltd and Selecta Biosciences Inc.
Doug Baker is Chairman of Ecolab Inc, global leader in water, food safety and infection prevention solutions and services. He serves on the Target Board as Governance and Sustainability Committee Chair. Doug also serves on the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees and on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers. He previously served 10 years on the US Bank Board of Directors.
Vindi is Chair of the UKGI (UK Government Investments) which is the Governance & Corporate Finance arm of the Government and a Partner at CD&R, a global private equity firm. He is the Senior Independent NED on the Board of GSK plc, a NED on The Economist Group Board and Chair of the palliative care charity, Marie Curie.
Vindi Banga spent 30 years with Unilever plc and became President of Global Foods, Home and Personal Care, and a member of the Unilever Executive Board.
Sarah is Chair of Polar Capital Technology Trust plc, John Lewis Partnership Pensions Trust Ltd, BBC Pension Investment Ltd and Universities Superannuation Scheme Investment Management Ltd. She is Senior Independent Non-Executive Director at Alliance Trust plc and also at Worldwide Healthcare Trust plc, where she is also Chair of the Nominations Committee. She is also an independent member of the investment committee of the BBC Pension Scheme.
Sir Peter Bazalgette is Chairman of ITV plc and the Chairman of Lovecraft Group ltd, a venture-backed e-commerce company. He is also a Non-Executive Director of UK Research and Innovation, and an Advisory Board member of Bartle Bogle Hegarty ltd. Sir Peter is also Honorary Professor of Creative Industries at the University of Manchester.
Ton Büchner is the Chair of Swiss Prime Site AG and Burckhardt Compression Holdings AG. He is a board member at Novartis AG, Chairman of the Risk Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. He is also a consultant to Ammega and a member of the Executive Faculty, University St. Gallen, Executive School of Management.
Wendy Becker is the Chairperson of Logitech International SA. She works with and advises companies in the consumer technology space, particularly those working cross borders. In her executive career Wendy was CEO of Jack Wills, a global fashion company.
She serves as a Non-Executive Director of Sony Corporation, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Great Portland Estates, and Oxford University Press; she was previously on the boards of Whitbread, Ocado and NHS England.
Sir Win Bischoff was previously CEO and then Chairman of Schroders plc, Chairman of Citigroup Europe, interim CEO and then Chairman of Citigroup Inc and Chairman of Lloyds Banking Group plc. He is currently the Chairman of JP Morgan Securities plc and is a member of the International Advisory Board of Akbank TAS, Turkey.
Staffan Bohman is currently Chair of Electrolux AB, The Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and the German-Swedish Chamber of Commerce. He is also Board member of Atlas Copco AB where he chairs the Audit committee.
Sir Peter Bonfield is Chairman of NXP Semiconductors N.V., a world leader in automotive semi-conductors. He is Director and Chair of Audit at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, on the Boards of Imagination Technologies in the UK and DarkTrace plc and a Board Director at East West Institute USA.
Dr Svein Richard Brandtzæg is Vice Chairman of DNB ASA and Chairman of Veidekke ASA. He is an Independent Director at Swiss Steel Holding AG, a Non-Executive Director at Mondi plc and Eramet Norway. He is also the Vice Chair of the Council of Ethics for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (The Norwegian Wealth Fund).
Gunnar Brock is Chairman of Stena AB, Neptunia Invest AB and Mölnlycke Health Care AB. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director of ABB Ltd, Patricia Industries AB and Investor AB. Gunnar was Chairman of Stora Enso after having been the CEO of Tetra Pak AB, Alfa Laval AB, Thule AB and President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Copco AB.
Sir Donald Brydon is Chairman of the fin tech firm Tide Holdings.
Previously Sir Donald was Chairman of Sage Group plc, Chairman of the London Stock Exchange Group plc, Chairman of the Royal Mail plc, Smiths Group plc, the London Metal Exchange, Amersham plc, Taylor Nelson Sofres plc, the ifs School of Finance and EveryChild.
Paul Bulcke has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nestlé S.A. since April 2017. He is Vice Chairman of L’Oréal (FR) and Board Member of Roche Holding Ltd. (CH). He is Chairman of the World Economic Forum’s Community of Chairpersons (WEF), member of the European Roundtable for Industry (ERT), the Board of Trustees of Avenir Suisse and J.P. Morgan International Council as well as Co-Chairman of the 2030 Water Resources Group.
Gordon Cairns is the Chair of Woolworths, the Australian supermarket and drinks company. He was previously the Chair of Origin Energy and CEO of Lion Nathan (beverages business).
Jack So Chak-kwong is Chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong, a position he assumed on 1 June 2015. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of AIA Group Limited and China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited, a Senior Advisor to Credit Suisse, Greater China and an Advisor at the Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited.
Jean-Louis Chaussade is Chairman of JLCH Conseil, Special Advisor of Accuracy, Chairman of the board of the Université Technologique de Compiègne, Non-Executive Board member of Kaufman & Broad SA and is a Director of Criteria Caixaholding SAU, in addition to other appointments. He was previously the Chairman and CEO of Suez.
Victor Chu is Chairman of First Eastern Investment Group, a leading Hong Kong-based international investment firm, a Non-Executive Director of Airbus SE and Normura Holdings. Victor has served as Director and Council Member of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, as a member of the Hong Kong Takeovers and Mergers Panel and an Advisory Committee Member of the Securities and Futures Commission.
Pascal Colombani previously chaired the Supervisory Board of Areva, was Chairman of Valeo SA and was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the French Atomic Energy Commission. Pascal is President of TII Strategies SASU, a consulting and investment company, since 2014. He also serves as a member of the EMEA advisory board of JPMorgan Chase, as Senior Advisor of Kearney, a global management consulting firm and as a Senior Advisor of Truffle Capital.
Fulvio Conti serves as Chairman of FIEE SGR SpA (Fondo Italiano Efficienza Energetica), SGI SpA (Società Gasdotti Italia) and Innova Italy Partners Srl. He is a Board Member of Aon plc, RBC JSP (a Russian broadcast company), PSC SpA, (engineering) Take Off SpA (fashion), and Alibert SpA (food).
Claudio Costamagna is Executive Chairman of CC & Soci, an M&A and Private Equity boutique, he sits on the Board of FTI Consulting, a business-advisory group listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and three Italian private companies: Italiana Petroli SpA, Finarvedi SpA, holding company of the Arvedi Group, and Ferragamo Finanziaria, the holding company of the Salvatore Ferragamo Group.
Vivienne Cox is chair-designate of Victrex plc, the high-performance polymers supplier, a Non-Executive Director of GlaxoSmithKline plc and a member of the board of Stena AB. Vivienne is also Chair of the Rosalind Franklin Institute and Vice-Chair of the Said Business School, Oxford University.
Barbara is the Chair of Michelin Supervisory Board, and the CEO of SITA, a worldwide leader in delivering IT solutions to the Air Transport Industry.
Previously Barbara has been a member of multiple boards: Wolters Kluwer in the Netherlands, Société Générale in France, Eurostar in the UK, NTV in Italy. She is also a member of the board of the “Institut Polytechnique de Paris”.
Jeremy Darroch serves as Executive Chairman of Sky following thirteen years leading the company as Chief Executive.
Hanne de Mora is co-founder and former Chair of a-connect (group) AG, a management consultant firm. She is a member of the Board of Nestlé SA in Switzerland, Volvo AB in Sweden and is Chair of Microcaps AG. She also serves as Vice-chair and Supervisory Board member of IMD Business School, Switzerland.
Tom de Swaan is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ABN AMRO Bank N.V. He is an Advisory Board member of Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi AS. Tom de Swaan has held senior positions with a range of financial institutions, including supervisory authorities.
Wout Dekker is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Randstad N.V. and a member of the Supervisory Board of SHV Holdings N.V., Royal Friesland Campina N.V. and Pon Holdings N.V. He is also a member of the Paine Schwartz Partners Food Chain Advisory Board.
Michael Diekmann serves as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Allianz SE, is the Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co KGAA, and a member of the Supervisory Board at Siemens AG. Michael is the Chairman of the International Business Leaders Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai (IBLAC).
Lynn Elsenhans is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sunoco and Sunoco Logistics Partners. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of Baker Hughes Company, GlaxoSmithKline plc, and Saudi Aramco. Previously, she was an Executive Vice President of Royal Dutch Shell.
Rona Fairhead (The Baroness Fairhead CBE) is Chairman of Electrocomponents plc, a Non-Executive Director and Member of the Finance and Audit Committee of Oracle Corporation, a director of SurvivorNet (healthcare start-up), member of the External Advisory Group, McKinsey & Co and a Member of the House of Lords. Baroness Fairhead was previously the Chairman and CEO of the Financial Times Group.
Andrew Fisher is Chairman of Rightmove plc and a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee for Marks and Spencer plc. He was previously CEO and Chairman of Shazam and a Non-Executive Director of Merlin Entertainments plc and Moneysupermarket plc.
Sir Douglas Flint is Chairman of abrdn plc, one of Europe’s largest investment and wealth management companies, and also Chairman of IP Group plc. He is also a member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's international advisory panel and on the board of the International Chamber of Commerce UK.
Sir Douglas served as Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings plc from 2010 until October 2017.
Dame Clara Furse is Chairman of HSBC UK plc, the ring-fenced bank of HSBC Group. She is a Non-Executive Director of Vodafone Group plc and Amadeus IT Group SA. She is also Chairman of the UK Voluntary Carbon Markets Forum, a member of the Panel of Senior Advisors to Chatham House, and a member of Bocconi University’s International Advisory Council.
Dr Chris Gibson-Smith is Vice Chairman of UBS Investment Bank. Chris brings 50 years of business experience across a wide range of industries. He was Chairman of the London Stock Exchange plc, Chairman of the UK’s National Air Traffic Services, Chairman of The British Land Company plc, Chairman of Partnership Assurance plc, and Chairman of Just Group plc.
William (Bill) Green is the former CEO and Chairman of Accenture. He is currently the Chairman of Syniti, and Chairman for GTY Technology Holdings Inc. He is also a member of the Board of Directors at Dell Technologies, S&P Global, Inovalon (a provider of data analytics, intervention and reporting platforms to the healthcare industry) and Advisor360° (a provider of a unified, integrated software suite for wealth management).
Steven is Chairman of Ampol Limited (previously Caltex); Chairman of Tabcorp Holdings Limited; a director of Challenger Limited and Challenger Life Company Limited, and William Inglis & Son Limited. He is also the Chairman of Lorna Hodgkinson Foundation and Unisson Disability Limited and a Trustee of the Australian Museum. Prior to this Steven was Chairman of Goodman Fielder Limited and Chairman of Austock Group Limited.
Calvin Grieder is the Chairman of Givaudan SA, Chairman of AWK Group and the Chairman of Société General de Surveillance (SGS SA). In addition, he is Chairman and Administrative President of the international engineering group Bühler AG.
Jim Hagemann Snabe is currently Chairman of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, Chairman of Siemens AG, Vice Chairman of Allianz SE, a non-executive Board member at C3.ai and a member of the Board of Trustees at the World Economic Forum. He is also a Senior Advisor to Nordic Alpha Partners, a Council Member of Balderton Capital (UK) LLP, and an Adjunct Professor at the Copenhagen Business School.
Tony Hayward is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Energy Transition Partners BV and recently stepped down as Chairman of Glencore plc, a position he has held since 2014. He is a Managing Partner of St James’s Asset Management LLP and Chairman of a number of private companies. Previously he was the Chief Executive Officer of BP plc, the Chief Executive Officer of Genel Energy plc and subsequently the Chairman.
Paul Hermelin is Chairman of the Non-Executive Board of Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology and engineering services. He is also Chair of the Opera Festival of Aix-en-Provence, the French Chair of the India-France Large companies Forum and the “Special Envoy of the French government for India-France economic relationships”.
Christine Hodgson CBE is Chairman of Severn Trent plc and The Careers & Enterprise Co ltd. She is also a Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Standard Chartered plc. Christine was previously Executive Chairman of Capgemini UK plc, one of the world’s largest technology and professional services groups.
Chad Holliday recently stepped down as the Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell and serves as the Lead Independent Director at Deere & Company and Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). He was previously CEO and then Chairman of Dupont, Chairman of the Bank of America Corporation, The Business Council, Catalyst, the National Academy of Engineering, the Society of Chemical Industry (American Section) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
Niels Jacobsen is CEO of William Demant Invest A/S, a highly respected evergreen investment company, wholly owned by the charitable William Demant Foundation.
Niels was chairman of the LEGO Group from 2008-2017, deputy chairman of A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S from 2009-2018 (board member from 2007) and board member of Novo Nordisk A/S from 2000-2008.
David Jiménez-Blanco is Vice Chairman of Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, Chairman of the Madrid Stock Exchange and Chairman of Gawa Capital Partners SGEIC, SA. He is also an Independent Board Member of SIX Group AG (the owner and operator of the Swiss and Spanish Stock Exchange) and of Arima Real Estate SOCIMI SA, and a Member of the Board of Trustees at Fundacion Pablo Horstmann.
Tom Johnstone is Chairman of Husqvarna AB, Chairman of Wärtsilä OYJ, Chairman of the British-Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of Combient AB. He is an Independent Director at Investor AB and sits on the Boards of Volvo Car Corp, and Northvolt AB.
Hubert Joly recently stepped down from Best Buy Co which he led from 2012 to 2020, as President and CEO, Chairman and CEO and, finally, Executive Chairman. Hubert is a member of the Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson as well as Ralph Lauren Corporation. He is a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, a member of the International Advisory Board of HEC Paris and a Trustee of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Susan Kilsby is the Chair of Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc and is Senior Independent Director and chair of the Remuneration Committee at Diageo. She is Non-Executive Director of BHP Group plc, at Unilever plc and the UKʼs National Health Service (NHS-England). She is also a member of The Takeover Panel in the UK.
Ewan Kirk is a technology entrepreneur, early-stage investor, and founder of Cantab Capital Partners. He is a non-executive director of defence company BAE Systems plc, and sits on the Board of a number of UK technology start-ups. He is Chairman of DeepTech Labs, a Cambridge-based accelerator that identifies, invests in and scales startups that commercialise frontier scientific technology.
Peter Löscher is Chairman of the Board of Sulzer AG, Switzerland, and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG, Germany. He is a Board member of Telefónica S.A., Spain, Royal Philips, Netherlands, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Group AG, Switzerland and a Non-Executive Director of Doha Venture Capital LLC, Qatar.
Ronnie Leten is the Chairman of Ericsson AB, Chairman of Piab Group AB and Chairman of Epiroc AB.
Peter Livanos is Chairman of Gaslog Ltd, Ceres Shipping Ltd and DryLog Ltd. He holds directorships and memberships in various international companies and committees. He is a member of the Council of the American Bureau of Shipping and chairman of the Greek National Committee. Peter is also a member of the Board of Trustees for New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Birger Magnus is currently the Chairman of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. and is a Board member of Harvard Business Publishing. He is also Chairman of Working Group Two AS, a JV between Cisco and Telenor ASA. He served as the Chairman of Storebrand ASA, Chairman of Hafslund ASA, Chairman of Statoil Fuel and Retail ASA.
Sir John Manzoni is Chairman at SSE, the UK utility, Chair of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, a non departmental public body central to the UK’s nuclear defence strategy and Continuous at Sea Deterrence (CASD).
John was the first ever Chief Executive of the UK Civil Service, and Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office. Prior to the Civil Service, John held roles as Chief Executive of Gas and Power, and Refining and Marketing at BP, and Chief Executive at Talisman Energy.
Gérard Mestrallet is Honorary Chairman of ENGIE, Honorary Chairman of SUEZ and Executive Chairman of AFALULA. For 29 years he was CEO of Société Générale de Belgique SUEZ and ENGIE. He has significant experience in the transformation and development of large groups in the Energy and Environment sectors.
Harald Norvik has been Chairman of Scandinavian Airline Systems, Chairman of Telenor ASA, Chairman of the Oslo Stock Exchange, TV2, and Deputy Chairman of PGS ASA. Harald is currently Chairman of NRC (a global refuge organisation), Chairman of Kraft Bank, Chairman of BOS PS Group and Chairman of Barratt Due Music Institute.
Sir Richard Olver served as Non-Executive Chairman of BAE Systems, one of the world's largest defence contractors, from 2004 until 2014. Prior to BAE Systems he had a 30+ year career at BP in various senior leadership roles. Sir Richard is now an adviser to Clayton, Dubilier and Rice LLC as well as to HSBC Holdings plc. In the oil and gas industry, he is a Director of Sand Hill Petroleum SA.
Sir John Parker has been Chairman of Pennon Group plc and South West Water Ltd, Chairman of National Grid plc, Anglo American plc, Mondi, BVT Joint Venture, RMC Group plc and P&O plc. He has served as Chairman and CEO of both Harland & Wolff and Babcock International. He is currently the Chairman of construction and engineering company Laing O'Rourke.
Gavin Patterson is currently President & Chief Revenue Officer of Salesforce. He is Chair of Aim-listed Elixirr Consulting, Chair of HRH Prince of Wales’s charity Business in the Community and sits on the board of the APAX backed Fractal Analytics and EQT backed Delta Fiber. Gavin also serves on the Governing Council of The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Sir John Peace was formerly Chairman, Chief Executive and a Founder of Experian plc, Chief Executive of GUS plc, Chairman of Standard Chartered plc and Chairman of Burberry plc. He was also Chairman of the Work Foundation, a visionary think tank. He is Chairman of the Midlands Engine Partnership and Midlands Connect. He is also Chairman of Octo Telematics and Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University.
Ho Kwon Ping is the Founder and Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd and Laguna Resorts and Hotels Ltd, and Chairman of Thai Wah Public Company. He is also the founding and current Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Singapore Management University.
Roberto Quarta is currently Chairman of WPP plc and of Smith & Nephew plc, a FTSE 100 listed global medical devices company. He is also Partner and Chairman of the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Europe LLC (CD&R).
Sir Michael Rake served as the Chairman of BT Group plc, as the International Chairman of KPMG, Chairman of Worldpay Group plc and as Chairman of EasyJet plc. He currently serves as Chairman of Wireless Logic Group Ltd, Chairman of Ola UK Pvt Ltd and Chairman of Great Ormond Street Hospital. He is also the Chairman of Phoenix Global Resources plc, Majid Al Futtaim Holdings LLC, Newday Group UK Ltd and is also a Senior Advisor for Citi Group.
Dominique Reiniche serves as Chair Chr. Hansen Holding A/S, a global bioscience company that develops natural solutions for the food, nutritional, animal farming and agricultural industries. She is also the Chair of the Board of Eurostar EIL and is a member of the Board of PayPal Luxembourg, Deliveroo plc and Mondi plc.
Paula Reynolds is Chairman of National Grid plc, a member of the Board of BP plc, and General Electric Co., and also chairs the remuneration committee at BP. Paula is the chair of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and is Trustee Emeritus and former Chair of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the leading cancer research center in the Western U.S.
Dr Rob Routs is the former Chairman of Royal DSM N.V., served as the Chairman of Aegon N.V. and was previously President and CEO of Shell Canada Products Ltd. He is currently the Lead Director for the Board of Directors of ATCO Ltd and an Emeritus Member of the Economic Development Board of Singapore International Advisory Council.
Eldar Sætre recently stepped down as CEO of Equinor ASA, the largest oil and gas group on the Norwegian continental shelf and a major global energy company with presence in more than 30 countries. Eldar is a member of the Board of Subsea 7 SA, Fjord Base Holding AS and Trucknor AS and he is Chairman of the Board of Strømberg Gruppen AS, Vartdal Holding AS and Vartdal Plastindustri AS.
Vagn Sørensen is Chairman of Air Canada Inc, Chairman of FLSmidth & Co A/S and Scandlines A/S. Vagn is also a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited, CNH Industrial, VFS Global AG and a Senior Advisor to EQT Partners A/S and Morgan Stanley.
Paolo is Deputy Chairman of Rothschild & Co, Chairman of Giuliani SpA and Chairman of the football club A.C. Milan. He is also a Board member at Columbia Business School, New York, and Ingostrakh, a major Russian insurance company.
Risto Siilasmaa is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of F-Secure Corporation, a cybersecurity company, having served as President and CEO of the company in 1988-2006. Previously he was the Chair of the Board of Directors of Nokia Corporation.
Feike Sijbesma is Honorary Chairman of Royal DSM, where he has been CEO from 2007 until 2020. He is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Royal Philips, Non-Executive Director at Unilever and a member of the Supervisory Board of the Dutch Central Bank.
Sidney Taurel is Chairman of Pearson plc, the world’s largest publishing and education company. He is also Chairman Emeritus at Eli Lilly & Co, a Board member of HIG Acquisition Corporation, a SPAC listed on the NYSE, and a member of the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Audit and Finance Committee.
David Tyler is currently Chairman of The White Company and Domestic & General Group. David has extensive experience of chairmanship at a number of the UK’s largest and most well known companies. Before taking on his current responsibilities, he was Chairman of Hammerson plc, J Sainsbury plc, Logica plc and of 3i Quoted Private Equity plc.
Jean-François van Boxmeer is Chairman of Vodafone Group plc and Chair of the Nominations Committee.
He was Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of Heineken N.V. from 2005 to June 2020.
Philippe Varin is the Chairman of Suez, a world’s leading environmental company dedicated to water and waste management. He is also an Independent Director on the Boards of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Saint Joseph Paris Hospital. He recently stepped down as Chairman of France Industrie and Vice Chairman of the Conseil National de l’Industrie.
Peter Voser is Chairman of ABB Limited, a global leader in power and automation technologies. He is also Group Chairman of PSA International Pte (formerly known as Port of Singapore Authority), a global leader in port operations and an Independent Director of IBM Corporation and Temasek Holdings Pte Limited.
Jasmine Whitbread is Chair of Travis Perkins, the UK’s leading supplier of building and construction materials. She is a non-executive director of Compagnie Financiere Richemont, WPP and of Standard Chartered. Jasmine is also an advisor to the Sustainability Committee at Richemont.
Dr Hans Wijers is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ING Group N.V., a member of the Supervisory Board of Hal Holding N.V. and a member of the Temasek European Advisory Panel of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited.
"The mentoring relationship is typically one of sounding board and trusted confidant. Personal chemistry is vital and relevant experience essential for the interaction to be both valuable and engaging. It is a two-way exchange where each benefits, both professionally and personally, from the conversation."
Sir Roger Carr, Chairman of BAE Systems plc