What Every Chairman Needs to Know

Authored by Dawn Murden, Editor, Advisory, Criticaleye

What does it take to be successful in your first chairman role? Criticaleye speaks to four leaders that have made the transition and found out what they learnt. 

Featuring commentary from:

Philip Aiken, Chairman, Balfour Beatty 

Tom Beedham, Director, Programme Management, Criticaleye 

Alison Carnwath, Chairman, Land Securities 

Debbie Hewitt, Chairman, Moss Bros Group 

Caroline Silver, Chairman, PZ Cussons 

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Contributors
Caroline Silver
Chair
Barratt Developments plc
Dame Alison Carnwath
Independent Director
Asda
Debbie Hewitt
Non-Executive Chair
Visa Europe
Philip Aiken
Non-executive Chair
AVEVA Group plc


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