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Chris Perry: “Great boards know their role.”

Sarah Hollinsworth: “Clearly articulate the benefits of change.”

Eamonn Hughes: “The story isn't just in the numbers.”

Matt Truman: “If you want sustainable, industry-wide change, you need a systematic approach that builds a momentum of its own.”

Susan Burton: “My only definition of failure is not trying.”

Kate Owen: “Strong relationships open opportunities for development.”

Sally Johnson: “We can't just chase profits in a specific quarter.”

Truett Tate: “There’s no room for ego in the boardroom.”

Louise Smith: “Social media has the power today to bring down banks.”

Stephen Oxley: “Integrate non-financial metrics into everything you do and sustainability becomes a natural part of decision-making."

Connie Collingsworth: “The board shouldn’t have to read between the lines.”

Martha Lane Fox: “You should support management right until the moment you shouldn’t.”

Peter Birch: “We’re trying to make sure that what we say aligns exactly with what we do.”

John Worth: “The best legacy that anyone can leave is to pass on your experiences and knowledge.”

Aidan Connolly: “The CFO’s role is, by definition, a contradiction.”

Carole Cran: “The CFO has an opportunity to act as a catalyst.”

Stuart Geddes: “ESG represents something of an opportunity whilst simultaneously presenting a real challenge.”

Dominic Barton: “Great meetings don’t just hinge on great people; they also need to be set up for success.”

Vic Holmes: “Senior management have to walk the talk.”

Dr Nnenna Osuji: “I must be prepared to walk away from my job in order for me to do it well.”

Alison Dolan: “Look to yourself to embrace new things.”

Louise Britnell: “Rampant short-termism is a real and credible danger to making progress.”

Duncan Magrath: “Lead by example and by doing the right thing.”

Brad Greve: “Businesses need talent, communities need fair representation, and everyone needs a chance.”

Candida Davies: “We don’t just want to deliver on time, we want to be sure we did it in the right way.”

Rita Clifton CBE: “There are two things you can never say as a NED: ‘That was my idea’ and ‘I told you so.’”

Tara Cemlyn-Jones: “Everyone in an organisation has a role to play in changing culture.”

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Arnaud Misset: “When people don’t understand something, it soon becomes easy not to care.”

Victoria Penrice: “I realised it wasn’t good enough to be just ‘good enough.’”

Sükrü Evrengün: “Making decisions quickly is absolutely crucial.”

Peter Burrows: “One of the greatest challenges is making sense of that data so you can communicate it.”

Samir Pandiri: “The risk of being left behind should scare anyone.”

Declan Hourican: “We can't fight fraud on our own, we need all stakeholders to help us tackle it.”

Suzanne Heywood: “The best leaders can be both resilient and humble.”

Andy Morrow: “If you have a business that is anti-societal then that’s a problem.”

Romaney O'Malley: “Ensure you’re getting an outcome that’s good for everyone, and not just your bottom line.”

Clare Swindell: “Take a broad strategic view of your business beyond the typical CFO agenda.”

Sarah Pollard: “It's not just a question of capturing data but it's knowing what your destination is.”

Priya Guha MBE: “We’ve got the path to non-executive roles slightly wrong.”

Joe Moynihan: “The advent of greater automation and AI tools should drive better decision-making.”

Kelly Devine: “Culture needs to continually evolve to meet the business needs of today, and prepare for the business needs of tomorrow.”

Sharmila Nebhrajani OBE: “I think as much about the choreography of the discussion as about the paper.”

Jeff Davies: “We’ve got clarity on what it looks like to be doing the right thing.”

Fay Cooke: “The power to instigate change lies with corporates.”

Sarah Rapson: “We are taking the opportunity to bolster the Code where we feel the reporting is weaker.”

Jill Shedden MBE: “Non-executives need to turn up as people, rather than their CVs.”

Dervilla Mitchell CBE: “We need to overcome the inertia of ‘doing what we have always done.’”

Kiersten Barnet: “When it comes to boosting social mobility, hiring is just the first step.”

Jenny Hanlon: “I relish not being the CFO you would expect to meet.”

Julia Woodhouse: “Exceptional leaders bring the human touch to the role.”

Elizabeth Chambers: “It takes a great chair to ensure there is enough oxygen in the room.”

Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne: “Keep things simple and fight against complexity creep.”

Bruce Van Saun: “Anything other than a striving mindset will let you down.”

Susanne Chishti: “It felt like the world was being changed right in front of us.”

Kathryn Roberts: “It's a no-brainer to focus on the next generation.”

Joel Ripley: “The perennial challenge is taking data to information, to insight, to action.”

Sally Lake, CFO, Beazley PLC: “The scariest thing for CFOs today is also the most exciting thing — it’s change.”

Kerensa Jennings: “The great risk for board members is being left behind.”

Silvana Bonello: “Knowing which questions to ask is more powerful than knowing everything.”

Rachel Turk: “People like to say you should think outside the box; I think that what’s in the box is just as important.”

Patrick Butcher: “Our superpower as a species is our ability to cooperate.”

Stuart Jackson, CFO, Octopus Energy: “Let things go and see what flourishes.”

Susie Timlin: “If you get the people bit right, the rest follows.”

Heather Tierney-Moore OBE: “As a non-executive, your value is in asking great questions.”

Janice Ellig: “You cannot hire integrity. Great leaders have good character at their core.”

Zena Couppey: “Robust governance takes discipline”

George Magrath: “Connecting with patients keeps things in perspective.”

Andy Boteler, CFO, Riverford: “Net zero is a chance to say yes.”

Simon Collins: “Leaders of large organisations are like conductors of an orchestra.”