Chartered Director Conference

Andy Hawkins, founder of Business on Purpose, has been in business for more than 20 years helping companies transform the way they work.

He also spent 5 years doing community development in Africa and a further 5 years in environmental services.

These experiences are now helping clients assess and improve their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) utilising the B Corp process and B Impact Assessment.

Having supported dozens of clients across a range of sizes and sectors, as a qualified B Leader and B Corp Certified, he is well placed to provide support how, where and when it is needed.

Carrie brings over 15 years of experience as a former General Counsel and Company Secretary for Mitsubishi Motors UK Group, operating at the C-Suite level. She is passionate about optimising legal, governance, and regulatory compliance strategies to deliver insight and value. She has experience across diverse industries including online retail , sports, automotive, manufacturing and financial services.

Carrie specialises in establishing robust governance frameworks and navigating legal complexities to enable confident decision-making and bolster organisational resilience. She prioritises scaling businesses. She advocates for emotionally intelligent leadership in governance to drive sustainable growth and positive societal impact.

Carrie serves as a Non-Executive Director for British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS), acts as a national ambassador for the Institute of Directors, and contributes strategic advice to SMEs through advisory board roles.

Craig Fearn wants to change the way we think about wellbeing right down to the words we use and the gestures we make to encourage a mindset shift across businesses.

As a Wellbeing Ambassador for the Institute of Directors, Craig is leading this change across the UK by empowering organisations of all sizes, across all sectors to create workplaces with a positive wellbeing culture.

Craig understands the foundations of sustainable wellbeing and his strategies, tools and workshops deliver results that empower teams to rethink their wellbeing, and what is sustainable for them at work and in life.

Beyond his corporate work, Craig also provides NED and advisory services and is the Chief Advisor of Book of Beasties, a wellbeing game for families and schools. Craig believes we all deserve to live free of mental wellbeing struggles and champions a whole-self approach to managing stress, anxiety and burnout.

Kathryn Stone OBE was appointed Chair of the Bar Standards Board on 1 September 2022. Previously Kathryn was Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, a post she has held from January 2018 until December 2022. Before that she held the post of Chief Legal Ombudsman for England and Wales. She has also been a Commissioner with the Independent Police Complaints Commission and at the Commission for Victims and Survivors in Northern Ireland.

Kathryn is also an Independent Adjudicator to the Rail Ombudsman and an NED for CPS.

She is a Chartered Director, a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and was formerly a Registered Social Worker. She was made OBE in 2007 and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Derby in 2018.

Kitty Ussher is a UK macroeconomist and public policy research professional and the Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors. A former MP for Burnley, she served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury (“City minister”) during the early phase of the financial crisis and subsequently as a junior minister at the Department for Work and Pensions.

She then moved to the private sector, delivering public policy thought leadership research projects for large corporates and charities. She has served on the FCA consumer panel and in addition to her work at the IoD is also a NED for an asset manager and a fast-growing fintech.

Marita is a Workplace Culture Consultant with over 20 years of experience in developing outstanding workplace cultures for teams and organisations. Empathetic and skilled at engaging employees at all levels from the boiler room to board room, Marita tailors the strategies to suit each client's specific needs, resulting in improved morale, productivity, and reduced turnover rates. Their workshops and training sessions are not just informative but engaging and inspiring. This year, Hello launched the CultureSMART Accelerator, a network and academy to pass on skills, knowledge and passion to Culture leads in organisations and teams.

Within Evelyn Partners, and in previous roles, Mark has spent significant time focused on culture, coaching and team development. He enjoys sharing those experiences, and the knowledge and insight he's gained from working with his clients, to provide support and challenge to other businesses on their own growth journey.
Mark is an experienced audit partner, having worked across a number of sectors. The binding characteristics of his clients is that they are typically fast-growing and entrepreneurial, and for the most part are backed by private investors or private equity. He has worked with clients through the IPO process and through multiple fund raises and exits.

With 25 years’ experience across governance, risk and assurance roles, Michael is passionate about supporting Boards and Audit Committees to embed effective risk management and internal control systems that transform their business.

Following a decade in client-facing teams at KPMG and Deloitte, Michael moved to work in global roles across FTSE 250 and FTSE 100 constituents and in support of IPOs. A lead examiner for the Institute of Risk Management, he has successfully designed and embedded risk management and control frameworks for over thirty companies in a range of sectors.

A former regulated FTSE 30 Head of Risk, Sustainability and Compliance, Michael gained valuable experience embedding a leading enterprise risk and control programme. He replicated this across a number of other organisations.

Michael is passionate about linking strategy to risks and responses to provide directors with the confidence they need to seize opportunity and drive growth.

Oliver Cummings is CEO of Nurole, the board search specialist and market-leader helping organisations find Chairs, Independent Directors, Advisory Boards and Trustees.
Ranked in the FT1000 fastest growing companies in Europe with 50,000+ members globally, Nurole also provides learning and networking opportunities for its board community.
Prior to Nurole, Oliver spent over a decade working as a private equity investor, having started his career at Goldman Sachs. Oliver is a board advisor at TLDS, a privately-owned schools group.
Oliver is the host of "Enter the Boardroom with Nurole", a podcast where board leaders share insights.

Robert is a strategic consultant specialising in weather and climate risk, working with international organisations and government weather services across Europe and beyond. This work builds upon his 35 years with the Met Office, working in a variety of roles culminating in four years as Chief Executive, 2014–2018.

Robert is a Chartered Director and Ambassador for Chartered Directors in South West England.

Steve started his career as an engineer and then Project Manager within GEC Marconi. In 2000 he joined Thales UK and progressed to take on the leadership of several of its UK businesses. In 2011 he joined Systems Engineering and Assessment Limited as Managing Director and led its growth and diversification. At the end of 2020 he stood down and now works to support SME’s on a part time basis.
Steve has been a member of the IoD since 2001 and qualified as a Chartered Director in 2002, he is currently the Chair for the IoD in the South West.