Governance
Good governance starts with us
The IoD is charged with promoting good corporate governance for UK businesses. We strive to model best practice and ensure our own governance complies with the highest professional standards. Here’s an overview of our structure.
Director General
Jonathan Geldart is Director General of the Institute of Directors.
Institute Secretary
Kristina Lewis is Institute Secretary of the IoD. She is responsible for the internal governance of the organisation and acts as governance advisor to the board, council and committees of the IoD.
Management team
The management team reports to the board and is responsible for the ongoing management of the IoD and day-to-day operational matters. It develops and delivers business plans and budgets.
Board
The board is responsible for leading the IoD, setting its values, standards, aims and objectives and delivering them in line with the objects of the Royal Charter. The board is composed of the chair, a majority of non-executive directors and the director general and executive directors.
Dr Suzy Walton CDir
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Accreditation and Standards Committee
Biography 
Council
The council acts in an oversight and advisory capacity as guardian of the institute, representing the interests of its members and holding its board to account for the delivery of the objects of the institute contained in its Royal Charter.
Elected Members
Mehrdad Mansourpour
Elected Member
Nomination committee
The nomination committee is a joint committee of the board and council. It comprises board and council members and is responsible for approving the principles and processes for appointment of all IoD officers and evaluation of the IoD’s governance functions.
Jean Church MBE
Chair
Brian Hall CDir
Committee Member
Sarah Soar
Committee Member
Dr Suzy Walton CDir
Committee Member
John Watson
Committee Member
Patrick Macdonald
Committee Member
Alex Simpson
Committee Member
David Langworth CDir
Committee Member
Anneliese Reinhold
Committee Member
Committees of the board
Audit and risk committee
The function of the audit and risk committee is to monitor and review the integrity of the IoD’s financial statements and challenge the governance, risk management and internal controls system.
John Watson
Chair
Aidan O'Carroll
Committee Member
Amaechi Nsofor
Committee Member
Dr Suzy Walton CDir
Committee Member
Graeme Jenkins
Committee Member
Remuneration committee
This committee is responsible for developing and maintaining formal and transparent policies for remuneration. It advises on the compensation and terms of employment for senior members of staff and executive directors.
Femi Bamisaiye
Chair
Deborah Davis CDir
Committee Member
Dr Suzy Walton CDir
Committee Member
Patrick Macdonald
Committee Member
Accreditation and standards committee
This committee is responsible for approving the standards and competencies required of directors and boards and the methods used to assess them. It is also responsible for independent assurance of the Chartered Director programme.
Dr Suzy Walton CDir
Chair
James Gambrell
Committee Member
Robert Smith
Committee Member
Suzy Brain England CDir
Committee Member
Carmel McKinney
Committee Member
John Warden
Committee Member
Assessment committee
The assessment committee is a sub-committee of the accreditation and standards committee and is ultimately responsible for the quality assurance of the Chartered Director examination and assessment processes.
Mick Walker
Chair
Graham Hudson
Committee Member
Lucy Courtenay
Committee Member
Heather Venis
Committee Member
Angela Hopkins
Committee Member
Michelle Meadows
Committee Member
IoD CENTRE FOR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Promoting collaboration and dialogue
Explore current issues in corporate governance, company stewardship and ESG for the benefit of the business community and wider society.
Good Business Charter
The IoD is a member of the Good Business Charter. The charter sets out minimum standards in 10 areas of business behaviour: real living wage, fairer hours and contracts, employee wellbeing, employee representation, diversity and inclusion, environmental responsibility, paying fair tax, commitment to customers, ethical sourcing, and prompt payment to suppliers.
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