137. Baroness Dido Harding: NHS Test & Trace & the TalkTalk Cyber Attack — Board Leadership in the Public Eye
Update: 2025-08-27
Description
Baroness Dido Harding is a former Chair of NHS Improvement, Executive Chair of NHS Test & Trace, NED at the Bank of England, and CEO of TalkTalk Telecom Group plc.
In this conversation, we cover:
• How Dido handled Ofcom scrutiny after taking on her first CEO role at TalkTalk (01:50 )
• Lessons learned from the TalkTalk cyber attack (08:21 )
• The value of functional experts on boards (24:23 )
• Governance lessons from leading NHS Test & Trace (26:56 )
• ⚡ Lightning Round ⚡ (33:18 )
Host: Oliver Cummings
Producer: Will Felton
Music: Kate Mac
Audio: Nick Kold
Email: podcast@nurole.com
Web: https://www.nurole.com/nurole-podcast-enter-the-boardroom
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