143. Charles McManus: Quick growth in heavy regulation — the board’s role in ClearBank’s success
Description
Charles McManus is co-founder, non-executive director (NED) and former CEO of ClearBank, the UK’s first new clearing bank in more than 250 years. Tune in to hear his thoughts on: The three most important calls Charles made as CEO (02:08 ) How the board helped Charles with strategic focus (06:45 ) The board’s role in navigating 26 regulatory stakeholders (12:14 ) How the board helped balance risk and growth (17:30 ) How Charles would have changed his board’s composition to deliver more value (22:31 ) Lessons from Charles’s transition from CEO to plural non-executive (24:19 ) How to add value as a NED without becoming too hands-on (29:30 ) The key ingredients of a high-performing board (30:48 ) ⚡ Lightning Round (33:56 ) ⚡
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