84. Sir Nigel Rudd - A Chairman’s Tale
Description
Sir Nigel Rudd is former/Chair of Pendragon plc, Pilkington, Invensys plc, Heathrow Airport, Business Growth Fund, Signature Aviation plc and Meggitt plc. Tune in to hear his thoughts on: Are listed boards entrepreneurial enough? (1:15 ) Why has private equity superseded conglomerates? (3:08 ) Should board members have skin in the game? (5:40 ) How do you approach negotiations? (8:51 ) How do you think about risk? (12:50 ) How do you assess business propositions? (15:26 ) How do you think about strategic acquisitions? (17:26 ) What should board members do if the board isn’t listening to them? (21:14 ) What have you learnt about Chair succession? (23:19 ) About CEO succession? (25:41 ) And about the Chair-CEO relationship? (28:49 ) How do you develop strategy? (29:49 ) Do Chairs need sector knowledge? (31:23 ) ⚡The Lightning Round ⚡(33:26 )
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