84. Sir Nigel Rudd - A Chairman’s Tale

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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 (1:15) Why has private equity superseded conglomerates?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)

Show notes and transcript available at https://www.nurole.com/news-and-guides