At MBS, we’re best known for our work advising businesses in the consumer-facing sector. As specialists, we’ve been placing leaders at the helm of consumer organisations for well over thirty years. But, for us, some...

In the early 2000s, the UK saw two high-profile business failures. In 2001, the industrial giant Marconi broke records by generating an overall loss of £5bn, following a misguided strategy of acquisitions. Around the...

The MBS Group is delighted to present our latest white paper: The Power and Purpose of the Senior Independent Director. Over the past few months, it’s been a privilege to sit down with Senior Independent Directors...

The past two years have proved transformational for women’s football in Europe. In 2022, the England women’s team – the Lionesses – won the European Championship in a final which broke television viewing...

I’ve been advising organisations in the healthcare sector for more than a decade now, and have always been inspired by the purpose and dedication on display in the sector, from those within the workforce and those at...

Regular readers of this column may be familiar with my Boards of the Future report – a manifesto which argues that we should think differently about the non-executive Board. The report was published back in 2021, the...

The MBS Group is delighted to present its second edition of the Boards of the Future series, Are Boards changing? An in-depth analysis of appointments, changes and exits to FTSE 350 Boards in 2021  Following on from...

It was about this time last year that I published my signature report, Boards of the Future, with great enthusiasm and hope. The result of years of reflection and, more recently, conversations with more than a hundred...

The MBS Group is delighted to present Boards of the Future, a first-of-its kind piece of thought leadership challenging businesses to think differently about their non-executive board. The publication, Boards of the...