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The Executive Leadership Programme (ELP) 2024 continues with a session on Leading Change. Jointly run by FWB and the University of Edinburgh Business School (UEBS), the programme is designed to enable the next generation of leaders across multiple ownership classes or organisations with a broad range of private, public, and non-profit sectors.

The NXD Development Programme continued with a session focused on the role of the NXD in assessing risk. The session explored this important topic in relation to corporate risk and the growing impact of geopolitical risk on organisations.

Edinburgh Castle's stunning backdrop set the stage for the 2024 Annual Scottish HR Leadership Group Conference, held at Brodies in Edinburgh last month. This year’s sold-out event was a remarkable gathering of industry leaders and HR professionals, showcasing the latest insights and strategies in contemporary leadership.

Last week, FWB hosted an executive roundtable dinner in partnership with Charlotte Street Partners. We welcomed guest speakers Mark Diffley, Founder and Director of Diffley Partnership; Malcolm Robertson, Founding Partner of Charlotte Street Partners; and Catherine MacLeod, Senior Adviser at Charlotte Street Partners. Over dinner, our conversation focused the ever-shifting political and economic landscape in Scotland and the impact of politics on business. Throughout we had comment on how businesses must adapt, against a backdrop of looming policy change, and the continued societal impact of high living costs.

As part of a Journey to CFO Series of events we were delighted to partner with Grant Thornton on a ‘First 100 Days of a CFO' event to mark the launch of their recent CFO survey and report on this topic. We were joined by first-time and soon-to-be CFOs who were interested in hearing from an exceptional line-up of speakers and developing a peer-to-peer network of like-minded professionals on a similar career and development journey. We were lucky to be joined by three excellent speakers, all at different points in their CFO journeys and with stories to tell.

The Port of Leith Distillery recently provided a stunning backdrop for a roundtable dinner hosted by FWB in partnership with Johnston Carmichael Chartered Accountants. Ian Stirling, the passionate and impressive founder and co-CEO of Muckle Brig Ltd, led the event, which featured a distillery tour and dinner in the Quality Control Room. The evening brought together a diverse group of business leaders from across the whisky industry, including suppliers, start-ups, investors, and global industry leaders. The discussions focused on the opportunities and challenges facing the industry today.

The Executive Leadership Programme (ELP) 2024 recently launched with a session on Developing and Implementing Strategy. Jointly run by FWB and the University of Edinburgh Business School (UEBS), the programme is designed to enable the next generation of leaders across multiple ownership classes or organisations within a broad range of private, public, and non-profit sectors. […]

The NXD Development Programme launched this month with a session on ‘Board Papers—the Good, the Bad and the Ugly’, led by Niamh Corbett of Board Intelligence, a leading business reporting company.

We have been delighted to work in partnership with SCAA for a number of years now, advising on the appointment of several new Trustees to the Board and most recently the appointment of Robbie Brown as Chair, Mike Stewart and Sean Cox as Trustees. Many congratulations to Robbie, Mike and Sean on your recent appointments […]