Savannah Group

29/08/2022

Regular readers of Savannah’s board reviews will recall the spike in activity in the first quarter of last year, when appointments across the FTSE 350 increased 28% year on year.

FTSE 100 appointments were particularly buoyant, rising 39%. Generally this growth didn’t continue through the rest of 2021 which should be kept in mind as we compare against Q1 2022.

Read the full article, Report: Q1 Board Appointments 2022, here: https://lttr.ai/1Uph

&CEO

22/08/2022

In a VUCA landscape, a five-year business strategy is no longer sufficient.

Instead, a three-year horizon and a rolling one-year strategy framework with a clear view on the destination but, crucially, an adaptable approach as to how to get there, is increasingly viewed as more appropriate and effective.

Read more here: https://lttr.ai/1Cy6

Purpose, innovation and diversity are driving a realigned set of priorities for board directors. When the chairs and other executive and non-executive directors were asked by Savannah Group in mid-2021 to rank the top issues of importance to the board today, the results revealed a stark realignment....

22/08/2022

A higher inflation, lower demand economy could cause many businesses to struggle and unemployment to increase.

Through this report we will be keeping a close eye on how this challenging economic backdrop affects FTSE board appointments as the year progresses on.

Read the full article, Report: Q1 Board Appointments 2022, here: https://lttr.ai/1Cni

&CEO

18/08/2022

In an attempt to curb inflation and combat a ‘sharp economic slowdown’ this year, the Bank of England has raised interest rates in consecutive months since December. Inflation is already at a 30-year high and is anticipated to hit double figures by this autumn, five times the Bank’s target of 2%.

Read the full article, Report: Q1 Board Appointments 2022, here: https://lttr.ai/03fM

&CEO

15/08/2022

The start of a new year typically brings feelings of hope, and as the clock ticked into 1 January, business execs will have been forgiven for leaning towards optimism in their outlook for 2022.

Following a difficult couple of years, England was getting through a winter spike in Covid cases without returning to lockdown rules which crippled large parts of the economy in 2020 and 2021.

UK GDP rebounded by 7.5% last year, the fastest growth in 80 years, and in the first quarter of 2022 the economy finally returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Read the full article, Report: Q1 Board Appointments 2022, here: https://savannah-group.com/report-q1-board-appointments-2022/?utm_campaign=report-q1-board-appointments-2022&utm_medium=social_link&utm_source=missinglettr-facebook

&CEO

08/08/2022

We have seen an increase in carve-out activity in the PE world, with the houses needing treasurers to put operational pillars in place.

Treasurers are being used by PE firms to quickly understand their investments and help them to plan timescales for sale/IPO.

Read more here: https://lttr.ai/0c2K

01/08/2022

Chairs are increasingly having to deal with complex responsibilities driven by divergent regulation and compliance and the mounting demands for much greater corporate citizenship.

Increasing regulatory pressure means the chair needs to be the company ambassador, strategy provocateur, culture and talent cultivator, guardian and board conductor. They need to bring their own relevant and topical perspectives and expertise, with more interaction with the CEO.

Read more here: https://lttr.ai/0MOV

28/07/2022

Job seeking executives are thinking very differently about who they want to work for versus two years ago. Increasingly, they want to work for companies that do good.

Read more here: https://lttr.ai/0Dba

#‘TheGreatResignation

22/07/2022

The voice of data is being generated everywhere and constantly. Listening to it and synthesising it will give you competitive edge.

Read our report here: https://lttr.ai/zyew

18/07/2022

Organisations need to see taking care of mental health as a partnership that needs to be managed.

Read our article, How to get C-Suite Alignment on the Mental Health Agenda: https://lttr.ai/zm3c