“It certainly took real focus to land my first chair role. Having taken on substantial NED roles, I knew that ultimately I wanted to Chair and I told everybody – chairs, board members, search consultants - about my ambition...
“You need singleminded determination.”
“...It was important to position myself so I was seen as a chair candidate. I said no to (good) non-chair opportunities. I also got approached about several chair roles that weren’t right for a variety of reasons and was very careful in selecting which to pursue.”
