Boards are more than decision-making bodies; they are the custodians of organisational culture, strategic alignment, and long-term value creation. In the most recent Life in the Boardroom webinar, moderated by Katya Gorbatiouk (Head of Investment Funds at the London Stock Exchange), Paul Norris (Senior Partner, MM&K), Kieran Moynihan (Managing Partner, Board Excellence), Fiona Hathorn (CEO, WB…

January 20, 2026 Read more >

We are delighted to announce that MM&K has published the 2025-2026 Life in the Boardroom Report presenting the findings from our 2025 survey of board Chairs and Non-executive Directors (NEDs). The Report provides in-depth insights into directors’ fees and time commitments, as well as their views on a range of topical board issues. Drawing exclusively…

January 16, 2026 Read more >

A recent article by the City Editor of CityAM* suggests that the UK is over-fixated on executive pay. That comment brought to mind the view of the London Stock Exchange CEO that higher CEO pay to improve the competitiveness of the UK in the global war for talent. The City AM piece referenced the High…

December 17, 2025 Read more >

Join us for this live webinar on Wednesday 14th January 2026, where MM&K’s Senior Partner Paul Norris, together with a panel of experts from the LSEG, WB Directors, and Board Excellence, will discuss the increasingly demanding and evolving role of NEDs and address major boardroom issues in today’s rapidly changing environment. This session will draw on…

December 15, 2025 Read more >

A Non-Executive Director or NED is a member of the board of directors but not a part of the executive team. NEDs are external or independent directors who help the company to achieve its full potential through guidance and governance. It is essential that these key members of the management team are remunerated in a…

November 21, 2025 Read more >

This Chair and Non-Executive Director Survey is unique as data is collected directly from Directors themselves, rather than from company staff or annual reports. This provides a more accurate picture of board practices and pay. The Survey covers: Directors’ fees and time commitments Board governance Board effectiveness, regulation, diversity and ESG AI Adoption, AI Governance,…

October 24, 2025 Read more >

For its 2025/26 edition of Life in the Boardroom, MM&K collected responses from Chairs and NEDs who hold a total of 435 board appointments, surveying them on their fees, their use of time, and their opinions and experiences on topics such as board governance, board effectiveness, and more. Life in the Boardroom collects responses directly…

September 26, 2025 Read more >

MM&K is inviting Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) and Board Chairs to take part in the 2025/26 edition of Life in the Boardroom, a unique biennial survey that gathers insights directly from NEDs and Board Chairs, rather than from company staff or annual reports. Since 1990, this survey has provided a detailed and accurate picture from the…

July 22, 2025 Read more >

MM&K has officially launched the 2025/26 edition of Life in the Boardroom, a unique biennial survey that gathers insights directly from Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) and Board Chairs, rather than from company staff or annual reports. Since 1990, this survey has provided a detailed and accurate picture from the people who experience life in the boardroom…

June 10, 2025 Read more >

We are preparing to launch the 2025/26 edition of Life in the Boardroom, our survey of NEDs, including Board Chairs. This survey has been running since 1990 and is unique insofar as we collect data direct from individual directors. Participants include directors of UK and overseas listed and private companies, private equity portfolio companies, public…

May 2, 2025 Read more >

The continuing cost-of-living-crisis saw its apogee when we collected data for our new exclusive survey of Chairs and NEDs – Life in The Boardroom 2023/24. With the ONS reporting a 7.9% inflation rate in 2022, only mildly declining to 6.8% in 2023, such rates have not been seen for thirty years. We found that salary…

June 6, 2024 Read more >

Data for our new exclusive survey of Chairs and NEDs – Life in The Boardroom 2023/24 – were collected at the apex of the on-going cost-of-living-crisis. Non-profit-organisations (NFPs) are not shielded from the economy and perhaps feel the squeeze even more than their counterparts in the private sector. This article explores the experience of board…

April 25, 2024 Read more >