Governance Hot 100 Winners
DMJ, in association with Computershare, is delighted to announce the winners of our second annual Governance HOT 100.
This is an industry-favourite event commending the 100 most innovative, influential and creative governance professionals representing all levels of experience, across each industry sector throughout the UK and the Channel Islands.
Making it into the HOT 100 is validation of your commitment to enhance the impact and reputation of the governance profession. We have created 10 categories that represent the core technical and people skills that we believe define the key characteristics of an exceptional governance professional.
Winners have been chosen by our judging panel comprising experienced governance professionals and industry experts.
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Categories

Governance Trailblazer
The forward thinkers that raise the standards of corporate governance beyond what is expected.

Team Leader
Inspirational managers that create high functioning governance teams and actively help to develop careers.

Dealmaker
Individuals that have contributed to the success of major corporate transactions or restructurings.

Board Influencer
Individuals that influence strategic decision making at the most senior level and are particularly adept at forging relationships with key stakeholders.

ESG progress leader
For those that have positively influenced culture, sustainability & environmental impact within their company or the profession.

Innovators
Blue Sky thinkers that effect positive change through the innovative use of technology and systems.

Technical Experts
Individuals that demonstrate the highest level of technical competency to support governance best practice.

Relationship Managers
For those working within professional services with a reputation for supporting a varied client portfolio and building trusted relationships.

Rising Stars
For those with fewer than six years’ experience that have made a significant impact within their team and the profession.

Future Leaders
For those that demonstrate the skills required to become a Head of Department within the next 5-10 years.
GOVERNANCE TRAILBLAZER

Jessica Petrie
Senior Internal Governance Specialist
Santander UK

Marie Bagley
Operations & Governance Manager
Sporting Equals

Peregrine Perrott
Director of Governance
Activate Learning

Helen Ashley-Taylor
Group Head of Company Secretarial
The Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation

Rebecca Williams
Assistant Company Secretary
Local Pensions Partnership Investments Ltd

Alia Fazal
Head of Corporate Governance
BP PLC

Guy Johnson
Assistant Company Secretary
John Lewis PLC

Julian Baddeley
Deputy Group CoSec & General Counsel
Aviva PLC

Catherine Sukmonowski
Company Secretary
Deliveroo

Justine Blakesley
CEO & Managing Director UK
Harris Blakesley International
TEAM LEADER

Jane Starling
Associate Director
BDO LLP

Alexandra Four
Company Secretary Senior Manager
AlterDomus

Marina Thomas
Group Company Secretary & EVP Ethics and Communications
Meggitt PLC

Susan Swabey
Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew PLC

Maria Willis
Head of Secretariat
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

Gavin Bergin
Head of Secretariat
British Land PLC

Hannah Woodall-Pagan
Deputy Company Secretary
Severn Trent PLC

Lynsey Tweddle
Strategic Lead, Governance
Sport England

Vicky Hart
Head of Secretariat
Shawbrook Bank

Kay Lisa Frazer
Deputy Company Secretary
Electrocomponents PLC
DEAL MAKER
Individuals that have contributed to the success of major corporate transactions or restructurings.

Syeeda Ollite
Company Secretarial Manager
Wise PLC

Scott Brooker
Company Secretary
Cineworld

Rachel Rickard
Company Secretary
Harbour Energy PLC

Vicky Williams
Company Secretary
Fintell PLC

Kemi Waterton-Zhou
Deputy Company Secretary
Checkout.com

Luke Cheshire
Head of Company Secretarial
Hanway Advisory

Brett Gladden
Company Secretary
Drax Group

Rachel Pilcher
Governance & Secretariat Director
Vistry Group PLC

Ruth Westley
Assistant Company Secretary
Ocado Group PLC

Tom Brophy
Company Secretary
Croda
BOARD INFLUENCER

Victoria Dalby
Director & Company Secretary
Law Debenture

Jason Wright
Society Secretary
Nationwide

Bernadette Young
Director & Co-Owner
Indigo: Independent Governance

Lia Lungu
Head of Corporate Governance
Embark Group Limited

Kevin Maguire
General Counsel & Company Secretary
Crest Nicholson PLC

Adrian Bushnell
Company Secretary
Domino’s Pizza PLC

Julia Foo
Company Secretary
Segro PLC

Kathryn Hudson
Company Secretary
Indivior PLC

Liz Lynxwiler
Company Secretary
BT Pension Scheme Management Limited

Mark Stevens
Company Secretary
Secure Trust Bank
ESG Progress Leader

Adaeze David
Head of Board Governance
Aviva PLC

Emma Sullivan
Assistant Company Secretary
John Lewis Partnership PLC

Silvana Gibota-Vigo
Group Head of Secretariat
Keller Group PLC

Ali Johnson
Company Secretary
Rathbone Bros PLC

Ceri Jamond
Senior Assistant Company Secretary
National Grid PLC

Lucy Gray
Deputy Company Secretary
Notting Hill Genesis

Rhianon West
Deputy Company Secretary
Capital & Counties Properties PLC

Jarlath Wade
Assistant Company Secretary
First Group PLC

Darren Lennark
General Counsel & Company Secretary
Great Portland Estates PLC

Corinna Bridges
Company Secretary
Utmost Group of Companies
INNOVATORS

Robert Lyons
Deputy Company Secretary
Marks and Spencer Group PLC

Daniel Connell
Partner, Legal Entity Management & Governance
Deloitte Legal

Zoe Bucknell
Founder
Kuberno

Josie Havita
Deputy Company Secretary
William Hill

Rachael Matzopoulos
Director, Governance, PLC & Shareholder Services
GlaxoSmithKline PLC

Susan Fadil
Senior Director – Institutional Client Services
JTC

Peter Speirs
Company Secretary
Hikma Pharmaceuticals

Ben Matthews
Deputy Company Secretary
Easyjet PLC

Robert Moorhouse
Group Secretary
Yorkshire Building Society

Paul McCullagh
Group Director of Corporate Governance
Monzo Bank
TECHNICAL EXPERTS

Chris Meehan
Head of Governance, Remuneration
HSBC

Polly Naher
Company Secretary/LEM
Barclays

Kayleigh Redhead
Assistant Company Secretary
Marks and Spencer Group PLC

Elizabeth MacCormack
Deputy Company Secretary
First Quantum Minerals

Charlotte Maybury
Assistant Secretary
Nationwide Building Society

Kelly Moore-Vieira
Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited
AVP Corporate Governance

Gina Eipe
Director Technology Risk
Colt technology Services

Kerry Round
Chartered Secretary/Founding Director
Round Governance Services

Karen Kaveney
Associate Director
Law Debenture

Caroline Farbridge
Deputy Company Secretary
Croda International PLC
RELATIONSHIP MANAGERS

Patrick Johnston
Global Entity Senior Coordinator
Law Debenture

Erika Eliasson-Norris
CEO
Beyond Governance

Nicholas Pervin
Manager
Computershare

Meg Ogunsola
Associate Director
Deloitte Legal

David Gracie
Director & Co-Founder
Indigo Independent Governance Limited

Shumayea Khanom
Senior Consultant
EY

Matthew Allen
Senior Director – Corporate Services
JTC

Ben Harber
Head of Company Secretarial
Shakespeare Martineau LLP

Jenny Warburton
Client Director
Equiniti

Colette Reeves
Director, Governance & Compliance
Hazlewoods
RISING STARS

Maria Constanti
Assistant Vice President
Barclays PLC

Yana Fowle
Company Secretariat Assistant
Marks and Spencer Group PLC

Saiman Nepal
Consultant, Legal Entity Management and Governance
Deloitte Legal

Tim Page
Company Secretarial Trainee
Indigo: Independent Governance

Reva Jain
Assistant Company Secretary
SGN

Victoria Hands
Senior Assistant Company Secretary
Prudential Financial PLC

Sarah Price
Assistant Company Secretary
Shawbrook Bank

Alex Cox
Assistant Company Secretary
Ocado Group PLC

Sam Wood
Assistant Company Secretary
Daiwa Capital Markets Europe limited

Kirstin McDougall
Senior Assistant Company Secretary
Sig PLC
FUTURE LEADERS

Charlotte Mepham
Senior Manager
Prism CoSec

Laura Sansum
Assistant Secretary
Nationwide Building Society

Joe McManus
Senior Assistant Company Secretary
Nationwide Building Society

Philip McCarron
Deputy Company Secretary
Doctor Care Anywhere Group PLC

Yana Franke
Group Secretariat Manager (Assistant Company Secretary Level)
ITV

Nameeta Pai
Deputy Company Secretary
Santander UK

Shahena Sultana
Assistant Company Secretary
Vistry Group PLC

Adithya Sivaraman
Company Secretarial Officer
Alter Domos

Kerry Chapman
Assistant Company Secretary
Irwin Mitchell

Keti Khukhunashvili
Company Secretary
TBC Bank Group PLC
JUDGING PANEL

Dadiv Press
Founder & MD
DMJ Recruitment
David is one of the founding directors of DMJ, an award winning company secretarial and legal recruitment agency. Having worked in this specialist field since 1999, David is widely recognised as the leading authority on recruitment within the governance market.

Joanna Harkus Madge
Deputy Company Secretary
Sainsbury's
Joanna is an accomplished and commercially minded governance professional. A proven problem solver with nearly 20 years' experience in both public and private companies, including nine years at a global private equity house. Prior to joining Sainsbury's, Joanna was Deputy Company Secretary at Moneysupermarket.com group plc.

Gavin White
Group Company Secretary
Tilney Smith & Williamson (Rebranding to Evelyn Partners Group)
Gavin is a commercial governance and compliance professional with a strong track record of delivery gained primarily in global organisations. He has nearly 20 years' of governance experience working with impressive organisations such as Santander UK, HSBC, Shell UK, Centrica and more.

Maddie Scrafton
Managing Director
UK Governance Services Computershare
Maddie heads up Computershare’s Governance Services team in the UK, providing managed services and governance advisory services to company secretaries and their teams. She joined Computershare after a successful period as Head of Governance for the board at HSBC, has worked with a range of clients during her time at EY and was previously Company Secretary of an AIM listed group.

Kulbinder Dosanjh
Group Company Secretary
Phoenix Group
Kulbinder is a Group Company Secretary with extensive FTSE experience with a reputation for delivering influential solutions through strong leadership. She strives to breakdown barriers to facilitate collaborative working; passionate about managing individual development; monitoring performance and mentoring/coaching.
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