Governance and Organisation

FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dr John MellorDr John Mellor B.Sc Ph.D MBA is past Chairman of the Foundation for Governance Research and Education and currently a Visiting Professor in Corporate Governance at Bristol Business School . He is a former senior banker with over 20 years of experience of corporate banking and finance with Citibank (now Citigroup) as a Vice President and head of major international divisions, and as an Executive Director heading corporate finance at the Danish bank and Scandinavian bank partner, Unibank plc.

He has been engaged in the governance field as adviser, writer and lecturer since the Cadbury Report of 1992. In 1996, with sponsorship from NatWest Bank and in association with Exeter University where he was NatWest Visiting Senior Fellow in corporate leadership, he pioneered professional development for non executive directors, establishing and directing the Non Executive Director's Forum.

John Mellor has been an advisor to companies, central government and parliamentary groups, and a major contributor to various government reviews, as well as a director of companies in the private, not-for-profit and public sectors. He is the author of several articles on governance in professional journals, and in publications by Sweet and Maxwell including “Governance and Central Government” in a “Practical Guide to Corporate Governance”. He is the author of “Practical Corporate Governance: For Smaller Quoted Companies and Private Companies, published by Jordan Publishing in 2008.

John Mellor gained a B.Sc (Hons) in chemistry from Exeter University and his Doctorate in physical chemistry from Bristol University . Following a short service commission as Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, he completed his MBA at Cranfield Business School .

The Foundation Board of Trustees

Brian Woods (Chairman) was a Partner of Grant Thornton for over 25 years. He is now engaged as a non-executive director of a number of unquoted companies operating in many different fields, continuing a long-standing interest in corporate governance and board dynamics.

Michelle Edkins is Managing Director of Governance for Owners (GO) Stewardship Services. Prior to joining GO Michelle was Head of Corporate Governance at Hermes Pensions Management, and then its Director of Institutional Relations. An economist by training, she previously worked for New Zealand 's central bank and the British High Commission in Wellington .

Chris Hodge is Head of the Corporate Governance Unit at the Financial Reporting Council, the independent regulator responsible for promoting confidence in corporate reporting and governance, including through the Combined Code. He has previously worked at the Department of Trade and Industry and Cabinet Office.”

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Solicitors to the Foundation:

Osborne Clarke
2 Temple Back East
Temple Quay,
Bristol BS1 6EG

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RESEARCH STEERING GROUPS

Dr John Mellor

FGRE

Professor Ian Percy

FGRE

David Styles

Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform,
Asst. Director Corporate Governance & Europe

Chris Hodge

Financial Reporting Council , Head of Corporate Governance

John Pierce

Quoted Companies Alliance , CEO

Guy Jubb

Standard Life Investments UK , Head of Corporate Governance

David Spence

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland Research Committee , Chairman

Ian Jones

Co-operative Asset Management, Head of Responsible Investment and Business Development,
Professor Jon Tucker Bristol Business School, University of the West of
England, Professor of Finance and Centre Director, Centre for Global Finance
   
Terms of Reference  
  • Review and agree the research programme and monitor its progress
  • Review output of research and advise on its dissemination and application


A company limited by guarantee No. 4396150 and Registered Charity No. 1124053 ( England and Wales )

February 2010