Directors Fundamentals: Part 1

This webinar will provide a foundational understanding of the director’s role, focusing on who directors are, their duties, and fiduciary responsibilities. It will explore agency fundamentals, the types of directors, and the implications of failing to meet statutory obligations. Attendees will be equipped with essential knowledge to effectively fulfil their governance duties.

This webinar provides one-hour of CPD and forms part of the 2025 Directors Structured Training Programme, delivered by Heather-Anne Hubbell.

Delegates places are interchangeable with colleagues from the same organisation.

Content

• Defining the role of the director – the “who” and the “what” and “when”

• The nature of the duties you owe /Review of the statutory minimum

• Agency Fundamentals and Duties of Agents

• Types of Directors including Executive, Non-Executive & Shadow Directors

• Directories Duties

• What is meant by a fiduciary duty and how a breach may have personal repercussions 

Presenter

Heather-Anne Hubbell Expert Trainer at the School of International Financial Services School

Heather-Anne is a serial entrepreneur, with business experience as a lawyer, banker and consultant. She has an extensive legacy in financial services, strategic planning, digital transformation and corporate governance. Experienced at providing board-level management information to group and risk audit committees, her expertise is underpinned with experience as private practice lawyer, in-house counsel, and Director & Company Secretary of companies in Canada, the UK and Jersey. Heather-Anne has leveraged 35+ years of experience to create Phundex, a digital solution to finding innovative ideas, digitally facilitating the investment due diligence process, bringing investment opportunities to market faster, and then administering and reporting to management, investors, and regulators.

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This webinar forms part of the 2025 Directors Structured Training Programme. 

All webinars can be booked individually, or you can book the entire programme for a discounted cost.

January - July 2025

September - December 2025