Introduction to the company secretary role

This webinar forms part of the 2025 Company Secretary Structured Training Programme.

Description

This webinar will provide an essential introduction to the role of a company secretary, exploring its importance within corporate governance. Attendees will gain insight into the core duties of this position, including statutory record-keeping and the management of compliance obligations. The session will cover the secretary’s responsibilities in arranging and documenting meetings, ensuring that organisational processes are accurately recorded and accessible. Additionally, participants will learn how effective audit trails are maintained, supporting transparency and accountability. This foundational overview is ideal for those seeking to understand the company secretary’s role in sustaining operational and regulatory integrity.

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

Delegates places are interchangeable with colleagues from the same organisation.

 

Content

  • What is a company secretary?

  • Statutory record keeping

  • Duties and responsibilities

  • Arranging and recording meetings

  • Ensuring effective audit trails

 

Presenter

Heather-Anne Hubbell

Expert Trainer at the School of International Financial Services School

Heather-Anne Hubbell 

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 Company Secretary Structured Training Programme. 

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

March - July 2025

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