Policy

The team

Peter Swabey FCIS

Peter Swabey is Policy and Research Director at The Chartered Governance Institute. Based in London, he is responsible for developing the profile of The Institute and the governance profession with members, regulators, policymakers, employers and other stakeholders by delivering thought leadership and lobbying campaigns promoting strong governance as the vital ingredient for success in organisations.

Peter, who joined The Institute in 2013, has more than 30 years’ experience of company secretarial work. He was formerly Company Secretary and Industry Leadership Director at Equiniti and a Director of Equiniti David Venus, a Company Secretarial Services provider. Peter is a member of a number of industry committees and working parties, and is a regular speaker at conferences and events, with an industry-wide reputation as an expert on shareholder and governance matters.

pswabey@icsa.org.uk

Julie Bamford Msc LLB FCIS

Julie is Head of Policy, Corporate at The Institute. Before joining The Institute she spent six years with Standard Chartered PLC as Deputy Group Secretary and Company Secretary. She has more 20 years experience working as a chartered secretary in the financial services sector, initially in life assurance and pensions, then in investments, before moving into banking.

Over her career, Julie has seen many changes in company secretarial practice and corporate governance, and has experienced numerous challenges faced by the financial services industry, including the banking crisis of 2008. She has also worked through the many changes in the regulatory environment and to corporate governance best practice that followed as a consequence.

Julie joined the Policy Department in 2010 to work on various projects including responses to government and regulatory consultations, to create best practice guidance, and has specific responsibility for EU issues. She is a Fellow of The Institute, has a first degree in Law from the University of London and a masters degree in Corporate Governance. 

jbamford@icsa.org.uk

Sheila Doyle MSc

Sheila has worked in the Policy team for over ten years and in various different roles. She is responsible for the technical enquiries helpdesk, the Institute’s archives and provides general support to the Policy team. Questions about guidance notes and consultations – or anything else – can be directed to her via the contact us portal.

sdoyle@icsa.org.uk

Louise Thomson FCIS

Louise is Head of Policy (Not-for-Profit) at The Institute. Louise has worked at The Institute since 2001 where she is responsible for promoting, supporting, representing and developing the profession within the not-for-profit and public sectors. She has produced codes of governance for not-for-profit organisations and NHS clinical commissioning groups, research documents in NHS governance, guidance notes and best practice guides relating to governance, compliance and administration, and highlighting the pivotal role the company secretary plays in any organisation.

Louise has 18 years experience of working in, and with, charitable and NHS organisations and has gathered valuable insight into the governance challenges facing boardrooms as a charity trustee, school governor and pension trustee. 

lthomson@icsa.org.uk

Lobbying

• 31 January 2017 - Response from Tracey Crouch MP, Minister for Sport on the sports governance code
• 24 January 2017 - Letter to the Prime Minister on corporate governance
• 5 January 2017 – Letter to Tracey Crouch MP, Minister for Sport on the sports governance code
• 30 August 2016 - Letter to the Prime Minister on corporate governance