Episode 31 - Cheryl Hayman - Non-Executive Director

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Mike chats with Cheryl Hayman, a professional Non-Executive Director or NED. Before embarking on her NED Career, Cheryl was a marketer working in FMCG and QSR, holding senior roles and leading functions for Unilever, Yum! George Weston Foods. They discuss the transition from working in a business to being part of a Board. What does the role actually entail? What happens at board meetings, what are measures of success and risks involved? How do you land a NED role and at what stage in your career should someone get board exposure?  She also discusses her thoughts on diversity and innovation for boards and businesses in the future.As a Non-Executive Director, Cheryl's board portfolio of organisations includes Beston Global Food Company, Shriro Australia, HGL, Chartered Accounts ANZ, the Darlinghurst Theatre Company and Peer Support Australia.  She’s also a mentor for The Marketing Academy and a member of the Board of Advisors for the federal government’s Digital Technology Taskforce.