
Christopher Beale began his career with the Bowater
Group, primarily with Bowater Scott; latterly in close association with Scott
Paper Philadelphia managing overseas operations and heading project teams on
international investment opportunities. He joined Getz Brothers, the largest US
international non-commodity trading company and a subsidiary of the Marmon Group
of Chicago in 1979, directing marketing, sourcing and investment efforts in the
capacity of General Manager, Europe prior to founding Christopher Beale
Associates.
Throughout the last five years Christopher has been Chairman of
the Institute of Directors, founded in 1903 and one of the UK’s two largest
business organisations. His role involved chairing the Institute’s Council,
Board, Remuneration and Nomination Committees over a period in which he led
initiatives to equip the Institute for the 21st Century in terms of structure
and governance, realigning policy to affirm an apolitical stance and to achieve enhanced
Government interface, whilst maintaining close involvement with all aspects of
professional standards training and corporate governance issues.
Christopher is a Freeman of the City of London and either
holds, or has held, non-executive Board appointments in the UK, India and
Hungary. He is a Member of the Corporate Governance Committee of the ICAEW and
was awarded the OBE for services to business in the Queen’s 2007 New Year’s
Honours.
Corinne Ingram has twenty years experience in executive
search. Since joining Independent Direction in 2005 her focus has been the
recruiting of Non-Executive Directors and Chairs for a range of client companies
where requirements have been exacting and closely defined.
Corinne moved into search following an earlier career in IT
where she worked within systems and operations for IBM, as a project manager for
subsidiary companies of IPC and latterly as the financial systems specialist for
a systems and software provider which involved working for a lengthy period
overseas.
Prior to 2005 Corinne was a Partner in a niche City Search firm
where she worked with Managing Partners and Heads of Practice of major
professional services and consulting firms focusing on key senior appointments
and practice builds/rebuilds. She also has extensive experience recruiting for
director level positions in industry and the public sector. |