David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, within his role as Chairman of the Institute of Directors, London Region, was very pleased to meet with members of the Embassy of Japan at the Headquarters of the Institute of Directors in Pall Mall. There were a range of topics discussed which centred upon maintaining and strengthening the relationship…
David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, within his role as Chairman of the Institute of Directors, London Region, was pleased to have a meeting with Paul Chan, President of the Malaysian Alliance of Corporate Directors. Both organisations are members of the Global Network of Directors Network (GNDI). David and Paul had a discussion about the Institute…
Responding to latest official inflation figures, showing that inflation fell to 2.4% in April, Tej Parikh, Senior Economist at the Institute of Directors, said: ”The continued drop in inflation is welcome, but underlying price increases in motor fuels are likely to frustrate consumers and businesses over the coming months. “With geopolitical tensions pushing up oil prices,…
Responding to latest official apprenticeship statistics, showing that apprenticeship starts were down 25% for the seven months to February 2018, compared with the same period 12 months earlier, Seamus Nevin, Head of Policy Research at the Institute of Directors, said: “Today’s figures yet again show that the system is not working as intended. How much more…
Responding to a Joint Committee report on the collapse of Carillion, Roger Barker, Head of Corporate Governance at the Institute of Directors, said: “The Joint Committee report today confirms that far from being a natural market failure, the demise of Carillion came about as a result of individual failings by the company’s board and other…
Responding to latest official employment statistics, showing wages rose at an annual rate of 2.9% in the three months to March, Seamus Nevin, Head of Policy Research at the Institute of Directors, said: “Workers will welcome the slight boost in wages – the first they’ve seen for more than a year – but the rise is…
David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, within his role as Chairman of the Institute of Directors, London Region, was pleased to have a meeting at the British Embassy in Bangkok. The theme of the discussion was how commercial links between London, the UK and Thailand could be maintained and strengthened.
Business leaders have seen a rise in the number of staff raising concerns around mental health in the last 14 months, a new survey by the Institute of Directors reveals. The poll of 700 directors shows four in ten have been approached by staff, up 12 percentage points from 2017. A similar number (42%) report…
David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, within his capacity as Chairman of the Institute of Directors, London Region, was very pleased to meet up again with Dr Bandid Nijathaworn, President of the Thailand Institute of Directors, in Bangkok. Dr Bandid & David spoke about their respective organisations which are linked via the Global Network of Director…
David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, within his role as Chairman of the Institute of Directors, London Region, was very pleased to have been invited to visit City University’s Launch Lab. Speaking with Rebecca Sharpe, Start-up Incubator Manager, David learnt how the Launch Lab works with alumni of City University and current students to support their…
Responding to the announcement of the introduction of new digital technology on the rail network, Dan Lewis, Senior Advisor on Infrastructure Policy at the Institute of Directors, said: “Digital signalling should be the number one priority for our country’s trains and today’s announcement is a welcome step in the right direction. “However, we need to…
Only 6 in 10 company directors say they are confident their organisation will be ‘fully compliant’ with new data protection laws set to come in later this month [25 May], a new survey from the Institute of Directors reveals. The poll of 700 bosses shows many businesses remain unprepared for the changes with just three…
David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of Fortis CL was very pleased to have been invited to attend the Mansion House Banquet of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths. First mentioned in 1299 and receiving its first Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth 1 in 1571, the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths is one of the oldest City of London Livery…
David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL was pleased to deliver an interactive presentation at Hult International Business School London, 3 May. The topic was ‘Crossing and Connecting Cultures & Business Practices.’ David looked at the importance of effectively communicating and engaging with people from different culture backgrounds in order to drive forward organisational performance. David said…
David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, was pleased to attend the book launch of Paola Diana’s book ‘Saving the World’ at Daunt Books, Marylebone, 2 May. The book is available from physical and digital book sellers Paola’s publisher spoke about the approach of the book and Paola kindly read out some passages before undertaking many book…
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