Sir James Wates CBE
Former Chair at Wates Group
Chair of Wates Group from 2013-2023, Sir James is also Chair of the Institute for Family Business and a Non-Executive Director at Argent Services. In 2018 James was appointed by the government to chair the coalition group developing corporate governance principles for large private companies (the so-called ‘Wates Principles’). Sir James was previously Chair of the CBI Construction Council, Chair of the Prince’s Trust Corporate Advisory Group, Chair of CITB and past-President of CIOB and the BCO, and is a patron of the Wates Family Enterprise Trust.
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The Vital Few
This immersive two-day programme is designed to expose new CEOs and MDs to potential derailers, learning through the experiences of those who have been there before, so that they can step up to CEO with confidence and eyes wide open.