Roles

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Promoting high standards of corporate governance.
Leading, chairing and managing the Board.
Ensuring all Board committees are properly structured and operate with appropriate terms of reference.
Regularly considering the composition and succession planning of the Board and its committees.
Ensuring that Board and committee performance is evaluated on a regular basis.
Ensuring adequate time is available for all agenda items and that the Board receives accurate, clear and timely information.
Ensuring that there is effective communication with shareholders.

Leading the Board in reviewing the strategy of the business and setting its objectives.
Promoting open and constructive debate in Board meetings.
Ensuring effective implementation of Board decisions with the support of the Group Chief Executive.
Ensuring that the Board manages risk effectively.
Consulting, where appropriate, with the Senior Independent Director on Board matters.

Chairing the Nomination Committee.
Identifying and meeting the induction and development needs of the Board and its committees.
Developing a strong working relationship with the Group Chief Executive.
Ensuring a strong working relationship between executive and non-executive Directors.
Setting clear expectations concerning the Company’s culture, values and behaviours.
Ensuring effective relationships are maintained with key stakeholders.

Providing coherent leadership and management of the Company.
Developing objectives, strategy and performance standards to be agreed by the Board.
Providing input to the Board’s agenda.
Providing effective leadership of the Executive Board to achieve the agreed strategic priorities.
Maintaining an Executive Board of the right calibre and expertise, ensuring that succession plans are available and reviewed annually with the Chair and the non-executive Directors.
Monitoring, reviewing and managing key risks and strategies with the Board.
Ensuring that the assets of the Group are adequately safeguarded and maintained.
Building and maintaining the Company’s communications and standing with shareholders, financial institutions and other stakeholders and effectively communicating Halma's investment proposition and purpose.
Ensuring the Board hears the voice of the wider workforce on company matters and decisions.

Implementing and delivering the strategy and operational decisions agreed by the Board.
Making operational and financial decisions required in the day-to-day management of the Company.
Providing executive leadership to senior management across the business.
Championing the Group’s culture and values, reinforcing the governance and control procedures.
Promoting talent management and diversity, equity and inclusion.
Ensuring the Board is aware of the view of employees on issues of relevance to Halma.

Acting as a sounding board for the Chair.
Serving as a trusted intermediary for the other Directors.
Providing an alternative channel for shareholders and employees to raise concerns, independent of executive management and the Chair.

Contributing independent thinking and judgement, and providing external experience and knowledge, to the Board agenda.
Scrutinising the performance of management in delivering the Company’s strategy and objectives.
Providing constructive challenge to the executive Directors.
Monitoring the reporting of performance and ensuring that the Company is operating within the governance and risk framework approved by the Board.

Acting as a sounding board for the Chair and other Directors.
Ensuring clear and timely information flow to the Board and its committees.
Providing advice and support to the Board and its committees on matters of corporate governance and regulatory compliance.