Beryl Hobson
Director, Professional Governance Services Ltd
Beryl Hobson is the director of Professional Governance Services Ltd. She has worked at board level in three sectors – as a marketing director in the insurance industry, as chair of a primary care trust in the public sector and as a trustee and vice-chair in the voluntary sector.
She has a particular interest in how boards work and how their performance can affect the impact of their organisation. She has been a trustee of several charities and is currently vice-chair of Womankind Worldwide.
In her previous role as head of the large charities division at the Charity Commission, she worked with the boards of many high profile charities to improve governance. During her time at the PCT she developed a board assessment tool which was taken up across the strategic health authority area.
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As we return for our sixth year, our theme is ‘challenges shared’, emphasising that Trustee Exchange has always been produced by trustees, for the benefit of trustees, but also for chief executives and company secretaries.
Beryl Hobson and Richard Hawkes offer advice on how to cope when a charity's income shoots up unexpectedly. 
Beryl Hobson gives some tips on how trustees can support chief executives.
Beryl Hobson explains the action charities can take to ensure they are not harmed by any trustees' conflicts of interests.
The Charity Commission’s head of large charities, Beryl Hobson, has quit the regulator to start up her own governance consultancy.
Beryl Hobson offers some advice on how to minimise the risk of project failure.
Beryl Hobson offers some advice on how to minimise the risk of project failure.
The Trustee Exchange one-day conference is an excellent opportunity for all trustees to benefit from stimulating presentations, workshops and interactive sessions to gain fresh insights to help your board operate more effectively and efficiently. The day also gives you the perfect chance to network face-to-face with other board members who tackle similar issues, share ideas and find solutions to develop best practice.






