Trustee boards are 'incompatible' with impartiality

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Trustee boards need a radical overhaul to stamp out the "vested interests" of professional trustees appointed by sponsoring employers, an academic says.

Centre for Policy Studies research fellow Michael Johnson, who has conducted 120 evidence sessions with leading industry figures on governance issues, said professional trustees are incompatible wi...

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