Family Enterprise Boards: A Three Part Series

Jay has spent the last 18 years supporting and advising boards, chairs, CEOs and ministers across a variety of often high-profile and sensitive assignments, including: transformation; crisis/ turnaround; mergers and acquisitions; and start-ups. He founded, and for over 10 years led, a market-leading Board Advisory business in Europe focused on: board and executive effectiveness and development; corporate governance; organizational and eco-system effectiveness. He has published extensively, authoring over 40 publications, and had his own column in a major journal at the age of 25. His views and work have been quoted in The Economist and the Financial Times. He is a regular keynote speaker at national and international conferences. He has designed and led masterclasses for leading board directors (including the FTSE 100). He originally qualified as a clinical psychologist at the University of Edinburgh, with a 1st Class doctorate thesis in organizational change and learning.

Scott is a Partner, leading Deloitte's Valuation & Modeling practice in the Middle East. He provides strategic advice in a variety of contexts including M&A, Disputes, Restructurings, Financial Reporting and regulatory purposes. Scott has advised many family enterprises, Sovereign Wealth Funds and corporates across a range of sectors. Prior to moving to the region in 2009, he worked with Deloitte Australia. Scott is also the Deloitte Private Family Enterprise Leader for Deloitte Middle East serving elite families and bringing local, regional and global expertise to support their transformation journeys and achieve their growth strategies. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has a First Class Honours Degree in Mathematics and Finance.

Richard is a Director within Deloitte Private and specializes in supporting regional Family Enterprises navigate and access Deloitte’s global offering. Richard has spent his career working together with families on their succession, transformation and wealth strategies. He has advised enterprises and their advisors across the Middle East and Asia, and focused predominantly on families in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 2015. Richard holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) from the CFA Society, and through the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) obtained the Diploma of International Trust Management with distinction, entitling the TEP designation.

Melissa is a partner in our Risk Advisory practice and leads our Deloitte Ireland Centre for Corporate Governance. Melissa specialises in board effectiveness and corporate governance across all industries, and brings insight into the challenges facing boards and directors. Her clients range from public sector organisations and financial services institutions to FTSE 100 companies. She has extensive experience delivering engagements across Ireland and EMEA, including conducting independent board effectiveness reviews, executive governance advisory, IPO governance readiness, developing governance policy frameworks and designing subsidiary governance structures. She also undertakes benchmarking exercises for many companies keen to meet global standards and delivers bespoke training for boards and committees.