
Janice Gardner
Company Secretary
Sound governance that keeps the board and business safe
Chartered company secretary with fourteen years in corporate governance, the last seven as company secretary for a listed group in Birmingham. Advises the board on governance, statutory compliance and directors' duties, manages board and committee meetings end to end, and keeps the company on the right side of the Companies Act and listing rules. Led the governance workstream of a stock-exchange listing, getting the board and its committees fully compliant. Maintains statutory registers and filings, drafts board papers and minutes, runs the AGM, and acts as the trusted bridge between the board, executives, shareholders and regulators. Discreet, meticulous and calm with sensitive matters. Looking for a company-secretary or head-of-governance role with a listed or large private company that takes governance seriously.
University of Birmingham
LLB (Hons) Law (September 2005 to June 2008)
Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland
Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme (CGI) (September 2009 to June 2012)
Midlands Industrial Group plc - Birmingham, UK
Company Secretary April 2018 to Present 8 years & 3 months
Led the governance workstream of a stock-exchange listing, getting the board and committees fully compliant.
Manage board and committee meetings end to end, from agendas and papers to minutes and actions.
Maintain the statutory registers, the filings and the company's full compliance with the Companies Act.
Run the AGM and act as the bridge between the board, executives, shareholders and regulators.
Handle all the sensitive board and shareholder matters with genuine discretion and accuracy throughout.
Birmingham Corporate Services - Birmingham, UK
Assistant Company Secretary August 2012 to March 2018 5 years & 8 months
Maintained the statutory registers and helped manage all the key compliance deadlines.
Drafted the board papers and coordinated all of the committee meeting logistics.
Gained the chartered status and then earned a full company-secretary appointment.
Birmingham Corporate Services - Birmingham, UK
Governance / Legal Administrator June 2010 to July 2012 2 years & 2 months
Maintained the records, the filings and the meeting documentation for the business.
Learned the company secretarial practice and the compliance properly on the job.
Then earned the move into a full assistant company-secretary role from there.
Listing governance lead
Trusted by the board
Board Portal Implementation
Company Secretary (January 2019 to August 2019)
Governance Framework Review
Company Secretary (January 2020 to June 2020)
Chartered Governance Professional (CGI)
Chartered Governance Institute (July 2012 to Present)
Corporate Law & Listing Rules
Chartered Governance Institute (April 2019 to Present)
- Corporate Governance
- Board Support
- Statutory Compliance
- Companies Act
- Listing Rules
- Minute Taking
- Statutory Registers & Filings
- AGM Management
- Directors' Duties
- Shareholder Relations