Janette Beinart
Biography
With a background in information technology, Janette served most recently as interim Group Chief Information Officer (CIO) at savings and investment business M&G Prudential. Prior to this, Janette had a long international career at Shell International, culminating in the role of Global Upstream CIO. Janette is an economics graduate of the University of Cape Town.
Janette also sits as a non executive director on the Board of National Highways and chairs the Investment committee. She works with charities and leadership institutions providing strategic, leadership and board level advice and facilitation. She sat on the advisory committee to the Erasmus University in Rotterdam.
Non-Executive Board Member
Non-Executive Board Members are appointed on merit, reflecting ability and experience, for a fixed term, usually three years. They will exercise their role through influence and advice, supporting as well as challenging the Executive. They will advise on the clarity of strategic direction, performance, operational issues and the effective management of the Department. These responsibilities should be conducted both in and outside of Board meetings - the Executive should invite and involve the Non-Executives in key areas to ensure critical challenge and support.
Non-Executives Board Members’ views on performance will be reported by the Lead Non-Executive Board Member in the Department’s Annual Report. Non-Executives’ views will also be fed back to the Prime Minister and the Government Lead Non-Executive through the Non-Executive Board Members’ Network.
Non-Executive Board Members may be involved in the process for recruiting and appraising senior executives, and succession planning.
Non-executive director
Non-executive directors provide advice and bring an external perspective to business.