Claire Ighodaro

Claire Ighodaro is a Nigerian chartered management accountant. She was the first female president of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and previously the financial director of BT Broadband. Ighodaro is presently a non-executive director of Flood Re, XL Catlin Insurance Company UK Limited, and the Pennon Group PLC. She is a trustee of the British Council and an independent board member of the UK Trade & Investment Executive Board.

Quotes

• it's not just about pressure, but it's about dealing with pressure to perform your job in an unethical manner, to breach the code.
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• There needn't be a fear of ethics. It doesn't mean you're uncompetitive. Quite the reverse, one hopes.
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• the truth of the matter is that organizations are led by the people that are in the middle.
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• leadership has to ensure that middle management understands this too.
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• I began to understand the importance of seeing problems from the other person’s viewpoint and I have built on that ever since.
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• I was determined to show people what I could achieve.
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