The Financial Talent Executive Network (F-TEN)
Are you ready to lead in the boardroom?
F-TEN is a unique business leadership programme, developed by the ICAEW to support senior finance professionals achieve their career goals.
The F-TEN programme is designed to provide participants with the skills and insight to become the next finance leaders through:
- one–to-one mentoring sessions with senior FTSE non-executive directors
- cross-industry peer networking events
- problem solving workshops and guest-speaker dinners
Why take part?
Our extensive research shows that a gap exists between the expectations of Finance Directors and their Chief Executives during the first months of their new role. F-TEN focuses on closing this gap and easing the transition from finance specialist to senior business leader, giving participants the tools and knowledge to succeed.
Key benefits:
- Gain enhanced leadership skills and awareness
- Build your network of business contacts in an elite peer group for key talent
- Increase your understanding of key business issues
- Bring external, commercial and international perspectives to your leadership experience
Current mentors include:
As Europe’s leading accountancy body, we’ve used our position to assemble an unrivalled collection of mentors with a wealth of non-executive director experience at FTSE companies. Mentors include:
- Sir Ian Prosser, former chairman and chief executive of Bass. In 1988, joined board of Lloyds Bank until 1999. In 1999 became non-executive deputy chairman of BP. In 2000 joined board of GlaxoSmithKline.
- Alison Reed, former group finance director of Standard Life and Marks & Spencer. Non-executive director and audit committee chair of British Airways
- Andrew Shilston, finance director of Rolls-Royce. Non-executive director of AEA Technology from 1998 to 2003 and of Cairn Energy from 2004 to 2008.