How to be an Effective Employee Trustee / Director

Excel in your role as an Employee Trustee or Director with this comprehensive and highly practical course. Gain a solid understanding of the requirements of your governance role, as well as demonstrating how you can maximise your impact.

 

Join us on Monday 22 - Friday 26 September 2025, 9am - 1.15pm each day, to discuss case studies and real-world examples that underpin all course content, ensuring everything you learn can be effectively applied to your own role. 

Though virtual, the course is built around engagement. During your five days together, you’ll share experiences with attendees, building your network of valuable EO peers to assist your employee ownership journey. 

 

What You'll Learn

  • How to maximise performance as an employee trustee or director 
  • The duties, obligations, and legal responsibilities of an employee trustee or director  
  • How to interpret financial trust and operational reports 
  • How to nurture an effective employee ownership culture 
  • Different forms of employee ownership structures 

Who should attend this course 

  • Newly appointed or existing Employee Trustees of Employee Ownership Trusts or Employee Benefit Trusts  
  • Newly appointed or existing Employee Directors on the boards of EO businesses 

Course Pricing

  • £900 +VAT (Members)
  • £1,130 +VAT (Non-members)

Course Director

Ken Lindsay 

A chartered accountant and experienced non-executive director, Ken has 25+ years' experience of sitting on the boards of various companies. Following his retirement from full-time work as a partner in a leading PE investment firm, Ken has acted in senior roles of several companies including as previous Chair for award-winning EO businesses like 1:1 diet by Cambridge Weight Plan, among others. He also offers his impressive insights and experience, teaching exclusively for the eoa

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When
22/09/2025 09:00 - 26/09/2025 13:15
GMT Daylight Time
Where
Online
Registration
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