The Quoted Companies Alliance champions the UK’s community of 1,000+ small and mid-sized publicly traded businesses and the firms which advise them. It believes the public markets can be the best place for companies to source the funds to grow, operate transparently and distribute wealth, fairly. 

The QCA seeks to inform policy in dialogue with regulators and government, showcase the latest thinking on leadership, investment, technology and governance through events and research, and provide a forum to share good practice among members, who are quoted on the Main Market, AIM and the Aquis Stock Exchange.

Small and mid-sized publicly-traded companies represent 91% of the quoted sector. They employ around 2.1m people and contribute more than £25bn in annual taxation. There is a small executive and secretariat team of ten with an office based in the City of London.

The interests of the QCA’s community encompasses small and mid-sized quoted companies, financial advisers, such as sponsors and nominated advisers, fund managers, market makers, stockbrokers, accountants and lawyers, executive search firms, PR advisers and consultants.

QCA sees the tangible effect which financial services legislation and regulation has on the growth of the UK economy and that such legislation and regulation often adopts a simple “one size fits all” approach, with larger, quoted companies in mind. The effect of this approach on small and mid-sized quoted companies is invariably disproportionate and costly. Convincing policy makers to adopt a different, more balanced and focused, approach is a constant theme of the QCA’s work.

Key responsibilities of Non-Executive Directors

• Develop, promote and act at all times in the best interests of the QCA
• Develop, monitor, question, test and hold the Chief Executive and executive team to account for the QCA’s performance and strategic direction
• Apply a constructive style in scrutinising and challenging management recommendations at Board level
• Apply relevant knowledge and expertise to the Board’s debates and decision making
• Assist in maintaining positive working relationships with the QCA’s community

QCA is seeking a new Board Member who will bring at least one or more of the following attributes:

• Senior experience in financial services policy and/or regulation
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• Direct experience of developing corporate sponsorship opportunities as a growing income stream for a business
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• Senior digital marketing experience, with direct experience of using technology and digital marketing methodologies to market and increase the membership / user-base of the organisation

Within their reasons for application, candidates should demonstrate their understanding of the issues facing the QCA and their alignment and interest in the work and purpose of the QCA.

Judith MacKenzie, Chair
Claire Noyce, Deputy Chair
Paul Watts, Treasurer
James Ashton, Chief Executive Officer
Georgina Brittain
James Brotherton
Steven Fine
Peter Harris
Scott Knight
Adam McConkey
Sangita Shah
Mark Taylor
Gary Thorpe
Gervais Williams

The appointment by the QCA Board of a successful candidate would need to be ratified by the QCA membership at its next Annual General Meeting (usually held in October). Thereafter, QCA Board members are required to submit themselves for re-election by the QCA membership every three years. 

The Board meets around eight times per year in London. This role is unremunerated and expenses are not routinely covered by the organisation.

As a general rule, Directors are required to stand down after nine years unless the QCA Board resolves that it is appropriate that their term of office should continue on a yearly basis thereafter and this decision is ratified by the QCA membership at the Annual General Meeting. 

The QCA Board has the following committees to which it delegates certain functions and powers:

• Operations Committee;
• Remuneration Committee;
• Nominations Committee

Conflicts of interest

Due to the nature of the role, successful candidates will need to balance any other activities with the need to demonstrate sufficient independence in the role. This may have an impact on other appointments they can hold and, as such, it is important that prospective candidates make clear any other commitments they have or are likely to undertake.

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