What CEOs learn from board roles: An interview with Zillah Byng-Thorne, CEO of Future plc and NED of Flutter Entertainment

In the next video in our series “What CEOs learn from board roles,” Heidrick & Struggles’ Kit Bingham speaks to Zillah Byng-Thorne, CEO of Future plc, an FTSE 250 media company; senior independent non-executive director of The Hut Group (THG), an ecommerce company; and non-executive director of Flutter Entertainment, an FTSE 100 sports betting and entertainment company. Byng-Thorne discusses the importance of being transparent with your board as a CEO, how being a CEO has helped her avoid tokenism as a board member, and the way in which she’s learned to add value as a board member.

About the interviewer

Kit Bingham (kbingham@heidrick.com) is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ London office and a member of the CEO & Board Practice.