Current and past positions:
Executive Director The Directors Forum, March 2025 date
Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Directors ( since 2016 Feb 2024
Chairman of the African Corporate Governance Network 2018 2021
Previously served in the Executive Committee of the ACGN, representing Kenya, from 2014 2018
Former Chairman HERA Foundation, an NGO in Kenya Supporting the Education of High School students from poor economic
backgrounds 2019 2023
Member of the Jury International Corporate Governance Network ( Awards 2020 2022
Member Advisory Committee, Chandaria School of Business, United States International University ( 2021 to date)
Member CITAM Schools Education Committee 2021 to Date)
Guest Speaker International Corporate Governance Network Global Virtual Summit 2020 2022
Member of the JURY COG Awards( 2020 2023

Education, Background
Economics, Finance and Corporate Governance At University Level, Post Graduate Level and Professional Qualifications

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Will Farrell

Federated Hermes
Assistant Manager, EOS
London

Will co-leads the climate change theme at EOS, the stewardship arm of Federated Hermes Limited, where his coverage includes companies in Europe and Australia, primarily financial services, energy, chemicals, and materials. Prior to joining EOS, Will worked in the energy and infrastructure investment banking team at Macquarie Capital, where he specialised in renewable energy. Before that, Will held a number of roles across the UK climate policy space, including as a parliamentary researcher for Rt. Hon. Chris Skidmore MP on climate and energy issues, and as a climate and economic policy analyst at a diplomatic institute. He was appointed as a voluntary adviser to Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma MP, President of COP26, on preparations for COP26 after co-founding a Westminster climate policy group in 2019, which engaged MPs and Members of the House of Lords to advocate for more ambition on climate action in public policy. Will has a Bachelor’s degree (1st Class Honours) in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.