About us

Who We Are

The Transpire NED Community has been developing since 2013.

It’s grown into a significant, globally recognized brand with 150 Community Members in over 20 countries & 4 continents and over 2000 Subscribed Members in over 40 countries & 5 continents – growing daily!

Transpire Community Members serve over 1,000 Boards across the world – listed businesses, SMEs, start-ups/scale-ups, charities, social enterprises, and membership bodies.

20 Faculty Leads – globally-recognized practicing NEDs & Chairs deliver cutting edge thought leadership to our Members.

A growing list of Trusted Partners offer preferential access to their services for Transpire Members – specialist NED/Portfolio recruiters, legal services, sustainability services, portfolio career benefits, wellbeing and others.

Over 50 opportunities a year to engage with thought leadership webinars, knowledge sharing and both virtual and in-person networking events to develop your Board offer and profile.

TRANSPIRE CORE TEAM

Transpire exists to bridge the gap between a successful executive career and serving on the Board. The people who run the organisation, who provide the coaching and training, who lead our Faculties and who speak at Transpire sessions are all experts in their field.

Tony Stubbs

Founder & CEO

Francesca Ecsery

Advisor/Mentor/Diversity & Inclusion Faculty Lead

Neil Baines-Thomas

Associate/Coach/Mentor

Tony Stubbs

Founder & CEO

Francesca Ecsery

Advisor/Mentor/Diversity & Inclusion Faculty Lead

Neil Baines-Thomas

Associate/Coach/Mentor

FACULTY LEADERS

Faculties

The Transpire Community is organised into Faculties – engines of Thought Leadership led by globally recognised practising NEDs & Chairs with subject matter expertise in the increasing numbers of areas Board Members need to be aware of in order to remain effective.

Meet the Thought Leaders leading our Faculties