Chris Hodge is an independent adviser on governance, stewardship and regulation. For ten years he was Director of Corporate Governance at the Financial Reporting Council in the UK, responsible for developing and promoting the UK Corporate Governance Code and related guidance, and for introducing the first national stewardship code for investors. Hodge also established and chaired the European Corporate Governance Code Network, which brings together bodies responsible for national codes across Europe to exchange views and share good practice. He is currently an adviser to a number of organisations including the International Corporate Governance Network, an investor-led organisation promoting governance and investor stewardship and ICSA: The Governance Institute, the UK’s professional body for company secretaries and governance professionals.