In this interview, part of Heidrick & Struggles' Leadership Perspectives video series, Heidrick & Struggles’ Alice Breeden sits down to chat with Peju Adebajo, a non-executive director at Wolseley UK and Ibstock plc, about being a first-time non-executive director. Adebajo discusses choosing your first board, how to get those roles, what kinds of skills and experience you need, and what to expect in those first few board meetings. Adebajo also discusses the importance of sustainability and how boards are doing on the topic, as well as, in terms of integration with strategy, what the board’s role is in an organization’s sustainability agenda

About the interviewer

Alice Breeden (abreeden@heidrick.com) is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ London office and regional co-managing partner of the CEO & Board of Directors Practice in Europe and Africa.