Corporate Governance
Chairman’s statement
Since joining the Company in 2012 it has been my responsibility, as Chairman, to ensure that the Company continues to apply appropriate corporate governance arrangements and, through regular review, that those arrangements are effective and efficient. In 2013 the Company listed on AIM, and as a result I led the Board to establish corporate governance arrangements appropriate to a public listed company, through the consideration of best practice guidelines and aspects of the UK Corporate Governance Code. Prior to 2018, as an AIM-listed company, Frontier was not required to comply with a corporate governance code but we reviewed our arrangements against the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) Corporate Governance Code for Small and Mid-Sized Companies. The AIM rules changed in 2018 and as a result the Board refined the Company’s corporate governance arrangements in order to follow the ten principles of the QCA Corporate Governance Code.
The Annual Report for 2021 is available here. The table below sets out the ten principles of the QCA Code and provides direction to the relevant section(s) in the Annual Report for each principle.
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QCA Code principle |
Relevant section(s) of the Annual Report |
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| 1 | A strategy and business model for long-term value creation | CEO Review (page 8-11) Strategic Review (pages 1-47) |
| 2 | Understand and meet shareholder needs and expectations | Investor relations – Corporate Governance Report (page 56) S172 Statement – (pages 46-47) |
| 3 | Understand and meet wider stakeholder needs and social responsibilities | Strategy and business model – Strategic Review (pages 12-15) Corporate culture and social responsibility – Corporate Governance Report (page 57) Our People –(page 42-45) Our Impact – (page 45) S172 Statement – (pages 46-47) |
| 4 | Embedded risk management | Strategy and business model – Strategic Review (pages 12-15) Risk Review (pages 34-37) Internal control and business risk – Corporate Governance Report (page 56) |
| 5 | A well-functioning and balanced Board | Board of Directors (pages 48-49) Board overview – Corporate Governance Report (pages 54-55) |
| 6 | Board experience, skills and capabilities | Board of Directors (pages 48-49) Board overview – Corporate Governance Report (pages 54-55) |
| 7 | Performance of the Board and continuous improvement | Board overview – Corporate Governance Report (pages 54-55) |
| 8 | Corporate culture based on ethical values and behaviours | Corporate culture and social responsibility – Corporate Governance Report (page 57) |
| 9 | Effective governance structures which support good decision making | Chairman’s introduction and summary – Corporate Governance Report (page 53) Board overview – Corporate Governance Report (pages 54-55) Board Committee reports – Corporate Governance Report (pages 55-56) |
| 10 | Communication of Company governance and performance | Chairman’s introduction and summary – Corporate Governance Report (page 53) Board Committee reports – Corporate Governance Report (pages 55-56) |
David Gammon
8 September 2021
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