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And this is the challenge, right?
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Because you have in some quarters a
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sense of box ticking. We need to have a
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woman, we need to have, you know,
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Afro-Caribbean, whatever the the box
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that needs to be ticked. I did recognize
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there could be a challenge around that.
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So, I met with the CEO and had a
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discussion about the company, where they
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are at, and also to understand what gaps
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they had in terms of the capabilities at
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a senior level.
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And it's quite interesting because it's
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a quite it's a very small board. So,
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it's myself and another NED and then
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some of the C-suite. They have a really
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good
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level of of capability and expertise in
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payments, which is what the firm is
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about.
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But, what I bring and what I was really
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keen to explore further was my product
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governance background, my experience in
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dealing with clients. And so, bringing
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that additional
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dimension to the board, which wasn't
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there. So, whilst you could
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say was it box ticking? Well,
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potentially because they recognized a
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problem, but I bring quite a lot of
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additional value and expertise that they
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didn't have. So, I can very much justify
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and say I'm there for a reason. I've
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earned my place.
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