Alison Dillon Kibirige

Alison Dillon Kibirige is a global expert and author on corporate governance, ethics, CSR/Sustainability and risk management, working across four continents, Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East and the UK. 

Alison has worked nearly 30 years as a company secretary, including as Secretary to the main boards and board committees of Unilever and Barclays in London. She has held senior executive positions in SmithKline Beecham PLC (now part of Glaxo), Barclays and Unilever as well as sitting on the boards of their respective subsidiary companies.

Alison has also set up and worked as a director in several SMEs, one of which is her own consultancy and training business. She has been involved in numerous consultations with governments, regulators and industry and professional bodies in Africa, Europe and the USA. 

Alison is the author of Corporate Governance Unlocked, the ICSA Corporate Governance Study Text, IFC Corporate Secretaries Handbook, IFC/CSIA Corporate Secretaries Toolkit, IFC Board Leadership Toolkit for Directors of Banks in Nigeria and a contributor to Corporate Governance In Uganda and African Solutions. 

Alison is a Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly ICSA) and a UK solicitor. She was awarded the 2013 ICSA President’s Medal for Meritorious Service, the inaugural ICSA Company Secretary of the Year award in 2005 and has also won global awards for her work with shareholders.