# A third of UK company directors are stealing secrets

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/09/10/third-uk-company-directors-are-stealing-secrets/
- Published: 2006-09-10T09:29:04+01:00
- Author: Finbar Cullen

“The Business” has just published an interesting article on concerns about the trustworthiness
of British company directors. It reports that YouGov has undertaken a survey of 
1,385 UK executives, and found that just under 30% of company directors admitted
taking confidential data with them when they left their companies. In addition, 
10% of respondents working in the government and military sector admitted deliberately
sending confidential data to unauthorised third parties.

The survey indicated that women decision-makers are more honest than men

YouGov undertook the survey on behalf of Hummingbird, the business software developer.

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There has been some discussion recently about the reliability of celebrities. Well,
what about the wealthy, well-connected and knowledgeable company directors whose
support we seek?

Should charities, fundraisers and researchers be worried about this?

Finbar Cullen

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