{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Boardroom Path","title":"From the Battlefield to Boardroom Crisis with Tim Robinson","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2114,"description":"What happens when a board's reputation comes under attack before anyone knows what actually happened?\nIn this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson speaks with Tim Robinson, partner at Schillings and a former British Army Major General, about why reputational resilience is a governance discipline rather than a communications exercise. They examine how data breaches, leaked documents, extortion and coordinated smear campaigns move across social and traditional media in minutes, and why boards that place reputation near the top of the risk register often do little practical preparation. Tim argues that the most important commodity in any crisis is facts, and that boards should rehearse scenarios, appoint a small empowered task team and prepare rebuttals for the stories they can anticipate.\nThe argument is timely: the BBC reported in September 2026 on a deepfake victim calling for reputational abuse to be recognised as a distinct form of harm BBC News, while research published this year found deepfake fraud operating at industrial scale The Guardian. From privacy exposure audits for new NEDs to the first hour of a crisis, this conversation offers a practical roadmap for directors who want to be ready before the pressure arrives.\n\nTim Robinson: Tim Robinson CBE is a partner at Schillings, the multidisciplinary consultancy that advises boards, companies and individuals on high-stakes situations affecting their reputation, privacy and security. A former Major General in the British Army, he joined Schillings in 2016 as its first non-lawyer partner since the firm converted to an LLP. He is an experienced negotiator who leads internal inquiries, settles disputes, runs counter-extortion operations and handles smear campaigns, and he features in the Spear's Best Reputation Managers Index and the Citywealth Leaders List.\nRalph Grayson: Ralph Grayson is a Partner in the Board Practice at Sainty Hird & Partners, bringing extensive experience in board-level...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/G1uU7T2K5h04MQMPyxv_eCIOS7fQfv5ldjQOH6K6dHU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80MzQ1/YWYwZWI5NzIzMmIz/NzEyYWJiNTJhZGEy/NTUzOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}