Boards of Directors: Doing Just Half the Job
Writing by David Langstaff On Corporate Compliance Insights’ website, David Langstaff wrote an interesting article on the role of Board Members. It differentiates two principals functions: one is...
View ArticleWhy The FCPA Law Could Affect Your Next Board Meeting
After the Wall Mart scandal (thedaylibeast.com), much of my attention focused on the FCPA law and and its potential effects on board of directors. First, what FCPA means ? The “Foreign Corrupt...
View ArticleBoard Evaluation: What areas of operation are evaluated regularly or annually?
“74% of Board members are very satisfied with their own understanding of the role of the board, but only 24% were very satisfied with their colleague’s understanding of the role of the board.” Source:...
View ArticleIn CAMERA Board Session… Why?
One of the most delicate topics in governance is the ability to discuss freely any contentious agenda items. As the Board and committees are intended to oversee the management and the executive team in...
View Article10 Ways To Measure The Tone At The Top
By Donna Epps To complete our series on Governance especially Board evaluation, let me show you an comprehensive article on the corporatecomplianceinsights.com website. Donna Epps, the author write...
View ArticleThe 2013 Director Compensation and Board Practices Report
The Conference Board, NASDAQ OMX and NYSE Euronext jointly released the 2013 edition of Director Compensation and Board Practices, a benchmarking study with more than 150 corporate governance data...
View ArticleSeveral keys questions for board members and their comittees.
The PwC (refer to Price water house Coopers) has published a report about the keys questions that a board should consider in order to carry out their governance duty. Here you have the questions and...
View ArticleThe “Glass ceiling” is cracked but not yet broken!
Maile Carnegie, Google Australia Director, Amy Hood, CFO at Microsoft, Marissa Mayer, President and CEO of Yahoo, Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook… Progress has been achieved in corporate governance...
View ArticleDo Boards of directors need a Code of conduct and ethics?
To ensure effective everyday governance, the Board must define its expectations of its directors and the rules to follow. These rules are gathered in a Code of conduct and ethics and should promote the...
View ArticleBoard assessment – why and how to review the board of directors?
“The primary reason to undertake any governance assessment is to improve and develop, not to judge or evaluate…” To improve overall governance, everyday practices and the dynamics in the boardroom, it...
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