18 May, 2018
A practical guide to executive onboarding
In a time of rapid change it is clear that boards need diverse skills and profiles in order to maintain a competitive advantage. The same is true at executive committee level. The speed of change has ...
23 March, 2018
Telecom Italia executives quit, as investor Elliott calls move ‘stalling’
A slew of board members have quit Telecom Italia, including executive chairman and Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine (pictured), in what is seen as an attempt to block activist investor Elliott Adviso...
19 March, 2018
BlackRock reveals more details on its engagement priorities
BlackRock, the world's largest investor, has attempted to put flesh on the bones of its CEO's statement in January about the topics it expects to prioritise for engagement this year. In a
12 February, 2018
A very strategic engagement: stakeholders and long-term value
Everyone is talking about them, but who or what are they? The term “stakeholder” is a catch-all shorthand for all those who can in any way affect, or be affected by, the fortunes and...
7 February, 2018
How good board communication can mitigate risk
As corporate scandals continue to emerge, company boards are increasingly in the spotlight about their knowledge, understanding and decision-making processes when dealing with problems in the business...
5 October, 2017
Information asymmetry is good for effective boards
Why do most boards work well, notwithstanding the information gap between managers and non-executive directors? Information asymmetry—the difference between the company-specific information avail...
5 October, 2017
Non-executives and setting the right tone at the top
What is tone at the top, and what does it mean for the role of non-executive directors? A survey by one leading consultancy has shown that: A resounding agreement from our respondents ...
21 September, 2017
Twelve questions to determine board effectiveness
In many countries, boards of directors (particularly those of large organisations) have functioned too long as black boxes. Directors’ focus has often—and understandably so—been...
10 August, 2017
View from the chair: Kieran Moynihan on PE versus PLC board performance
When non-executive directors, chairmen, executives and investors are asked to identify high-performance boards that they have either sat on or engaged with, they inevitably point to private equity (PE...
25 January, 2017
