Should an investor be impressed or concerned where a Director serves on multiple boards? Should an experienced executive accept an external board position? On how many boards is an experienced director able to competently serve? These questions all ask: does it matter how “busy” a director is? Although most governance guidance and corporate reports do … Continue reading
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The Role and Importance of the Board Chairperson
The successful application by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement(ODCE) to the High Court for the appointment of inspectors to Independent News and Media Group (INM) included evidence on the actions of the then Chairperson of INM, Lesley Buckley (Cantillon, 2018), highlighting the important role of the board Chairperson. So what is the … Continue reading
The importance of the Board Chairperson in non-profits
The recent coverage of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association management crisis raises many governance questions (RTE 2017). Part of the crisis concerns a dispute as to who is the valid chairperson with two potential candidates. So how important is this issue, that is how important is the chairperson? And does it matter who is chairperson … Continue reading
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