The demand for independent directors is ever-increasing and private equity boards offer nuanced roles that are becoming more and more attractive. Today, there are upwards of 4,500 private equity firms, over 8,000 alternative funds, inc...
A board meeting is the formal gathering of a board of directors. The overarching goal is to keep track of the company’s progress, with members discussing corporate policies, financial performance and future strategy. The frequency of...
What are recent concerns of corporate boards? How are they providing innovative strategies and solutions to address the challenges they face? These are the questions asked of boards every year. To keep up with questions like these, we...
The shareholder rights plan, known as the “poison pill”, is a specialized tactic that a board of directors employs to defend their corporation from being taken over. The poison pill strategy typically involves making the company mo...
Research from the Executive Search Information Exchange (ESIX) shows that more than 40% of executive searches fail and that hiring companies are the reason for about 70% of these failed searches. The costs of these failures can be an e...
As we head into 2024, diversity continues to be a significantly important matter in the corporate world. Over the past few years, we’ve seen some great improvements in statistics and legislation. But, is executive diversity really as...
In the past, boards of directors were almost exclusively composed of former Chief Executive Officers, among other C-Suite executives. However, there has been a shift in recent years, with Egon Zehnder reporting that 65% of new board di...