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Boards need to improve their decision making process - have your say

Friday, August 06, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: FRC, Governance | Tags: governance, FRC, Corporate Governance, Simon Lowe, Board, UK Corporate Governance Code, NED, ICSA, Financial Reporting Council

A well designed decision making process is one of the most important characteristics of an effective board.  As such boards should not allow themselves to be influenced by a dominant personality or have “no go” areas for non-executives.

Ask yourself - is such a situation familiar to you?

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High profile panel to debate the impact of governance on NEDs

Monday, March 01, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: Governance, Non-executive director | Tags: FT, FRC, Simon Lowe, FTSE 350, non-executive director, Luke Johnson, UK Corporate Governance Code, Peter Butler, corporate governance review, Sir Christopher Hogg, Seamus Gillen, ICSA, Risk Capital Partners, Financial Reporting Council, Owners

The Financial Times Non-Executive Directors Club is holding a twilight event on 11 March to discuss the implications to the non-executive directors’ role in light of recent governance releases. 

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