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Corporate governance overview
- A review of the corporate governance environment
- The corporate governance role of the NED
Legal liability and risks
- Role and key tasks of the board; what is expected of a NED; liability and insurance; due diligence; Bribery Act
Risk management, audit committees and the role of NEDs
- The NED’s responsibilities regarding risk and internal control.
- Composition and role of the committee
- ICSA guidance on terms of reference for audit and risk committees
Effective Decision Making
- Board as decision making entities
- What facilitates good decision making
- Limitations on effective decision making
- Judgement and how it can be distorted
- Honest reviews of past decisions
- The Chairman’s role
Governance dilemmas for directors
Board composition
- Issues regarding board composition, and the nomination committee, including skill sets, search and selection, succession planning and diversity.
Remuneration: the challenges for NEDs
- Key aspects of formulating a remuneration policy; legal constraints and best practice issues; an examination of the changing features of remuneration; and application of these principles to practical examples.
