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Board and Governance Excellence

Scaling best practices to meet your governance needs

 Who I Work With

Mid- and Small-Cap

Public Companies

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  • Seeking an independent assessment of current governance structure, practices and policies

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  • Looking for an experienced professional to recommend changes to its board members

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  • Wanting to establish or improve a shareholder engagement program

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  • Needing help coaching and mentoring governance team members

 

PE Firms

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  • Looking for an assessment of the governance structure of a recently acquired portfolio company

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  • Needing to align the governance practices following an acquisition of a portfolio company

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  • Preparing to IPO a portfolio company

Business Owners and

Family Businesses

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  • Wanting to strengthen its board of directors or board governance practices

 

  • Looking to ensure that its existing  governance structure meets current business needs

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  • Wanting to improve communication with its directors or shareholders​

Meeting

What I Do

Governance Baseline Assessment

  • Interview CEO, directors and corporate secretary to:

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  • Inventory current governance practices

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  • Assess skills and experiences of governance team

 

  • Determine satisfaction with current practices and areas of desired improvement

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  • Inventory and review current governance policies and practices

 

  • Evaluate governance program against reporting requirements and desired end state

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  • Assess maturity of overall corporate governance and identify gaps

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Implement Governance Enhancements

  • Make recommendations regarding changes to and develop, update or enhance:

 

  • Board governance practices and policies

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  • Director skills matrix

 

  • Director orientation and ongoing training program

 

  • Shareholder engagement efforts

What makes me different

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  • Over 20 years of experience with successful public companies, including as general counsel and corporate secretary

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  • Trusted advisor to the C-suite and the Board of Directors with reputation for practical, business minded advice and a focus on continuous improvement

 

  • Experience assessing governance programs, with an emphasis on developing policies and practices beneficial to all constituencies

 

  • Board member and corporate secretary experienced in governance, audit, and executive compensation matters, board fiduciary duties, risk oversight, and shareholder engagement/activism

 

  • Ability to communicate and interact effectively at all levels of an organization

 

  • Able to provide an independent assessment on how things are currently done and implement best practices from my personal experience scaled to your needs 

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