Board of Directors
Board of Directors are facing increased demands on all fronts. The tenure is down for CEOs, while issues surrounding executive compensation have to be addressed and planning needs to be done to ensure smooth executive succession. The complexity of the job has never been higher for board members.
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The Diversity Scorecard: Measuring Board Composition in Asia Pacific
In Asia, as in the rest of the world, board composition concerns have shifted from independence, to competencies, to commitment, and now to diversity. There is an increasing recognition that boards need to incorporate diversity considerations―particularly with regard to gender―when appointing directors.
Date:
01/20/2012
Corporate Board Governance and Director Compensation in Canada: A Review of 2011
In partnership with Patrick O'Callaghan and Associates, Korn/Ferry is pleased to present the most comprehensive review of public issuer governance data available in Canada. This nineteenth annual report examines governance in Canadian companies and income trusts and includes our special report, Retirement Age and Term Policies – A New Focus. Our commitment is to provide directors and trustees with accurate and relevant Canadian data across a wide spectrum.
Date:
01/19/2012
The Korn/Ferry Market Cap 100: New directors and new directions at America’s most valuable public companies
The KFMC100 is Korn/Ferry International’s annual report on board leadership at the most valuable quoted companies in the United States. This group of 100 is utilized on the assumption that trends found among its board practices are worth understanding and considering. The primary focus of this year’s survey is “The Class of 2010,” those ninety-five new directors who joined the boards of KFMC100 companies during the fiscal year 2010, filling ninety-eight total seats on boards. What characteristics are these newcomers bringing to those boards? And how do they differ from those already there?
Date:
12/12/2011
Retirement Age and Term Policies - A New Focus: Canadian Special Survey 2011
The issues of retirement age and term limit policies on boards have received increased attention in recent years. In partnership with Patrick O'Callaghan and Associates, Korn/Ferry International has been analyzing governance disclosure in proxy circulars for Canada’s top 300 corporations since 1993. There was little disclosure regarding these policies in the nineties but by 2005, 24% of the corporations disclosed information regarding retirement ages or term limits. In 2010, 52% of the corporations provided disclosure on one or both of these issues and we expect to see this increase dramatically over the next few years.
Date:
11/04/2011
Growing HR influence in the boardroom
It’s become rare in recent years for heads of human resources to gain a seat on the main board for a myriad of reasons. But talent issues aren’t receding in importance. According to a panel of FTSE100 board members leading a discussion with HR directors, HR leaders are finding other ways to interface with the board and influence the conversation around business and talent issues.
Date:
08/26/2011
Authors:
Lynne
Nixon,
Anna
Penfold,
Ellie
Filler,
Hal
Johnson
Mind the gap: Half of Asia's boards have no women, a risky position for governance and growth
Asian companies lag far behind Europe, North America and Australia in the number of women on boards and the scope of their roles. Companies could quickly boost diversity, beef up corporate governance, and better connect with the region’s consumer markets by appointing more female directors. A formal director selection process is one step towards making that happen.
Date:
06/27/2011
Author:
Alicia
Yi
Corporate Board Governance and Director Compensation in Canada - A Review of 2010
This eighteenth annual report examines governance in 292 Canadian public companies and income trusts and includes our special report, "The Challenge of Individual Director Evaluation." The goal is to provide directors and trustees with an accurate and relevant Canadian data across a wide spectrum.
Date:
03/02/2011
Calculated risk?
The last two years have seen several high-profile examples of excessive risk-taking in the corporate world. Adding regulations to avoid any repeat of the global financial crisis will be ineffective if it is not accompanied by a wholesale change in companies' own attitude to risk.
Date:
02/23/2011
The 2010 Board of Directors Study, Australia and New Zealand
The "2010 Board of Directors Study, Australia and New Zealand" is published by Korn/Ferry International in partnership with Egan Associates. The study focuses on the continuing challenge for boards of CEO succession planning and we outline the leading role Korn/Ferry International has taken globally in providing our clients with the expertise to assess and develop their internal talent.
Date:
12/09/2010
The Korn/Ferry Market Cap 100: Board leadership at America’s most valuable public companies
The Korn/Ferry Market Cap 100 (KFMC100) comprises the U.S. companies traded on the NYSE or NASDAQ, excluding public investment firms, with the largest market capitalization as of the close of market on May 3, 2010, after reporting for the 2009 fiscal year. Data about the companies’ boards, compiled from proxies related to fiscal year 2009, provide the baseline for this report.
Date:
10/27/2010