This one-hour webinar explains what an effective board is there to do and how its role differs from that of management, shareholders and advisers. Participants will explore the board's collective responsibility for purpose, strategy, stewardship, risk, performance and culture, alongside the individual contribution expected from directors. The session considers how authority should be reserved or delegated, how information and challenge support sound decisions, and how the chair, executive and non-executive directors work together. Practical examples will help participants recognise effective oversight and avoid common governance gaps.
Session content
- The board's purpose and collective responsibilities
- Board oversight of strategy, performance, risk, controls and culture
- The distinction between governance, direction and day-to-day management
- Reserved matters, delegation and clear decision rights
- Roles of the chair, executive directors, NEDs and the company secretary
- Board information, constructive challenge and informed decision-making
- Committees, reporting lines and assurance
- Practical indicators of an effective board
Tutor
Heather-Anne Hubbell
Heather-Anne Hubbell is a tax and risk specialist with an extensive legacy in financial services, strategic planning and governance who designs and delivers directors and company secretary training based on her experience as a director and company secretary and on working with global financial institutions and their directors’ responsibilities.
She has an LLB from Western Ontario and an LLM from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto.
Heather-Anne now provides risk, governance and strategic transformation services to a range of international clients, as well as running a number of businesses in the UK and Channel Islands.
