Family businesses typically begin as small, local operations. Over time, and often through the early leadership of visionary and daring founders, some develop into powerful multinationals that successfully compete with the worlds leading public companies. As family-owned businesses undergo this tran...
Research | June 1, 2009
This document includes a sample policy regarding nominations of directors. It addresses issues of independence, qualifications, voting, evaluation processes, and shareholder nominees.
Samples and Templates, Research | October 1, 2007
NACD recommends placing risk oversight responsibilities with the full board. However, some companies have chosen to use a separate committee to focus on risk. This sample risk committee charter from the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America provides a good example to consider.
Samples and Templates, Research | October 1, 2009
The Pfizer board has taken proactive approaches to board and shareholder communications. This document shows a press release sent out announcing a board-shareholder meeting, followed by some of the materials distributed for the meeting between the board and 16 of its major shareholders.
Samples and Templates, Research | October 1, 2008
A sample nominating/governance committee charter. It includes purpose, authority, composition, meetings, and responsibilities.
Samples and Templates, Research | October 1, 2007
This document is a sample communications policy for the board of directors and shareholders.
Samples and Templates, Research | October 1, 2008
A risk appetite statement resides at the heart of an effective risk management program and is linked to the organization's overall risk management philosophy and strategic ambition. This document provides guidance on how to develop a company's risk appetite.
Samples and Templates, Research | October 1, 2009
This document provides an outline of the primary responsibilities for a director. The outline includes duties for both the inside and outside directors. It also includes a list of secondary responsibilities for both types of director.
Samples and Templates, Research | January 1, 2010
The SEC proposed rules related to the independence of compensation committees and their advisors. This proposal is a welcome addition to the rules promoting compensation committee independence but there are some sections that the SEC may wish to reconsider.
Research | April 29, 2011
As organizations invest in a variety of risk processes and functions, many companies find that they often lack a unifying vision and/or clear objectives, limiting the realization of benefits. GRC convergence replaces a fragmented approach with a single view of risk that is articulated across the ent...
Research | January 5, 2014
