A collection of articles from journals and trade publications on the role and responsibilities of company directors
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The article discusses role of a non-executive director to companies. Topics discussed include advantage of experience and independence of mind to challenge and improve the governance or direction of the business
Patrick McKenna explains why NEDs can provide any law firm with a number of benefits.
This paper studies the effect on company performance of appointing non-executive directors that are also executive directors in other firms.
Experienced NED Gerry Brown offers advice on how companies can best utilise their non-executive directors. Here's five areas NEDs should be focusing on.
Jimmy McLoughlin, the Institute of Director's deputy head of policy, explores the arrival of millennials into the workplace and suggests that Generation Y may be particularly effective as non-executive directors.
The authors investigate whether former executives serving as non-executive directors has an effect on their company's performance.
Short update on HMRC changes to the guidance on taxing executive and non-executive directors and the intermediaries legislation (IR35) rules as of November 2013.
Non-executive directors are critical friends of senior management, advising and challenging the board in equal measure. But increasingly they're also seen as business leaders. Industry experts offer advice on capturing one of these prized positions.
Neil Hodge examines the impact of the FRC's Audit Firm Governance Code requiring audit firms to hire non-executives on audit firms.
The article focuses on the expertise and behaviours needed by non-executive directors (NEDs) in order to carry out their duties. The authors recommend that the selection of NEDs should become more rigorous.