Role of the Board, Chair and Committees & Liaising with Shareholders for Company Secretaries
Professional Development
Overview
This course will give you an overview of the role of the Board, its Committees, Chair & CEO as well as highlighting shareholder liaison requirements. We will look at the Board’s requirements in terms of governance and how Committees can improve productivity for the Board, as well as reviewing how the Company Secretary can report to the Board and liaise with shareholders effectively and at the right level of detail.
Delivery
This course will be delivered through Microsoft Teams
Suitable For
New and experienced Company Secretaries, paralegals, company directors and administrators who look after the statutory filings for their companies. Whether you are looking to move into a Company Secretary role or are currently in one and are looking for ways to streamline the process, this programme will provide lots of practical examples for you.
Role of the Board, Chair and Committees & Liaising with Shareholders for Company Secretaries
Time: 12:30 - 13:30
Cost: GBP 70
Course content
- Ensuring an effective governance architecture
- Compliance and risk management issues
- The role of Committees & succession planning
- Chairman & CEO roles
- Audit function, role of auditors & audit testing
- Managing relationships with shareholders
- Disclosure & reporting
Learning outcomes
Having attended this course, delegates will:
- Have a clearer understanding of the various parties in the corporate governance structure
- Understand the requirements of effective shareholder liaison
- Understand the duties and responsibilities relating to shareholder liaison
- Know how the company secretary role is fundamental to the effective running of a company
Meet the 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.