ABOUT THE COURSE
Who should attend?
- Professionals who need to understand the latest developments in corporate governance
- Executives involved in strategy development, including finance, corporate strategy, human resources, and government affairs
- Public officials in a regulatory, supervisory or compliance functions
- Investor Relations managers responsible for their organisation’s dealings with the finance community
- Company secretaries and governance professionals
- Executive Directors and Non- Executive Directors including Audit Committee members
- Corporate counsel who wish to improve their understanding of new developments concerning corporate responsibility
- Shareholder representatives
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
- Understand the duties of company directors
- Evaluate how company boards organise themselves
- Explain the underlying issues which led to the creation of corporate governance as a discipline
- Demonstrate knowledge of the checks and balance that apply to the boards of listed companies
- Understand the framework of governance rules that has been created by the UK Corporate Governance Code
- Appreciate the trends in corporate governance from around the world• Understand the structure and function of a Board, and Board committees, such as those concerning Remuneration and Audit
