Contents

Succession planning and company strategy

Companies should be able to clearly connect the succession plan and talent development programme to the corporate strategy and the risks associated with not having the right people in place according to the FRC feedback statement on its discussion paper, UK Board Succession Planning.

Private company governance

Risk management, getting a grasp on competitive intelligence and defining a company strategy are the top three challenges faced by board directors across a range of companies and sizes in the private sector.

Global business sustainability

Corporate Japan opening to outside directors

The decline of publicly listed corporations

Recent research commissioned from London Business School by the All-Party Parliamentary Corporate Governance Group looks at the causes and consequences of the decline of the public corporation.

Programme Boards – room for improvement

Alex Cameron and David Archer argue that the boards responsible for delivering large public sector programmes could learn a lot and benefit from the experiences of UK plc in relation to evaluation and development.

Private equity board audits

Dr Sabine Dembkowski provides insights into the state of play of board audits and board development in the world of private equity.