From our perspective: Meet the governance police
By IPE staffMay 2011 (Magazine)
Staffing a company board is many times more an art than it is a science. Appointments largely seek to balance sector specialisation with wider business experience, length and breadth of experience, and softer skills such as communication and advocacy. Other aspects, such as gender diversity, are of growing importance, as seen in the UK’s 30% Club and in Scandinavian countries that have minimum appointment figures for women.