A compliance program is a subset of a company's internal controls. So, all this is well and good . But it appears that a number of companies have been ...
Have the board of directors and/or external auditors held executive or private sessions with the compliance and control functions? What types of ...
Corporate governance is at a critical juncture. The old-line, New York law firm classic board room legal defense efforts will continue. But clinging to ...
One of the important benefits of creating and operating a senior ethics and compliance committee as part of corporate governance is the ability to ...
’s consider how the board and senior management handled the specific matter, why they failed to address any concerns about compliance in this area, and what prevents them from acting. There is a dirty little secret out in the corporate governance world – listen closely –education rests squarely in the laps of board members, senior executives and the chief compliance officer. I have long advocated that corporate boards and senior executives have to attend mandatory training programs...
If corporate boards are to required to exercise proper governance functions and oversight responsibilities, in many cases the buck should stop with the corporate board itself. It is not enough to argue that a corporate board was kept in the dark in the issue...
Build Personal Alliances: A company treats the corporate board like “superstars” and are reluctant to humanize individual board members. What a mistake. CCOs have to reach out o the board members, seek time with them on an informal basis for coffee, ...
