Heidrick & Struggles Governance Letter

Joining the board of a PE-backed company
By Todd Monti and Jeffrey Sanders
Do you know what to expect when a private equity firm taps you to provide oversight to one of its portfolio companies? There are several important differences in such board service and in the contributions you will be expected to make.

Directors Roster

Roster:Tracking of 76 directors added to 61 company boards from July to September 2008.

Company Index

Director Index

Columnists

Quiddities By Hoffer Kaback
Hail to the Chief: Listen in to some straight talk on corporate governance from the new POTUS.

Sutton's Laws By Gary Sutton
A textbook case of board risk: The dangers are unreal … the liabilities, however, are very real. Like being sued for $458 million.

Legal Brief By Doug Raymond
Acting badly … but without bad faith: Recent court cases compel a new urgency to ensure against any process failings when making critical decisions.

Risk Matters By Lisa M. Jones
The long arm of the credit crisis: This is no time to be scrimping on insurance protection. What the risk is for directors.

Accountability Agenda By Miriam Kraus
Roadmap to ‘maturity’: There are several ways to implement a risk management solution. Here is what SAP itself did.

Competitive Edge By Patrick R. Daily and Charles H. Bishop Jr.
Beware ‘credenzaware’: Too many misguided, ignored, and abandoned initiatives diminish a leader’s credibility.

Evidence and Perspectives By Ralph A. Walkling
‘Say on pay’: What the market thinks. We did the ‘reaction’ calculations to the passing of legislation and related shareholder-sponsored proposals.

At Your Best By Frederick D. Lipman
On being a successful audit committee chair: Five best practices being implemented today by committee leadership.

Departments

From the Chairman By Robert Rock
On every team there is usually someone who stands out as the most valuable player. Who is a board’s MVP?

Editor's Note By Jim Kristie
Some of all fears: Providing the right information by the right experts at the right time … in the right medium.

Cover Story & Features

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