Overview
In Boardroom Excellence, author Paul Brountas, a corporateattorney with more than forty years experience, discusses thequalities and components of effective boards in today’spost-Enron environment. Written in a concise format, the book isfilled with informative practical advice for board members ofprivate, public, and nonprofit organizations. BoardroomExcellence contains an informed discussion of fundamentalcorporate governance issues, including the duties andresponsibilities of directors and the proper interaction of theboard with the CEO and management. Brountas reveals how boardmembers can be most effective when they are independent, possessintegrity, are well-informed and involved, and are proactive.Boardroom Excellence offers timely information about
- Establishing the values and qualities that board membersshould possess
- Developing an environment in the boardroom where skepticism andserious discussion are encouraged
- Understanding what the CEO expects of the board and what theboard expects of the CEO
- Creating effective independent audit, compensation, nominating,and governance committees
- Formulating guidelines for periodic evaluation of theperformance of the board and individual board members
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