Corporate governance is a key topic that has recently started attracting more attention in business schools and among legislatures, with this trend only increasing. While there are different models for corporate governance, all of them aim at organizing the relationship between the company and its stakeholders. Governance models start with Shareholder Wealth Maximization (SWM) which stresses owners’ rights. Other methods of governance, applied in Germany or Japan, for example, bring other stakeholders, such as the workforce and bankers strongly into play. In addition to these models, this course also covers the reasons why board membership may be one-tier or two-tier and includes discussions about board structure, committees, their functions and duties, the audit committee and the appointment and remuneration committee. Other topics discussed are the role of the chairman and the effect of institutional investors.

For Whom:

Board members, chief financial officers, senior management, directors, finance managers, financial controllers, accounting and finance personnel, legal counsel, corporate legal advisors, corporate secretaries, lawyers, external and internal auditors, HR managers, and department heads.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• List the essential fundamentals and significance of corporate governance
• Analyze corporate governance models and suggest improvements
• Assess the ethical and policy considerations underpinning shareholders, Board of Directors (BOD), auditors, senior management and executives
• Decide on the corporate governance structure that is best suitable for the business model.
• Deploy corporate governance best practices.​
• Apply disclosures and transparency requirements issued by IFRS and other authorities