{"id":2552,"date":"2008-11-19T14:49:13","date_gmt":"2008-11-19T14:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/?p=2552"},"modified":"2020-07-29T14:05:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T13:05:47","slug":"expose-your-board-improve-transparency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/expose-your-board-improve-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"Expose Your Board, Improve Your Corporate Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I remember one of my jobs when I had to organize and send the &#8220;Board\u00a0Package&#8221; to members of the Board of Directors. Of course we knew their names, saw some of their pictures, heard about some senior management presentations and even knew of some of their characteristics. But, they always seemed elusive and removed. I&#8217;m glad to see that in some companies things have changed.<\/p>\n<p>In the interests of improving Corporate Governance transparency, a few enlightened companies are exposing their Boards and their activities. For example <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opnext.com\/\">Opnext<\/a>, a high technology company that makes products for\u00a0Telecom &amp; Datacom.\u00a0Defense &amp; Security,\u00a0Medical,\u00a0Automotive\u00a0Commercial &amp; Industrial clients. On the Corporate Governance section, there is a comprehensive display of each Board Committee &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/opnext.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 512px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 512\/389;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<p>Look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/investor.opnext.com\/documentdisplay.cfm?DocumentID=1582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audit Committee<\/a> &#8212; not only are members identified, but the menu gives you access to descriptions of the Purpose, Meetings and Procedures and Powers and Responsibilities. Another good feature is that if you click on a members name, say\u00a0Mr. Kendall Cowan, you are taken to an informative display of the composition of all Committees and Mr. Kendall&#8217;s background.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/opnextcommittees1.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 476px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 476\/436;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<p>Finally, Sun International,\u00a0gaming, hotel and entertainment company in the Republic of South Africa,\u00a0on their online Corporate Governance displays a report card of the attendance history of Board members &#8212;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sunintl.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 497px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 497\/371;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<p>Now that is transparency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I remember one of my jobs when I had to organize and send the &#8220;Board\u00a0Package&#8221; to members of the Board of Directors. 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