Leading High-Impact Board Committees Training Course: Enhancing Performance Across Audit, Risk, Remuneration, And ESG Committees

Introduction

In today's complex corporate governance landscape, the effectiveness of an organization's board often hinges on the rigorous oversight and strategic guidance provided by its committees. This 5-day training course on Leading High-Impact Board Committees is meticulously designed to equip board members, committee chairs, and senior executives with the advanced frameworks and practical skills necessary to significantly enhance performance across critical committees such as Audit, Risk, Remuneration, and ESG. Participants will gain deep insights into optimizing committee structures, fostering robust discussions, ensuring effective decision-making, and driving accountability to deliver greater value and mitigate risks for the entire organization.

This intensive program is tailored for Non-Executive Directors (NEDs), Executive Directors with committee responsibilities, Committee Chairs and members, Company Secretaries, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), Chief Risk Officers (CROs), and Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs). It will empower attendees with methodologies for developing clear committee charters, conducting insightful reviews, engaging key stakeholders, managing complex agendas, and ensuring that each committee actively contributes to the board's overall strategic oversight and governance excellence. By mastering the principles of leading high-impact board committees, this course aims to enable participants to elevate their contributions, strengthen corporate governance, and build more resilient and responsible organizations.

Duration: 5 Days

Target Audience:

  • Non-Executive Directors (NEDs)
  • Executive Directors with committee oversight responsibilities
  • Chairs and Members of Board Committees (Audit, Risk, Remuneration, Nominations, ESG, etc.)
  • Company Secretaries and Assistant Company Secretaries
  • Chief Financial Officers (CFOs)
  • Chief Risk Officers (CROs)
  • Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs)
  • Heads of Internal Audit and Compliance
  • Senior Governance Professionals
  • Aspiring Board Members seeking to understand committee dynamics.

Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Articulate the strategic purpose and critical functions of key board committees (Audit, Risk, Remuneration, ESG).
  • Understand the best practices for structuring and leading high-impact committee meetings and discussions.
  • Enhance their oversight capabilities to effectively challenge management and ensure robust governance.
  • Develop strategies for fostering collaboration and synergy between committees and the full board.
  • Navigate complex regulatory requirements and evolving governance expectations for each committee.

Course Modules

Module 1: The Strategic Role and Oversight of Board Committees

  • Defining the purpose and value proposition of effective board committees.
  • The legal and regulatory framework governing board committees.
  • Understanding the interplay between various committees and their contribution to overall board effectiveness.
  • Best practices for committee formation, composition, and succession planning.
  • The role of the Committee Chair: leadership, agenda setting, facilitation.

Module 2: Leading the Audit Committee

  • The Audit Committee's mandate: financial reporting oversight, internal controls, external audit relationship.
  • Key responsibilities: reviewing financial statements, internal audit function, fraud prevention.
  • Engaging effectively with external auditors and challenging audit quality.
  • Oversight of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).
  • Emerging issues for audit committees: non-financial reporting, cybersecurity, ESG reporting assurance.

Module 3: Leading the Risk Committee

  • The Risk Committee's mandate: overseeing enterprise risk management (ERM) framework and risk appetite.
  • Identifying, assessing, and mitigating strategic, operational, financial, and reputational risks.
  • Oversight of crisis management and business continuity planning.
  • Emerging and systemic risks: climate change, geopolitical risks, technological disruption.
  • Communicating risk effectively to the full board and stakeholders.

Module 4: Leading the Remuneration (or Compensation) Committee

  • The Remuneration Committee's mandate: designing and overseeing executive and director compensation.
  • Principles of fair, transparent, and performance-aligned remuneration.
  • Navigating shareholder activism and stakeholder expectations on pay.
  • Balancing short-term incentives with long-term value creation.
  • Trends in executive compensation and regulatory changes.

Module 5: Leading the ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Committee

  • The ESG Committee's evolving mandate: overseeing sustainability strategy and impact.
  • Identifying material ESG risks and opportunities for the organization.
  • Oversight of environmental impact, social responsibility (e.g., labor practices, diversity), and governance practices.
  • Engaging with stakeholders on ESG issues and reporting frameworks (e.g., TCFD, SASB).
  • Integrating ESG considerations into business strategy and risk management.

Module 6: Nominations & Governance Committee (Additional Focus)

  • The Nominations Committee's mandate: board composition, director selection, and succession planning.
  • Ensuring diversity, skills, and independence on the board.
  • Overseeing board evaluations and continuous improvement.
  • Best practices in corporate governance policies and procedures.
  • The committee's role in executive succession planning.

Module 7: Enhancing Committee Effectiveness and Collaboration

  • Developing clear committee charters and work plans.
  • Effective meeting management: agenda setting, pre-read materials, productive discussions.
  • Fostering robust debate and constructive challenge within the committee.
  • Ensuring effective reporting and recommendations to the full board.
  • Building strong working relationships with management and internal functions (e.g., internal audit, legal, HR).

Module 8: Navigating Complex Committee Dynamics & Personal Leadership Plan

  • Managing conflicts of interest and maintaining independence.
  • The role of dissenting opinions and fostering psychological safety within the committee.
  • Building consensus and making difficult decisions in high-stakes environments.
  • Developing personal leadership and influencing skills for committee chairs and members.
  • Participants' action plans for enhancing the performance of their own board committees.

CERTIFICATION

  • Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with Macskills Training and Development Institute Certificate

TRAINING VENUE

  • Training will be held at Macskills Training Centre. We also tailor make the training upon request at different locations across the world.

AIRPORT PICK UP AND ACCOMMODATION

  • Airport pick up and accommodation is arranged upon request

TERMS OF PAYMENT

Payment should be made to Macskills Development Institute bank account before the start of the training and receipts sent to info@macskillsdevelopment.com

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