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Agenda Week - Boards Appoint Asset Management Experts to Boost Bench Strength
The recent spate of M&As and The "incredible state of affairs with activism" in recent years has prompted boards to appoint directors with a background in asset and investment management, says Kim Van Der Zon, leader of missionario Zehnder 's U.S. board consulting practice. To directors can help oversee mergers and acquisitions, spin offs, initial public offerings and help boards proactively mitigate The risk of being targeted by an activist who criticizes The board composition, reports TheFinancial Times.in many cases, the notes Van Der Zon, boards recruit sitting or retired devoted to financial officers who serve as financial experts and typically make strong audit committee members and chairs. "Sometimes, what boards are seeking are executives who just have had been through this and are already a proven quantity In that you," she adds.
The Full story: Amanda Gerut: "Boards Cover Asset Management Vets to head Off Activists" Agenda in Week (29 June 2015).