CIMA BA4 Syllabus B. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE - Board Of Directors - Notes 2 / 7
The board of directors
Roles and Responsibilities
Provide entrepreneurial leadership
Represent company view and account to the public
Determine the company’s mission and purpose
Select and appoint the CEO, chairman and other board members
Establish appropriate internal controls
Ensure that the necessary financial and human resources are in place
Ensure that its obligations to its shareholders and other stakeholders are understood and met
Set the company's strategic aims
In the UK listed companies have to state in their accounts that they comply with the following regulations:
Separate MD & chairman
Minimum 50% non executive directors
(NEDs)Independent chairperson
Maximum one-year notice period
Independent NEDs (three-year contract, no share options)
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