Forbes: Venture Capital Desperately Needs More Governance
2019-06-20 Scott Lenet, ForbesIn any industry where individuals serve as professional fiduciaries, there are typically degree programs, mandated training, certification, continuing education, and oversight. This includes diverse fields like medicine, law, accounting, real estate, and so on.
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2019-05-08 Bloomberg LawNew or aspiring directors on public company boards will soon be able to test their readiness for the role by taking an exam. The exam is for a first-of-its-kind credential that the National Association of Corporate Directors is launching this fall. NACD, the largest member organization for directors in the U.S., is bringing together a team of sitting directors to help write the test, which will cover topics such as director duties and financial literacy.
ViewLRN: E&C Pulse: Certification Program Aims to Ensure Directors Know Their Stuff
2019-04-25 Ben Dipietro, LRNAs focus intensifies on boards and how they are exercising their oversight responsibilities, and as more people without board experience are tapped to serve on boards in response to demands for greater diversity and inclusion, a new certification program is designed to ensure directors have the skills and knowledge necessary to be effective board members.
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2019-04-02 NACDWASHINGTON, DC (APRIL 2, 2019) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 20,000 board members, today announced that it will offer a new certification program that will affirm one’s knowledge to serve as a corporate director and advance NACD’s mission to elevate the profession of directorship. The voluntary program, entitled the NACD Certification of Professional DirectorshipTM, will launch in October 2019.
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