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Ten Questions to Ask Before Joining a Public Company Board of Directors
By Sara B. Brody and Jason T. Nichol
Perform due diligence before joining a board by considering these questions.
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07/01/2022
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For more than two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended both the global economy and the performance of individual companies. The challenges experienced by executive management and boards of directors are still fresh, and aftershocks from this global disruption continue to ripple in one form or another...
Stephen L. Boane is the former chair and CEO of Traemand, an international construction services company. Earlier in his career, he was in private equity, investment banking, and public accounting.
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