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Director Recruitment Decoded: Lessons Learned and the Five Steps That Matter Most 

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February 10, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST Webinar

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About The Event

Member Price: Complimentary

Non Member Price: Complimentary

Credits: 1 NACD/CPE Credit

Director recruitment is increasingly central to board effectiveness, yet many boards still treat it as a reactive response to vacancies rather than a strategic, ongoing priority. As expectations around board composition, skills, and oversight continue to expand, boards are under pressure to ensure their recruitment practices keep pace with long‑term strategy and future risks.  

 

This webinar draws on the Director Essentials report on Director Recruitment to examine how leading boards are rethinking director selection—and where gaps often emerge between good intentions and execution. Grounded in lessons learned from seasoned directors, the discussion will unpack a practical five‑step framework for strengthening recruitment discipline, improving readiness, and building a board that is equipped for what lies ahead.

 

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Learning Objectives

  • Understand why director recruitment is most effective when it is a continuous, strategy‑driven process—and how leading boards are doing that in practice
  • Identify the most common disconnects between board intent, readiness, and execution in director recruitment, based on real‑world lessons from seasoned directors
  • Apply a five‑step framework for strategic director recruitment to strengthen alignment between board composition, long‑term strategy, and evolving oversight demands

 

Who Should Attend

  • Public, private, and nonprofit nominating and governance committee members, board leaders seeking to strengthen board composition and align board appointments with long-term strategy through intentional recruitment
  • CEOs, general counsels, and other senior management leaders involved in director recruitment
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Key Benefits

Strategic Recruitment Readiness

Anticipate the shifting skills, experiences, and leadership profiles boards will need from future directors to align recruitment decisions with long‑term strategy, risk oversight, and shareholder expectations.

Lessons From the Boardroom

Learn where boards most often misstep in director recruitment and how high‑performing boards are building robust candidate pipelines before seats open.

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Event Speakers

Lori George

Lori George is an experienced independent director with deep expertise in governance, public affairs, and shareholder relations. She serves on the board of Shake Shack, where she chairs the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and sits on the Compensation Committee, as well as the board of Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Inc...

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Judy Reinsdorf

Nominating and Governance Committee Chair, ENPRO, NURIX Therapeutics; Toll Brothers

Judy Reinsdorf, NACD.DC

Judy Reinsdorf has over 15 years of experience as a C-suite executive and general counsel leading global teams in complex, multinational companies and diverse industries. After retiring from her general counsel role, Reinsdorf embarked on a board career in which she leverages her governance, risk management, and mergers-and-acquisitions skill sets...

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Chair, The Hain Celestial Group; Director, Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc., Acorns

Dawn Zier

Dawn Zier is an independent board director and accomplished CEO best known for engineering the turnaround of iconic brand Nutrisystem (Nasdaq: NTRI). During her six years as CEO, she created a multi-brand strategy focused on digital transformation and innovation, resulting in a doubling of revenues, a sevenfold surge in operating income, and a sixfold increase in stock price...

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Associate Director, Corporate Governance & Sustainability Content

Stu Dalheim

Stu Dalheim is Associate Director, Governance and Sustainability Content Development at NACD. He has two decades of experience as a leader in corporate governance, shareholder engagement, and sustainable living.

NACD Credits

NACD will award 1 NACD credit toward maintaining NACD Directorship Certification® and NACD Board Leadership Fellowship for live attendance. Credit will be applied after the event, based on attendees' overall session attendance.

  • Instructional delivery methods: Group Internet
  • Number of Hours: 1.0
  • Field of Study: Business Management and Organization
  • Level: Basic
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Advance preparation: None

 

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