BDO in the Boardroom
BDO in the Boardroom is a podcast series for board members and governance professionals. Each episode features discussions with board peers and experts on trending and timeless boardroom issues, including risk management, digital transformation, financial and ESG reporting, and shareholder activism.
Episodes
How to Avoid Mistakes in Launching Your Board Search
Target with discipline: A broad board search rarely gains traction. Candidates are better served by defining a realistic target market based on industry relevance, company profile, governance needs, and where their experience is most additive.Articulate a board-specific value proposition: Candidates need to communicate, with precision, why their background matters in the boardroom and how it align
Boardroom Defense: Essential Insights on Shareholder Demands and Derivative Lawsuits Every Director Should Know
Key Takeaways: Boards should recognize that different states of incorporation may require different processes by which shareholders can bring derivative actions against directors and officers. Conducting and demonstrating a fair and reasonable process in the best interest of the company should be the goal of the board.Directors should be knowledgeable about who (e.g., which directors) can be invo
Views from a Board Member and Active Investor
Key Takeaways: Most significant shifts in public company governance include expectations regarding: Board composition – i.e., skill levels and the balance of generalists and specialists; technology and the need for directors to stay ahead of emerging risks; and timely communication to and engagement with shareholders. Assessing director education and skill enhancement: The overall success of the c
The Power of Adaptive Governance: Leading Through Change
Key Areas of Focus: Adaptive Governance: A flexible, responsive approach to organizational oversight that has evolved from environmental management to broader applications across nonprofit and for-profit sectors, empowering organizations to maintain resilience in the face of rapid change. Innovation: Recognize that governance is dynamic and requires ongoing adaptation. It isn’t always about di
BDO in the Boardroom Podcast: How Should Directors Navigate Differing Governance Structures and Frameworks?
Key Areas of Focus:Value Proposition of Governance Structures: Distinguish between different governance models to make informed board decisions and expand your board opportunities.Board Skills Needs & Development: Continue to develop broad, adaptable skills to meet evolving board needs and corporate strategy.Due Diligence and Fit: Conduct thorough research on organizations before joining a boa
Risk Aspects of Technological Innovation That Boards May NOT Be Thinking About
Human Resources and Workforce Impact: Bias in Automation: Ensure that automated HR processes undergo regular audits to identify and mitigate biases, particularly in candidate selection and hiring. Regulatory Oversight: Implement annual bias audits for automated employment decision tools to comply with regulations. Employee Surveillance: Review and update employee monitoring practices to ensure c
Boards Take on More Agency to Drive Corporate Resilience
Key Takeaways:Increased Agency and Responsibility: Boards are evolving to take on more agency and responsibility, often driven by a need to be the public face of the company, sign off on increasing disclosures, and develop compensation philosophies. This shift requires boards to embrace themselves as responsible and independent bodies capable of drawing informed conclusions and making decisions to
Pause on FCPA Enforcement: Considerations for the Board
Key Takeaways:Maintain Tone at the Top: Boards should confirm that their commitment to compliance and ethical behavior remains strong and consistent, even with the DOJ's pause on new FCPA investigations. This includes consistent messaging throughout the organization. Review Third-Party Risk Management: Companies should reassess their third-party risk management programs to make sure they are not i
Kick-Starting a Start Up Through Intentional AI Usage
Key Takeaways:AI can be viewed as a necessity for growth to drive both cost savings and revenue growth.Establishing a strong governance framework is crucial for managing risks associated with AI, such as data breaches and compliance with regulations like HIPAA and PCI.AI can be used both reactively to address immediate pain points and proactively to predict and optimize future business operations.
Global Trade War: Tariff Considerations for Board of Directors
Key Takeaways: Have a clear understanding of entire supply chain – from where merchandise originates to where it is assembled or manufactured Gather and analyze transactional data to understand the financial impact of tariffs Review the customs triangle levers: tariff classification, country of origin, and value reported to customs Manage the tension between transfer pricing and customs valuati
BDO in the Boardroom Podcast with Myrna Soto: What Should Be On Today’s Nomination & Governance Committee Agenda?
Key Takeaways:Engaging with Stakeholders: Consider the importance of addressing every inbound inquiry, whether from activists, institutional investors, or shareholders. This involves methodical rigor and balanced engagement to understand and address the underlying concerns.Evaluating Board Performance: Allows for continuous evaluation of board performance, effectiveness, and skills. This includes
Post-Election and Corporate Tax Considerations for Boards
To prepare for potential continuation of and/or changes in tax regulations, boards should be taking a vigilant watch and see approach and monitoring respective timing, effective dates and expiration dates: Confer with management to review financial models – e.g., changes in tax rates, deductions, credits, and exclusions. Get regular updates on tax policy changes to anticipate potential impacts on
Board Oversight in Action: Navigating Investigations and Mitigating Penalties
Key Takeaways:The SEC and DOJ are imposing record-breaking financial penalties to hold wrongdoers accountable for misconduct, while also offering credit to those who proactively self-monitor, self-report, and remediate misconduct.As highlighted by recent cases, internal investigation procedures and remedial actions are commonly cited as key factors related to the regulator’s view of cooperation an
Pre-Election Tax Considerations for Board of Directors
Key Takeaways and Tax Planning Points: To prepare for changes in tax regulations, boards should:Confer with management to review financial models – e.g., changes in tax rates, deductions, credits, and exclusions. Stay informed on tax policy changes and reviewing with management to understand realistic scenarios. Consider the possibility of a divided government scenario, which may result in sluggis
Overseeing the Use of GenAI in Financial Reporting
Key Takeaways:GenAI can be used to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness in financial reporting and internal controls over financial reporting. Currently, GenAI can help with tasks such as drafting financial statement disclosures, summarizing key contract terms, categorizing expense transactions, and preparing travel and expense reports.However, GenAI is predictive technology that provides user
Audit Committee: Alleged Fraud, Now What?
Key Takeaways:Audit Committees should have a playbook when allegations of fraud arise. The Audit Committee’s response level to a particular allegation will depend on the scope of the allegation and the corporate environment.Determining when an independent investigation is necessary and how independent it needs to be is determined by the context of fraud allegations. Timeliness is critical. Care sh
Audit Firms Changing Their Business Models– What Audit Committees May Want to Know
Key Takeaways:One of the roles of a board of directors is to continually assess the company and make decisions in the best interest of sustaining value for the long-term.Decisions to change business models should be weighed against the core purpose of the organization.Significant strategic changes necessitate the board to broadly evaluate the impacts on significant internal and external stakeholde
Measuring Culture Within Your Organization
Key Takeaways:Culture is a team sport that requires the right data for the right stakeholder (including the Board). Protecting culture is just as important as strengthening your culture. There is a measurable ROI to culture. A proxy for culture is measuring organization effectiveness.Resources: Nominating & Governance Committee Priorities for 2024: Excelling in Board Leadership CalPERS, Sc
Are You Prepared for New Sustainability Laws in California?
Key Takeaways:While simple in structure, these new requirements have complex implications for companies, many of which may not be already gathering and reporting this level of climate data.The laws were years in the making but have now pre-empted the country-level SEC climate rules that many have been anticipating. Scope 3 reporting will be required for some companies, which includes the full valu
Governing the Embrace of AI Benefits and Risks within Your Business
Key Takeaways:Establishing a “safe” environment for AI isn’t just a protective stance, it is itself a strategy that accelerates innovation, builds trust, and ensures long-term success.In making the decisions to address entity- readiness to greenlight AI initiatives, boards’ due diligence includes: understanding how competitors, customers, employees as well as supply chains are using or would like
How Technology Enablement Can Magnify A Positive Impact on Audit Quality
Key Takeaways:Using AI and predictive capability is not new but generative AI brings AI to the mainstream due to its human-like communication and ease of accessibility to companies of all sizes. For boards to properly oversee AI risk, they need to require management to establish a model risk management process along with a model risk governance framework around AI implementation that includes stan
How to Prompt Management to Get the Most Out of Data Analytics
Key Takeaways:Leveraging data analytics for strategic decision-making: Use of data analytics in the boardroom to is becoming increasingly important to help directors make informed, evidence-based decisions that drive growth and efficiency. By incorporating data-driven insights, businesses can better understand their customers, optimize operations, and identify new opportunities.Overcoming challeng
Automation: How to Unlock Corporate Value
Boards need to work with management team to continue to identify and prioritize opportunities in automation to enhance all aspects of operations, product development and service delivery. Challenges in implementing automation need to be identified and incorporate into a strong change management program to ensure enterprise-wide acceptance and adoption.Boards can play a significant oversight role
AI’s Impact on the Evaluation of Audit Risk
Key Takeaways:1. Approaching embedding AI into a service delivery model requires: Identifying and prioritizing AI business processes and use cases that align with your business objectivesAssessing the feasibility and potential impact of each use caseDeveloping a detailed implementation plan that contemplates the steps, resources, and timelines required for successful AI adoptionKeeping cybersecuri
Applying Data Analytics – Benefits and Challenges for the Annual Audit
Key Takeaways:Service delivery models demand that auditors demonstrate their efforts are directed principally to potential risks and anomalies and areas of higher risk.Boards that derive the most value from audits that leverage data analytics are those that have pretty specific views of what constitute outliers or anomalies for the business and that understand the auditors’ demonstrations of how t
Automating the Annual Audit
Key Takeaways:Use of technological automation in the audit can yield increased efficiency, improved accuracy, consistency and quality. Complexity, data quality, lack of flexibility, resistance to change and over-reliance on technology are challenges to automating auditing procedures that need specific consideration.Auditors are intentionally and systematically focusing on automating aspects of the
Ensuring Corporate Success in Sustainability at the Cross Section of Innovation and Technology
Key Takeaways:Building corporate sustainability is not about “being responsible for” but rather recognizing “how to work in concert with” a broader group of stakeholders to reduce friction and produce better results.Innovation in a staid industry requires: - Creation of an environment to embrace and enable change – first speak about what will remain the same and season in what the change will be.-
What is Data Governance and Why is it Critical for your Organization?
Key Takeaways:The NEED: Data governance programs exist to manage change in data assets overtime. The WHAT: Data is an intangible asset that is constantly evolving and has a host of characteristics that make it difficult to manage compared to traditional assets. THE WAKE-UP CALL: When surveyed, 95% of respondents felt data governance programs were unsuccessful.The PITFALLS: Poor data governance ste
Succession Planning from the Activist Perspective
Key Takeaways:The basic tenants of succession planning require continuous focus and consensus and can provide an outline for preparation and vigilance. These include:Agreement on short- and long-term company goalsNeeded skills for the position - Keeping the job description of the upcoming vacancy current Keep a pipeline of candidates that span an array of various disciplines and experiences Boards
How Will the Chips for America Act Impact the U.S. Economy?
Key Takeaways:Funding for the CHIPS Act has been signed into law. This act provides tremendous opportunities for semiconductor industry organizations to expand production in the U.S. and additionally, provides many other benefits to the economy. This podcast discusses:Opportunities for national economic initiatives for organizations that can pass threshold question – How does the project enhance n
ESG Considerations for Supply Chain Management
Key Takeaways: Suppliers have become an integral part of a company’s ESG performance against targets and laws, and therefore have an outsized impact on operational and financial performance Boards should set clear expectations for including supply chain risk within Enterprise Risk Management and require detailed management action plans to address and mitigate risks as well as identify opportuni
Driving Stakeholder Interest and Engagement With Your Sustainability Reporting
Key Takeaways:Stakeholder-Centric: Ensure a communication strategy is developed around sustainability reporting that is driven by stakeholder needsDon’t neglect the passive or potential investorsDepth and Frequency: Don’t just stop at the launch date plans, have a plan for targeted communications specific to multiple audiences year-roundMulti-Channeled: Leverage multiple communication and media pl
BEPS 2.0: What Should the Board Know About Global Tax Reform and the Two Pillar Program?
Key Takeaways:Pillar Two comes in effect for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024 for multi-national companies with global revenue in excess of Euro 750m.Complexity will arise from both the detailed calculations involved as well as timing related to the phased-in approach by jurisdiction as to when each country will require implementation of global tax rules. Immediate steps to
The Current State of Congress and Anticipated Tax Legislative Activity
Key Takeaways and Tax Planning Points:Enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), corporations are now subject to a 15% minimum tax on book income of $1 billion or more. The IRA also provided $80 billion of funding for IRS – with $46 billion earmarked specifically for enforcement. Enacted as part of the 2023 Omnibus Appropriations legislation, the SECURE Act of 2022 contains a host of re
Prepping Yourself for Successful Board Candidacy
Key Takeaways:The discipline of modern governance today is really in a global realm – can no longer be thought of in simply local or regional terms.Governance should be viewed as a discipline and thus, your individual board “packaging” is critical to you being identified as a serious board candidate.Board Documents are not comprised of a resume or CV but rather are highly structured and specific t
What We Know (and Don’t Know) About the SEC’s Proposed Rules on Climate-Related Disclosures
Key Takeaways:Be mindful of identifying material impacts of climate risk and whether you are satisfying current disclosure requirementsDon’t be lulled into complacency or the belief that mid-term elections may derail final rule-makingReview carefully current financial risk disclosures in line with other information being disclosed by the company Consider the resources you will need to implement ex
Insuring the Board – Unpacking the Intersection of D&O Coverage With Other Considerations
Key Takeaways:As with any insurance, directors and officers need to have a clear understanding of the purpose of D&O insurance and what it is designed to cover and what is not included – e.g., deliberate fraud, criminal acts, and uninsurable fines and penalties as well as other exclusions or limitations including thresholds for triggering coverage.The velocity, volatility, and interconnectedne
Proxy Preview 2023
Key Takeaways: Shareholder proposal trends to anticipate continuing into 2023: Increasing shareholder proposals – made easier by prior years’ SEC regulations allowing more access for shareholders Certain commitments made by companies in previous periods (e.g., racial equity audits, DEI and other social aspects) likely to be scrutinized by shareholders, reflective of societal concernsIndividual d
The Board’s Role in Data Protection
Key Takeaways:Data protection, which encompasses data governance, data privacy and cybersecurity, should be considered as part of the board’s oversight of risk and strategyThe board’s responsibilities related to data protection include identifying director(s) or advisor(s) with the appropriate skills and experience, stating explicit accountability within the board, keeping management accountable a
Does Your Board Comprehend the New Reality of Work?
Key TakeawaysFlexibility is dynamic way of operating business across workplaces, spaces and time with strategic coordinated intention to achieve high levels of performance and engagement.Lead with the what (not the where): Flexibility is about organizing around the work itself and how, when and where it happens best, no longer around the workplace.Boards and management teams, who have already inst
Enterprise Risk Management for Today’s Board of Directors
Key Takeaways:Each change to a business represents new strategic opportunities, but those changes also present new potential risk of and to the corporate strategy. Boards need to understand how the executive team approaches risk informed decision making to assess effectiveness. Streamlining and optimizing risk management require proper structure, process, and timing of risk assessment and mitigat
The Board’s Role in ICFR Oversight
Key Takeaways:Audit committees can ensure smooth ICFR implementation by encouraging early planning, helping secure adequate resources, being familiar with management’s process to identify risks and management’s processes and controls in place to manage those risks.Boards should be particularly focused on controls addressing areas of the business that are inherently higher risk.IT systems are criti
Weighing Anticipated Tax Regulatory Impacts on Corporate Business Strategy
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she and her colleague Todd Simmens, National Managing Partner of Tax Risk Management, to discuss how the board’s oversight of corporate strategy and risk management would be remiss without an understanding and consideration of evolving global and domestic tax regulations anticipated to significantly impact decision-making at the board level.
Experiential Needs of Today’s Boardroom
Key Takeaways:Today’s organizations are being called to contribute positively as part of the greater ecosystem, which is compelling directors to embrace the role of change catalysts and “intraprenuers.”People, as our greatest assets, need board directors to oversee the creation of work environments that value employees to allow them to ‘bring their whole selves to work.”Assembling a board composit
What May the SEC’s Proposed Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules Mean for Those in Governance Oversight Positions?
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she and her colleague Mike Stiglianese, who serves as the Managing Director in BDO Consulting’s Technology Advisory Services Practice, discuss the SEC’s recently proposed rules on cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incident disclosure and the impacts and considerations these rules may have on those charged with governance
Navigating the Intersection of Tax and ESG
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she and her colleague Dan Fuller, Managing Partner Tax ESG Strategy and Services Leader, discuss opportunities to align the board’s oversight of ESG strategy with taxation considerations to be truly impactful in corporate decisions-making in this evolving area. Key Takeaways:Where is the “T” in ESG? – Given that the majority of business trans
The Board’s Role in Conscious Capitalism
Join BDO’s Hitesh Shah, leader of our San Jose Board Roundtable series, in discussion with Raj Sisodia, Co-founder of Conscious Capitalism movement, as they discuss the importance of the board’s role in supporting conscious leadership and building a conscious business. Key Takeaways:The board’s role is critical in helping management define the purpose of the company to build and support a consciou
Conscious Capitalism 101
Join BDO’s Hitesh Shah, leader of our San Jose Board Roundtable series, in discussion with Raj Sisodia, Co-founder of the Conscious Capitalism movement, as he introduces the concept of Conscious Capitalism and the potential impacts of embracing the movement in your organization.Key Takeaways: Conscious Capitalism is a philosophy based on the belief that a better form of capitalism is emerging that
Communications as a Governance Strategy
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Amanda Shpiner, Managing Director at Gasthalter & Co. LP, to discuss considerations for board communications as part of an overall governance strategy in the face of numerous disruptions impacting the business. Key Takeaways:• Boards have the responsibility to continuously monitor vulnerabilities and hold management acc
Sustainability: Taking Priority in Corporate Strategy and Reporting
Key Takeaways:• Sustainability is the “maturing” of ESG factors crossing over from government regulation to voluntary corporate reporting to becoming commonplace within organizations.• Sustainability has moved across the threshold into mainstream global commerce as investors understand that issues of sustainability have financial implications and dictate risks/opportunities that companies have fro
2022 Compensation Committee Planning Points
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Jason Brooks, a Managing Director and BDO’s Compensation Consulting Practice Leader, to highlight key planning considerations for compensation committee directors as we rapidly approach the end of 2021 and enter 2022.Key Takeaways:Compensation committees are encouraged to take a current inventory of company needs in relatio
Audit Committee Proxy Disclosures –Vital to Investor Protection
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Vanessa Teitelbaum, Senior Director of Professional Practice at the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ), to discuss the critical role audit committees play in the integrity of capital markets and how transparent disclosures about their oversight practices can provide significant value in the protection of investors.Key Takeaways
The Case for Addressing Tax Risk
Join BDO Tax Partner and Tax Risk Services National Leader Michael Williams as he sits down with James Egert, BDO in the U.K. partner and leader of its Tax Assurance and Risk Management practice, to discuss managing tax risk and why this topic is increasingly appearing on board agendas. James’ perspective from the more legislatively regulated U.K. helps inform what makes managing tax risk importan
Shareholder Activism: Setting the Stage for Proactive Defense
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Patrick Gadson, Partner –Shareholder Activism and Mergers and Acquisitions at Vinson & Elkins, to discuss defense strategies for boards and management teams to consider when challenged by activist shareholders. Key Takeaways:Boards of companies (all sizes) that are underperforming need to truly understand BOTH economic
The Corporate Culture Imperative Through A Leadership Lens
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Cathy Moy, BDO Chief People Officer, to discuss company culture as a business imperative and the reasoning why culture must be center stage for boards as companies reposition their businesses and focus on growth in 2021 and beyond. From Cathy’s unique vantage point, she has seen firsthand how a company’s investment in its p
Today’s Compensation Committee: Impacts, Trends and Informed Decision-Making
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Melissa Means, Managing Director at Pearl Meyer, to talk about how today’s board directors are navigating critical compensation questions for leaders as companies emerge from COVID and face increasing attention and scrutiny related to both financial and nonfinancial strategic decision-making and performance impacts to their
Where to Aim Your Arrow – Identifying Your Fit with a Start Up Board
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Sarah Feingold, Co-Founder of The Fourth Floor to discuss corporate governance considerations in the start-up world and what has driven her passion for helping connect diverse individuals to the boardroom.Key Takeaways:Never too early for good governance: Can be the “rocket fuel” for a company’s trajectoryA diverse board
Riding Out the SPAC/DE-SPAC Wave – What Directors Need to Know
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Demetrios Frangiskatos, Assurance Northeast Regional Managing Partner, to discuss the frenzy of SPAC and resulting De-SPAC transactions and in particular, considerations that board members should be thinking about if thinking of or selected to be affiliated with the acquirors or acquirees.Key Takeaways:Good governance at
Board Refreshment Process
Join Amy Rojik, director of BDO’s Center for Governance as she shares some timely considerations for directors to consider with respect to board composition refreshment strategies.Key TakeawaysBoard composition, succession and refreshment planning should be treated as a priority and normal part of oversight responsibilitiesRefreshment is underscored by having board members recognize that board app
The Proliferation of Voluntary Disclosure – How Is Your Board Responding?
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Yelena Barychev, Corporate Governance and Securities Compliance attorney, to discuss the proliferation of voluntary disclosures being produced by public companies, the increasing attention by regulators and considerations for how boards are to respond in the best interests of their stakeholders.Key TakeawaysVoluntary disclo
Data Governance in the Digital Transformation Age
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Karen Schuler, BDO Principal and Leader within our Governance Risk and Compliance group, to discuss how boards’ oversight of data governance within their organizations is changing to meet the opportunities and risk in the rapidly evolving digital space in which organizations are conducting their business.Key TakeawaysBoards
Excerpts from What's on the Minds of Boards Ahead of Shareholder Meetings with Tom Conaghan
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik and Tom Conaghan, a partner and the Co-Head of McDermott Will & Emory’s Capital Markets and Public Companies Group, as they highlight several key considerations for upcoming shareholder meetings for directors and management teams from the perspectives of institutional investors and regulators.Key TakeawaysInstitutional investors and regulato
Excerpts from What's on the Minds of Boards Ahead of Shareholder Meetings with Ryan Hourihan
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik and Ryan Hourihan, a principal and certified executive compensation professional at Pearl Meyer, as they highlight several key considerations for directors and management teams as they factor in compensation strategies and performance plans in the upcoming cycle and respond to shareholder questions during annual meetings.Key TakeawaysIncreased d
Excerpts from What's on the Minds of Boards Ahead of Shareholder Meetings with Courteney Keatinge
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik and Courteney Keatinge, Senior Director of Glass Lewis’ Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Research, as they highlight several significant considerations from a proxy advisor’s perspective for boards and management teams to think about ahead of 2021 annual shareholder meetings.Key TakeawaysAnticipate shareholder meeting agendas to be extensiv
Giving Voice to Values in the Boardroom
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Cynthia Clark, Executive Director of the Harold S. Geneen Institute of Governance and independent board member, to discuss how the ability to voice values can change behavior and drive better decision-making in the boardroom.Key TakeawaysThe majority of board members know what is right when faced with an ethical challenge i
Board Dialogue and Action Around ESG
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Board of Director Gloria Cordes Larson, to share thoughts on top of mind discussion points for boards on their companies activities around environmental social governance (ESG).Key TakeawaysRecent events continue to drive significant focus, particularly on the social impacts and risks representing the “S” in ESGESG is more
Corporate Tax Reform: What May Be Forthcoming from the Biden Administration
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she discusses what may be in store for corporate tax reform under President Biden’s administration with Todd Simmens, one of BDO’s National Tax Partners.Key TakeawaysTalking points indicate President Biden is in favor of scaling back provisions put forth by the prior administrationKey corporate tax anticipated changes include:increasing the c
Continuing to Build Trust Via Audit Quality
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she discusses drivers of audit quality underlying high quality financial reporting that audit committees, management and users of financial statements can trust in with the leaders of BDO Assurance and Audit practices Christopher Tower and Phillip Austin.Key TakeawaysAudit committees are encouraged to understand how their auditors define audi
The Expanding Landscape of Compensation Committees
Join BDO's Terry Adamson as he sits down with Robin Ferracone to discuss the expanding responsibilities that compensation committees are taking on. Robin is the founder and CEO of Farient Advisors and Chair of the Compensation Committee at Trupanion, Inc., (NASDQ: TRUP).Key TakeawaysThe role of the compensation committee is continuing to expand requiring oversight needs to clearly define and incor
The Board’s Engagement in 10A Investigations
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she discusses the challenges and considerations boards face in navigating a SEC 10A investigation with Seth Friedman, Partner with McDermott, Will & Emery and Christopher Tower, BDO’s National Assurance Managing Partner Audit Quality and Professional Practice.Key TakeawaysThe audit committee and the auditor have very clear, specific and t
Minisode: Top Tech Tips to Counter Hacks
To put a damper on hacker activities as we all continue to get comfortable in working remotely, some common sense advice from seasoned tech executive and public company board member Nora Denzel to help protect you, your colleagues and your company’s reputation when accessing and sharing sensitive information.Re-boot your routers regularlyQuestion which email you useTurn off listening and camera de
Turning the Board’s Focus to the “S” in ESG
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she discusses why and how boards are turning their focus to the “S” in ESG with Nora Denzel, a seasoned Silicon Valley technology executive and dynamic public company board of director at AMD, Ericsson, NortonLifeLock and SUSE Linux.Key Takeaways“S” is not just about shareholders – it is about the health and well-being of all of your stakehol
Diversity in Action – Making DE&I Initiatives Successful
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Trish Oelrich, seasoned independent board member, to discuss how boards are helping make corporate initiatives focused around diversity, equity & inclusion successful and how board self-assessments and refreshment efforts are further lending both support to DE&I and providing broader protections for the company.&nbs
How Directors Can Apply the Consumer Lens to Improve Governance Oversight and Positively Impact Strategy
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she discusses transformative impacts on corporate governance within the consumer products and retail industries with Anddria Clack-Rogers Varnado, Vice President, Head of Strategy & Business Development for Macy’s and Board of Director for Umpqua Bank (NASDAQ: UMPQ).Key TakeawaysTrends for retail and consumer products industries are curre
SPACS – Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Boards and Audit Committees
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik and Paula Hamric and Meghan Depp of BDO’s National SEC Practice office as they discuss the financial reporting and accounting considerations that audit committees and boards need to understand when contemplating special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) transactions.Key TakeawaysDon’t underestimate impact considerations – both on the front end
ESG: A Catalyst for Strategic Boardroom Conversations
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Lara Lee, Fortune 50 executive and now seasoned independent board member, to discuss how boards can reframe ESG by taking a strategic, holistic approach that moves beyond the obligations of disclosure and mitigation toward the opportunities of innovation and enhanced reputation. Lara is an expert in turning disruption, chal
The Shift from Management to the Board
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she discusses the significant transition senior management undergoes when leaving the C-suite and stepping into the boardroom with Cindy Fornelli, current board of director at TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp (NYSE: TPVG) and former Executive Director of the Center for Audit Quality.Key TakeawaysGaining an understanding of the business is
Small-Cap Boards – What Directors Need to (and Likely Don’t) Know
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she discusses the ins and outs of small- cap corporate governance and the important role of the board with Adam Epstein, former institutional investor and founder of Third Creek Advisors, LLC.Key TakeawaysGovernance is not a one-size fits all approach, education for directors shouldn’t be eitherBoard members need to be as “expert” as possible
Overcoming Hurdles to Board Service
Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as sits down with Sheila Ronning, CEO and Founder of Women in the Boardroom to discuss thoughts on how to not only get more women to the boardroom but peel back and understand self-imposed hurdles that both men and women need to scale in order to get those covered director positions.Key TakeawaysNetworking is your way to the board – understand w
How Board Member Involvement Impacts Tax Risk
Join BDO's Dan Newton in discussion with Nathan Goldman, Ph.D., assistant professor of accounting at North Carolina State University, and co-author of a recently released research study Board Risk Oversight and Corporate Tax-Planning Practices.Key Takeaways When board members get involved in understanding the tax strategy and tax risk of the company, corporate tax burdens go down Companies disclos
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