Board secretaries have an important role to play as governance professionals in all types of organizations in the private, public, and non- profit sectors. Governance is about more than just complying with laws, regulations, standards, and codes; it is also about creating cultures of good practice. This means that board secretaries need more than the technical skills and experience to know what corporate governance practices are needed in an organization and why. They also need the emotional intelligence skills, and experience to ensure that they know how the practices typically would be implemented to work effectively. The modern board secretary provides professional guidance to shareholders, boards, individual directors, management, and other stakeholders on the governance aspects of strategic decisions. The program will be interactive and skills-based, providing participants with practical examples.
At the end of the training program, the participant should be able to:
1 Describe the different types of shares and shareholders and their relationship with the board secretary
2 Identify the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of shareholders
3 Explain issues of shareholder abuse
4 Describe secure methods of ownership, transfer and registration for shares
5 Describe different methods of paying dividends
1 Describe the role of the board secretary before, during and after the shareholders’ meeting
2 the procedures that a board secretary uses to manage the board’s relationship with shareholders
3 Explain how the board secretary can advise the chairman on the potential contentious issues that may influence the relationships between the board and shareholders
1 Describe best practices to maintain communication with management and shareholders
2 Explain the drivers for disclosure and greater transparency
3 Analyze the procedures for managing policies related to confidential information
4 Explore how organizations can engage with stakeholders
1 Identify sources of corporate finance and their relative advantages and disadvantages
2 Assess the critical issues associated with determining a board’s capital gearing, dividend policy, and valuation
3 Use various capital investment appraisal techniques
4 Identify financial crisis indicators
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