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“You have…absolutely the right approach.”

Jerre Stead, CEO & Chairman of the Board of Directors

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“The Board Index® was comprehensive and easy-to-use, and the results were very informative.  It was a great way to collect and organize the thoughts of the directors on governance and compliance issues.”

- Dave Francis, General Counsel and Secretary of Maximus, Inc. 

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“The areas that needed discussion and attention jumped off the report.”

- Anonymous director, public NASDAQ technology company

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“The Audit Committee Index® report identified an area of disparity and created and enabled discussion by the board members in an area that would have otherwise not been raised.  We intend to do this again next year.  It was really a wonderful tool for us”

- Vern LaForti, CFO, Overland Storage

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“Our audit committee enjoyed the process and found The Audit Committee Index® to be a valuable tool. The Inventory/report validated many of our current practices as well as identified opportunities for ongoing education. Further, our independent auditors said the Inventory/report would be one of the tools they will use to evaluate the committee going forward.”

- The Board of First Federal Bank

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“We really liked the anonymity, so we felt confident sharing thoughts and being straightforward.  Because of response to one question, we moved to rotating committee chairmanships. It was the right amount of time and appropriate content. We liked the report…”

- Anonymous director, NYSE/Energy company

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“Congratulations on a valuable, easy to use product.  The Board Index® created a powerful framework for our dialogue about board practices and helped us identify areas of focus.  I recommend it to other companies who want to enhance and benchmark best practices in governance.”

- Michael Fong, CEO, Calence

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“I found The Board Index® to be a valuable tool that can positively change the way our Board functions.  It is easy to use and spurred many new ideas for utilizing my Board to the fullest extent and engaging them in a more active role.  The reports from the tool enabled me to anonymously view candid feedback from the board, compile the results and then use the best practices that are provided with the tool to begin discussions on how to improve the board.”

- Trish Gulbranson, CEO, NetPro

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“Everyone found the process of using the Audit Committee Index® simple and straightforward.  The marvelous amount of input on best practices provided us with a framework for discussion and a clear roadmap for action.  From a protection standpoint, we can now document and show that we are making a conscious effort to be a quality board.”

- John Gibbons, Audit Committee Chair, Deckers

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“Wow – the Compensation Committee Index® is so much more than I expected! The highlights report was great because with so much information, it allowed one to really hone in and target what the key take-aways from the report are.  There is so much information about how an organization scored and best practices, and this has incredible value.”

- Sue Holloway, Practice Leader, WorldAtWork

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“I think that everyone should do Board and Board committee evaluations these days in e-format.  I think you are on the right track.”

- Gene Goda, Goda & Associates

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- Gary Tully, Managing Director, Acordia of New Jersey

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