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Robert C. Gross Associates & The Board Institute Join Forces!

Robert C. Gross, Robert C. Gross Associates

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Get on Board: Should You Serve as a Corporate Director Today?

Section 407 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires at least one financial expert to serve on the audit committee of the board. This legislation was codified in January 2003 by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when it issued Final Rule #33-8177, “Disclosure Required by Sections 406 and 407 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002.”

In today’s uncertain climate, FEI members and other senior financial executives may wonder whether they should serve on a board of directors, and whether they should be identified as “the financial expert.”

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Commentary on Proposed SEC Rule S7-10-09 regarding Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations

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How Do You Conduct an Effective Audit Committee Assessment?

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Directors & Boards eBriefing, Director Resources, October 2008

The Board Institute (TBI), which provides comprehensive, independent, web-based tools for conducting board, committee, and individual director evaluations, has had its evaluation tools accredited by RiskMetrics/Institutional Shareholder Services as satisfying director corporate governance education requirements.

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The Board Institute’s Board Evaluations Receive Director Education Accreditation by RiskMetrics/ISS

RiskMetrics/Institutional Shareholder Services, the standard in financial risk management, has accredited The Board Institute’s evaluation tools as satisfying director corporate governance education requirements.

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Your Opportunity at the Board

By Susan F. Shultz, The Board Institute Inc.

It’s ironic that the one group with the power to decide the fate of an organization—the board of directors—is the one group in an organization that often is randomly selected, casually engaged, rarely evaluated and almost never held accountable. What better examples exist than Enron, WorldCom, HealthSouth, Adelphia, Tyco and now the New York Stock Exchange?

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