Services for boards

Politicians, regulators, shareholders, the media, and others are scrutinizing the board’s role in corporate governance with a heightened focus on director accountability and transparency. Boards of directors are operating under this spotlight while facing today’s challenges, including concerns over liquidity issues, executive compensation levels, risk management programs, and the impact of economic conditions on business strategies. Boards of directors will need to find the right level of involvement and the right approach to effectively discharge their board governance responsibilities in this unprecedented time.

How PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) can help you:

• Assess board activities and recommend improvements
• Develop criteria and processes to assist boards and their key committees in self-assessing their performance
• Help boards implement development and educational programs to further understand their roles and responsibilities

Additional guidance for board members:

• To the point: Current issues for boards of directors
• 2009 Current developments for directors
• Questions that shareholders may ask at 2009 annual meetings
• View: PwC perspectives on current business issues and trends
• 10Minutes on emerging topics essential to your business
• What director’s think survey