Non-executive quandary

NON-EXECUTIVE directors are caught in a conflict between management and accountability, according to a report by the Boardroom…

NON-EXECUTIVE directors are caught in a conflict between management and accountability, according to a report by the Boardroom Centre and Craig Gardner/Price Waterhouse. The report asks whether non executive directors should have different responsibilities in law to executive directors when it comes to a failure by management.

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