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Zusatztext Of all the people I know in the corporate governance world, Adrian Cadbury is the one I would trust the most. The personal view he gives in this book is exactly what I would have expected: comprehensive, balanced, stuffed full of experience and common sense, helpful without being prescriptive, dead relevant to today's circumstances, and human. This book is a well-times reminder to all chairman of how much we owe to him for what he has contributed to governance thinking. Informationen zum Autor Adrian Cadbury is Chancellor of the University of Aston. From 1969-74 he was Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Cadbury Schweppes before becoming Chairman in 1975. In 1992 he chaired the committee, sponsored by the Bank of England, whose Report on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance (commonly known as the 'Cadbury Report') put issues of corporate governance on the map. Amongst many positions held, he has been Director of the Bank of England (1970-94); Director of IBM UK Ltd (1975-94); Director of the National Exhibition Centre (1989-present); Chairman of the West Midlands Economic Planning Council (1967-70); Chairman of the Economic and Financial Policy Committee (1974-80); and Chairman of Promotion of Non-Executive Directors (1984-present). He was made a Freeman of the City of Birmingham in 1982 and was High Sheriff of the West Midlands from 1994-5. Klappentext A practical guide to the way in which companies should be run. Adrian Cadbury covers the two interrelated themes of corporate governance and chairmanship. The book explains how corporate governance has influenced the structure and management of businesses and other types of organization, and will therefore prove of use and interest to any members of boards and governing bodies both in Britain and abroad. Zusammenfassung Corporate governance has become a major issue in business. This text reflects on issues of corporate governance and chairmanship, drawing on the author's own business and policy-making experience. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: The Genesis of Corporate Governance 2: Code Consequences for UK Boards 3: The Board Task 4: Board Membership 5: The Chairman and Board Structure 6: Taking the Chair 7: The Chairman and the Chief Executive 8: The Chairman and the Top Team 9: Representing the Company 10: Corporate Social Responsibility 11: Issues for Chairmen 12: The Governance Agenda 13: Summing-up ...
