If you sit on a board, advise one, or are hoping to sit on one someday, you’ve probably heard some version of this sentence lately: “There’s a new corporate governance bill, and it’s going to change how boards operate.” True. But most of what’s floating around is either too legal to be useful or too vague to act on. So let’s fix that. This piece walks through what the corporate governance bill amendments actually say, why they exist, and — more importantly — what they mean fo

Here's something that doesn't get said often enough in corporate governance circles: the proxy season is no longer a quiet, procedural ritual that the legal team handles in the background while the rest of the company gets on with actual business. It hasn't been that for a while now. But in 2026, the stakes feel different. The room feels different. Shareholders are showing up with sharper questions, better data, and in some cases, a genuine appetite to make noise. Activist in

Picture this. You're a shareholder of a listed company. The person who runs the business day to day — sets the strategy, manages the team, controls what information flows to the board — is also the person chairing the very board that is supposed to hold them accountable. Who, exactly, is watching whom? That is the heart of the CEO duality corporate governance debate. It's been running for decades. Not because the governance logic is unclear — it isn't — but because the answer

Nair’s appointment reflects rising demand for trained and experienced independent directors The appointment of Ajit Nair as an Independent Director at Nityas Gems and Jewellery Limited points to a wider pattern taking shape in Indian boardrooms — one where senior professionals with deep operational credentials are increasingly stepping into formal governance positions. The appointment was recognised by World Development Corporation’s Directors’ Institute – World Council of Di

The BBC Board Crisis of 2025 is among the most complicated and high-stakes governance crises to have hit any public organization in the modern era. This is not simply a typical case of a leadership dispute between certain individuals or as a result of a turf war between different camps within the context of the organization. This is because the BBC, as stated, is not only representative of the country’s broadcasting needs, as the UK’s national broadcaster, but also symbolizes