Introduction Somewhere in the last two years, AI quietly moved from "an IT initiative" to "a board-level risk." Most companies haven't caught up to that shift yet. We say this from experience training directors across sectors: AI is still, in far too many boardrooms, something the CIO updates the board on once a quarter, in a slide or two, somewhere near the bottom of the agenda. That's no longer good enough. AI systems are now making decisions that affect customers, employee

The appointment of Saloni Narayan as an Independent Director of BalanceHero India reflects a pattern that has become increasingly visible across India’s financial services sector — one where technology-led lending and payments platforms are actively seeking directors whose judgment has been tested inside the country’s largest and most systemically important banking institutions. Her arrival on the BalanceHero India board comes at a time when the company, in common with much o

World Development Corporation Directors’ Institute – World Council of Directors today recognised 20 accomplished directors and senior executives who completed its International Corporate Directorship Programme (ICDP) and opted to complete an optional course offered by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, acknowledging their academic rigour, strategic depth, and demonstrated readiness for senior leadership and governance responsibilities. The recognition highlights prof

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

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