Comply or Explain / Explain or Cancel

By Olivier Dellacherie, Executive Chairman, Talent4Boards Inc.

This is the central question posed to the Board of Directors of Pharmaceutical leader Novartis and its president, Daniel Vasella, who was retiring today after the General Meeting, initially with a check of about 1 million dollars per month for the next 6 years (72MCHF – 80M$), before the cancellation of the decision under pressure from major shareholders and the public.…

Advisory Board: from Innovation to the Growth

By Olivier Dellacherie, Executive chairman, Talen4Boards Inc.

In the changing business world, many companies attempt to find new paths to grow beyond their core business.

Advisory Board vs Statutory Board

English: Corporate Governance
By Olivier Dellacherie, Executive Chairman, Talent4Boards inc.

In a risk-averse world, where everything must be double-checked, secured, and regulated, it becomes more difficult for a board of directors (BOD) to create value.

Why SMEs should also adopt a Board of Directors ?

English: Corporate Governance
Read in the last edition of Huffington post (French edition), this interesting article reviewing all the advantages of having an active Board of Directors and a good Corporate Governance in SMes.