Plugging the NED information gap

Non-executive directors should have in-house support to give them access to unbiased information when it comes to scrutinising the plans of executive board colleagues.

Head-hunter Odgers Ray & Berndtson is suggesting that more organisations need to follow the example of bodies such as the Bank of England and BP, which provide support for independent members, when looking at ways of improving the policing function of non-executives.

An article in yesterday’s Financial Times newspaper has illustrated the difficulty non-execs face in getting to the bottom of what their organisations are up to.

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