Monday, February 05, 2007

Expert urges listed firms to have independent directors on board


Qatar needs to amend some key provisions of its laws regulating the stock market to ensure that the listed companies comply with the global norms of corporate governance, a prominent Egyptian economist said here yesterday.

The first and foremost thing a listed firm here and the rest of the GCC region should do is to have at least one-fourth of its board members from among non-shareholders.

International corporate governance norms clearly specify that a listed company should have Independent Directors on their board to the extent of 25 per cent of its board strength, said Randa Al Zoghbi.

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