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 Keith Meyer chats with Billie Williamson about the Audit Committee and what the key differentiators are for those that work well. Billie shares her personal experiences leading an Audit Committee, offering lessons learned and best practices for improving committee performance. Billie Williamson has over three decades of experience auditing public companies as a partner of Ernst & Young.  In addition, she served as senior vice president, finance and corporate controller of Marriott International and chief financial officer of AMX Corporation.  While at EY, Ms. Williamson served as the Americas Inclusiveness Officer, a member of its Americas Executive Board and head of the Center for Strategic Transactions in the southwest region.  Ms. Williamson has served on numerous public and private ...

 In this conversation between Keith Meyer and Bob Glauber, they focus on the financial crisis of 10 years ago and the impact it had on one board Bob was leading at the time, XL Group, a global commercial property and casualty lines insurance and reinsurance company based in Bermuda.  They discuss what led up to the “moment of truth” for the board and the management team, the subsequent challenges and actions the board needed to take to ensure the long-term viability of the company and how board leadership changed during and after the crisis. Bio: Bob Glauber is a lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He served as chairman and chief executive officer of NASD (now FINRA), from ...

 In this edition of the Craft of Governance, Keith Meyer and Bob Deignan continue their conversation about the duties and responsibilities of a board director. Bob shares his thoughts on acting in good faith, focusing on the duty of care and duty of loyalty. Bio: Bob Deignan is a retired Baker McKenzie partner and held various management positions at the Firm for over 40 years, including serving as an Executive Committee member. Mr. Deignan has significant experience in the areas of corporate governance and board training. He has served on numerous not-for-profit, privately held and reporting company boards.  Mr. Deignan is a Directors Academy board member.

 The idea of joining a board of directors may sound appealing as the next step in your professional growth, but what exactly does a board director do? Bob Deignan shares with Keith Meyer the basic duties of a board director and sets expectations for what your time on your first board may look like. Bob Deignan is a retired Baker McKenzie partner and held various management positions at the Firm for over 40 years, including serving as an Executive Committee member. Mr. Deignan has significant experience in the areas of corporate governance and board training. He has served on numerous not-for-profit, privately held and reporting company boards.  Mr. Deignan is a Directors Academy board member.