Being a Strong Board Member in 2010: What Will It Take?

December 11, 2009 8:15 AM 9:00 AM

Speaker: Bob McCooey, Senior Vice President, New Listings & Capital Markets, NASDAQ OMX
Nell Minow, Editor and Co-Founder, The Corporate Library
Maggie Wilderotter, CEO of Frontier Communications, Board of Yahoo!, Procter & Gamble and Xerox,
Betsy Atkins, Former CEO Clear Standards, Board of SunPower, Chico's, Polycom, Reynolds American
Ellen Odoner, Corporate Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges


Being a strong board member has never been more important. The economic downturn has left its mark on companies, forcing directors to deal with difficult and complex issues. At the same time, they find themselves under unprecedented scrutiny from investors and the media. The need to ask the right questions and make the right decisions has become critical. To help ensure that you are touching all the bases with your companies our panel of seasoned board members and advisors talks about the issues that they see as crucial, both now and in the coming year.

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