Governance: a concern addressed in management schools
“It is in the storm that great captains are recognised.” Guided by this maxim, management schools address the topic of governance with the help of experienced practitioners:
Lecture on Swiss governance on 10 May at ESSEC, Paris.
Dominique Freymond presented “Swiss governance” at the École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales, one of the grandes écoles in Paris, as part of the Executive Education programme led by Professor Viviane de Beaufort at ESSEC’s Centre Européen de Droit et Economie.
Ms Maria Luisa de Contes D’Esgranges, Secretary General of Renault Spain, then spoke on governance in Spain and the representation of women on boards of directors. These two talks opened the “Women be European Board ready” training session, which prepares women to take on responsibilities on boards of directors.
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Sharing experience with 3rd-year Bachelor students at HEIG-VD on 25 May.
As part of Professor Florent Ledentu’s governance course at the Institut Interdisciplinaire du Développement de l’Entreprise of HEIG-VD, Dominique Freymond shared with the students his various experiences as an independent director since 1997. He presented in particular the main responsibilities of the director’s role, namely strategy (ultimate direction), financial oversight and control (ultimate supervision) and everything related to people and group dynamics.
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Contribution to the Foundation Forum on 7 June 2016 at IMD.
The Foundation Forum organised by SwissFoundations was designed in close collaboration with the philanthropic players proFonds and AGFA (Association de Genève des Fondations Académiques), as well as with IMD (International Institute for Management Development) and ACAD (Académie des administrateurs).
Dominique Freymond, co-leader of ACAD, and Delphine Bottge, lawyer specialising in philanthropy law and board member of the Fondation Maurice et Noémie de Rothschild and the Fondation de l'Orangerie, will present
“Some real-life situations with foundation boards”.
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