The Importance of a Board of Directors
Date: May 21 Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Cost: This event is being offered as a free education session.
Woburn, MA 01801
A company’s board of directors plays a critical role in its governance, strategy, and overall success. Join us for an informative seminar to discuss the important role a board of directors plays within a company. Whether you’re a founder, executive, board member, investor, or advisor, this session will provide a clear understanding of how a board of directors can be a powerful asset for any organization and how to ensure it’s legally sound and strategically aligned.
Topics include:
- Legal roles and responsibilities of board members.
- Structuring an effective board: bylaws, liability, and compliance.
- Re-imagining the composition of your board of directors and identifying and recruiting new board members.
- Challenges in board governance and how to address them.
Our expert panel will discuss effective strategies for board redesign, board member recruitment, and on-boarding that align with the current and future needs and strategies of your organization.
Presenters
Jesse is a Director in the Corporate Department where he regularly advises business clients on a wide array of issues, including stock and asset purchase and sale transactions, business succession planning, governance, entity formation, and contract drafting, review, and negotiation.
Kim represents entrepreneurs, closely held and family owned businesses in transactional matters ranging from entity selection and formation to drafting and negotiation of shareholder and operating agreements and other complex contracts including distribution, joint venture and licensing agreements. She is experienced in asset and stock sales including the successful transfer of ownership to third parties, the next generation and key employees. She also represents companies in convertible debt, private equity and venture financing transactions.
Joe Ayoub is the founder of Varuna Strategies, which helps private companies increase enterprise value through best governance practices, including forming or improving the effectiveness of governing boards. He has extensive experience creating new boards and evaluating and working with company leaders to improve the composition & performance of existing boards, as well as advising on leadership transition, structure and other important governance issues