Author: Dina Medland

Dina Medland is a writer and journalist. Among other topics she covers corporate leadership, the boardroom and corporate governance for Forbes. She has been a regular contributor to the Financial Times and for the International Bar Association.

Seeking the ‘right hire’

Companies face a host of new challenges. Is the composition of their boards adapting fast enough to meet them?

Companies face a host of new challenges. Is the composition of their boards adapting fast enough to meet them?

The three subjects of greatest concern to the boardrooms of publicly listed companies today are – arguably – cybersecurity, digital transformation and reputational risk. They have all been thrown up by rapid change and altering markets. Yet boardrooms have barely changed at all, in construct or composition, raising questions as to the extent to which they are fit for purpose.

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