Board Evaluation and Reviews
AGM is provides external board evaluations and reviews in the UK. Our external board evaluations add genuine value to the board across the following sectors;
- Listed stock-market company boards and corporate boards
- Private Equity, Venture Capital and Impact Investment Firm portfolio boards
- Small Medium Enterprises, Family Business and Private Company boards
- State, Semi-State and Public Sector boards
- Charity and Non-Profit boards
- Membership Body, Trade Association and Co-Operative boards
The comprehensive nature and objectivity of our evaluation program has been accredited by the Chartered Governance Institute and will, if thoroughly embraced by the board and executive team, establish a strong foundation to assess the current strengths and weaknesses of the board and drive a measurable plan of sustained improvement.
We review Board performance across a range of Codes including the UK Corporate Governance Code, the QCA Code, the Wates Principles, the UK Charity Governance Code, the AFM Corporate Governance Code and the Corporate Governance Code for Central Government Departments.
Our external board evaluation program consists of the following phases;
- Completion by the board and executive team members of a confidential board effectiveness questionnaire
- Review of the last 12 months of board and committee materials, governance materials, Committee Terms of Reference and key materials in the area of culture, ESG, cyber-security, risk management, strategy and shareholder/stakeholder engagement etc.
- Confidential one-to-one interviews with board directors and senior executives
- Optional attendance as an observer at a board and selected committee meetings
- Development of a draft external board evaluation report for initial review by the Board Chair
- Presentation of the draft report key findings and recommendations to the board
As part of our standard external board evaluation/review program and representative of our strong commitment to support our board clients drive sustained improvement in their board effectiveness and governance, we provide at no additional cost to our board clients, 12 months of follow-on support to the Board Chair, Secretary and CEO on;
- Implementation of the board evaluation recommendations
- New board effectiveness, governance and performance issues arising during that period
- An Effective away weekend that focuses on building The Third Mindset to make boards effective
Governance and Culture Reviews
AGM offers Governance and Culture Reviews which are key to ensuring that the governance structures, culture and behaviors required to protect shareholders and stakeholders are embedded across the organisation.
How confident are you that your governance arrangements and practices are sufficiently robust to protect your organisation and grow it in a sustainable manner to achieve value?
Do they protect your organisation for long-term sustainability and are keeping pace with the latest best practices in governance and culture?
How effective is your board of directors in overseeing the effectiveness of governance frameworks, policies, arrangements and controls which safeguard your organisation?
Periodic, independent reviews of your company’s governance and culture framework and arrangements are essential to ensure that, together, they’re sufficiently sophisticated and robust to ensure that risk and control oversight are effective relative to the nature, scale and complexity of your business.
Our comprehensive governance and culture review will provide you with objective evaluation of your;
- Governance and organisation framework, policies and arrangements
- Terms of reference, focus and activities of your principal governance forums
- Your approach to assessing and understanding your organisation's purpose and how your desired culture, values and behaviours at board level is embedded in the organisationØ
- Compliance of your governance arrangements with relevant governance codes
- Risk management and internal control framework