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In this episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, we speak with Christine Battist, director and compensation committee chair of Capital Southwest and director of Highland Bank, about shareholder value creation; Libby Sartain, director of ManpowerGroup, about CEO succession; and Tate Pursell, director and corporate secretary of Air+ Inc., about getting your next board seat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, we speak with Jordan Strauss, professor of national security law at Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law and member of the advisory board of the Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute, about executive security; Stuart McGuigan, director of American Water, about AI; and Punita Kumar-Sinha, director of Aurobindo Pharma USA Incorporated and Tata Capital, about what directors can learn from India's rise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, we speak with Susan Holliday, director of Hippo Insurance and PensionBee UK, about insurance; Pascal Levensohn, founder and managing partner of Levensohn Venture Partners LLC, about the cure for bad boards; and Anna Catalano, director of Ecovyst, HF Sinclair, Frontdoor and Hexion, about board onboarding and effectiveness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special "Directors & Boards 50th anniversary" episode of Executive Session, Joann S. Lublin, the first governance beat reporter for The Wall Street Journal, takes over the hosting duties, talking to Directors & Boards executive editor at large Charles Elson and Directors & Boards editor in chief Bill Hayes about the most significant governance developments of the last five decades, valuable governance lessons learned over the last five years and the risks we should be paying closer attention to now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, we speak with Antonio Fernandez, director of Americold Realty Trust and Utz Brands, about CEO succession; Daria Torres, former director of Columbia Financial Inc., about AI detection difficulty; and Jonathan Foster, director of Amcor, Lear and Five Point, about board composition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, we speak with Helmuth Ludwig, chair of Humanetics Group and director of Myers Industries and Hitachi, about cybersecurity and AI; Calvin Butler, president and CEO of Exelon, about customer affordability, and Nina Henderson, director of International Workplace Group, about the unintended consequences of board decision-making. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, we speak with Jeffery Perry, director of Fortune Brands Innovations, Equitable and MasterBrand Inc., about right-sizing the board. Our second interview features Suzan Morno-Wade, director and compensation committee chair of Latham Pool Products Inc., on the relationship between the board, the CEO and the CHRO. And in our final interview, we talk to Amy Shenkan, director of EverCommerce and RingCentral, about the quarterly board meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, we speak with Tanuja Dehne, director and nom/gov committee chair of Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. and chair of the Drexel LeBow Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute, about board composition in a volatile environment. Our second interview features Ed Magee, director of WD-40 Company, on AI governance. And in our final interview, we talk to Renee Hornbaker, director and finance committee chair of Eastman Chemical Company, about board structure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, we speak with Kris Pederson, director and nom/gov chair of SOBRsafe, about director conflicts of interest. Our second interview features Jeff Sakaguchi, director of Eccentex Corporation and former chair of TrueBlue Inc., on CHROs on boards. And in our final interview, we talk to Rebecca Martinez O'Mara, director and chair of the nom/gov committee of Kadant, about the move from operator to director. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, we speak with Verdell Walker, director of Scholastic, about company brand as a board-level concern. Our second interview features Liat Ben-Zur, director of Compass Group, Talkspace and Splashtop Inc., on leadership in the age of AI. And in our final interview, we talk to Charles Elson, executive editor at large of Directors & Boards, about quarterly disclosures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, we speak with Maria del Carmen Garcia Nielsen, director of Mibanco, Lontana Group and Base Protection Group S.A., about governance’s role as an anchor of public trust. Our second interview features Jane Scaccetti, director, audit committee chair and member of the compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees of Penn Entertainment, addressing the board’s role in course correction, credibility and shareholder trust. And in our final interview, we talk to Sy Lorne, director and audit committee chair of Teledyne Technologies, about artificial general intelligence.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, we speak with Alberto Gonzales, former attorney general of the United States and dean and Doyle Rogers Distinguished Professor of Law at the College of Law at Belmont University, about government power and corporate risk. In our second interview, we speak with Sigal Zarmi, director and audit committee member of ADT and director and audit and risk committee member of GoDaddy, about governing digital transformation and technology risk. And in our third interview, Marie Oh Huber, director and chair of the nominating, governance and sustainability committee of Portland General Electric, explores board chair succession. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, we speak with Lori-Ann Beausoleil, lead director of CBOE Canada and Brookfield Income Trust Inc. and director of Metro Inc., about governance committee trends and best practices. In our second interview, we speak with Hollie Castro, director of Groupe Dynamite, about board refreshment. And in our third interview, Patrick Gadson, partner and co-head of Sullivan & Cromwell’s shareholder activism practice, explores emerging issues of shareholder activism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, we speak with Gail Lieberman, director of Thesys Group and ICTS-NAS, about why directors fail. In our second interview, Larry Weber, director of Pega, founder and chairman of Racepoint Global and founder of Weber Shandwick, addresses adopting AI by design, not by default. And in our third interview, Al Williams, director of Hancock Whitney Corporation, explores leadership under pressure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, we speak with Peggy Smyth, director and audit committee chair of Etsy and Remitly, about board leadership during an energy transition. In our second interview, Betsy Atkins, director of Wynn Las Vegas and Gopuff and chairman of the executive advisory board of Google Cloud Security, examines how to evaluate whether the right directors are at the table for difficult or high-stakes situations. And in our final interview, Maryann Bruce, director and risk committee chair of Amalgamated Bank and director of ASA Gold & Precious Metals Fund, explores how directors can help a company leverage AI for growth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.