Governance and Strategy

Governance and Strategy Setting

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Governance and strategy setting

The board of directors/trustees  are responsible for governance and strategy setting in an organisation. Their roles and responsibilities, how they are chosen and tenure are usually governed either by legislation or a founding document (usually a constitution or trust deed or rules of governance/bylaws).

General speaking, a strategic governance board is focused on the future, while operating in the present. It operates in a transparent and accountable way to:

oversee and protect the organisation’s vision, mission, values and resources
recognise environmental indicators of change, uncertainty and opportunity
identify and manage opportunities, risks and legal compliance
support the organisation to adapt and remain relevant
drive the organisation’s future direction, including shifts in focus and/or positioning to meet changing needs.

Our firm has professional directors who are members of the Institute of Directors and skilled in governance and strategy setting.

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Advisory boards

Support and guidance from an advisory board may accelerate growth, improve financial performance, manage risk or enhance operational performance.

A variety of opinions exist as to what an advisory board should be tasked with, how or if it should be rewarded, the advantage or otherwise of independence (owning equity or not), and the list goes on.

To discuss your business idea needs, contact us.

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Shareholder agreements

A  shareholders’ agreement  is an agreement between the shareholders  of a company. It can be between all or, in some cases, only some of the shareholders (for instance the holders of a particular class of share). Its purpose is to protect the shareholders’ investment in the company, to establish a fair relationship between the shareholders and govern how the company is run.

The agreement will usually:

set out the shareholders’ rights and obligations
regulate the sale of shares in the company
describe how the company is going to be run
provide an element of protection for minority shareholders and the company
define how important decisions are to be made.

The shareholders’ agreement will contain specific, important and practical rules relating to the company and the relationship between the shareholders.  This can be beneficial both to minority and majority shareholders.

All shareholders benefit by establishing rules for key decision making, managing rights and obligations on changes in shareholding including agreeing rules for pricing/valuing shares on changes to the overall shareholding structure or when exiting the business.

Our firm is able to help negotiate the content of shareholders' agreements.

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