Corporate Governance
in the 20th century


In recent years, corporate governance has found its way onto the agendas of Supervisory and Management Boards all over the world. This is the result of corporate scandals which have brought about a need for urgent change in the way companies are supervised and run. In the United States, Sarbanes-Oxley has brought in new regulations. In the Netherlands, the Tabaksblat Commission has developed explicit rules aimed at preventing new scandals in the future. The application of these rules will lead to greater transparency which, in turn, will lead to shareholders being informed more quickly and more effectively about how companies are run. These new rules and regulations will, it is hoped, make nasty surprises a thing of the past.

The New Board Program brings key management talent from major companies together into a program in which they gain (additional) knowledge and experience in dealing with different board roles.