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Building a Strong Foundation for Third Party Risk Management

Building a Strong Foundation for Third Party Risk Management

Third party relationships are essential for modern business growth. Vendors suppliers consultants distributors and other partners help organizations expand into new markets and operate efficiently. Yet these relationships also introduce significant...

How Many Elements Make Up an Effective Compliance Plan

How Many Elements Make Up an Effective Compliance Plan

An effective compliance plan usually contains five to seven core components depending on the applicable regulatory framework and the specific industry. Understanding how many components are included in an effective compliance plan and how each...

Vijayalakshmi Iyer Appointed Independent Director at ICICI Bank

Vijayalakshmi Iyer Appointed Independent Director at ICICI Bank

The shareholders of ICICI Bank have approved the appointment of Vijayalakshmi Iyer as an Independent Director at their meeting held on February 25, 2026. Her appointment is effective from December 1, 2025. Iyer previously served as Chairperson and...

Rahul Pundir Named Chief Supply Chain Officer at Bajaj Electricals

Rahul Pundir Named Chief Supply Chain Officer at Bajaj Electricals

Bajaj Electricals Limited has appointed Rahul Pundir as its Chief Supply Chain Officer and Senior Management Personnel (SMP) with effect from March 2, 2026. Prior to joining Bajaj Electricals, Pundir served as Executive Officer – Product Supply and...

Create Your Custom Elevate 2026 Conference Schedule Using AI

Create Your Custom Elevate 2026 Conference Schedule Using AI

Planning your conference schedule just got smarter. Elevate 2026 is using artificial intelligence not only as a discussion topic but as a practical solution to help attendees build a focused and strategic event experience. You can now download the...

Asha Sharma Appointed As CEO & EVP Of Microsoft Gaming

Asha Sharma Appointed As CEO & EVP Of Microsoft Gaming

Sharma earlier held roles in AI platform and product leadership at Microsoft. She previously served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Instacart and as VP of Product & Engineering at Meta. She currently serves as a Board Member at The Home...

Reimagining Community Engagement Through Digital Governance

Reimagining Community Engagement Through Digital Governance

Technology has reshaped how communities connect with local leadership. During the global health crisis digital tools became essential for sharing timely updates and maintaining public services. What began as a necessity has now become an...

Board Outlook for 2026: Rising Confidence Amid Growing Risks

Board Outlook for 2026: Rising Confidence Amid Growing Risks

After several quarters marked by historically low confidence, corporate boards in the United States closed 2025 with a renewed sense of optimism. While directors remain alert to economic and geopolitical headwinds, recent findings from a quarterly...

The Impact of Noncompliance Every Business Should Understand

The Impact of Noncompliance Every Business Should Understand

Regulatory noncompliance is no longer just a headline issue involving massive fines. For modern businesses of every size, failing to meet legal and regulatory requirements can threaten financial stability, operational continuity, corporate...

How to Detect and Correct Internal Control Weaknesses

How to Detect and Correct Internal Control Weaknesses

Internal control weaknesses can expose an organization to financial errors fraud and regulatory penalties. For businesses planning an IPO or managing complex compliance requirements unresolved control gaps can delay transactions trigger material...

Riju Jhunjhunwala Reappointed As MD Of RSWM

Riju Jhunjhunwala Reappointed As MD Of RSWM

Riju Jhunjhunwala is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RSWM and also serves as Vice Chairman of HEG Ltd. He is the Managing Director of Bhilwara Energy Ltd. and has experience across multiple sectors, playing a key role in the...

The Complete Guide to Entity Documents for New Businesses

The Complete Guide to Entity Documents for New Businesses

Starting a new business is an exciting milestone. However the administrative steps required to legally establish your company can quickly feel overwhelming. From registration forms to governance records each document plays a critical role in...

Peter Burrill Appointed As Interim Group CFO At Standard Chartered

Peter Burrill Appointed As Interim Group CFO At Standard Chartered

Peter Burrill has been associated with Standard Chartered since 2017 and currently holds the role of Group Head of Central Finance along with serving as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. In his interim role he will be based in London and will report...

How to Streamline Governance Risk and Compliance with Automation

How to Streamline Governance Risk and Compliance with Automation

Organizations preparing for mergers acquisitions or public offerings face growing pressure to prove strong governance and risk oversight. Regulatory requirements continue to expand and investor scrutiny is more rigorous than ever. Companies that...

Ashok Sharma Appointed As Independent Director Of Rallis India

Ashok Sharma Appointed As Independent Director Of Rallis India

Ashok Sharma brings more than three decades of leadership experience across strategy operations and business excellence roles in Indian and multinational organisations. He was associated with Mahindra and Mahindra from 1998 to 2024 where he held...

2026 outlook: Emerging priorities shaping school board governance

2026 outlook: Emerging priorities shaping school board governance

The last several years have pushed school boards to adapt under constant pressure. From technology governance and cybersecurity concerns to enrollment changes curriculum debates and evolving regulations boards have navigated an unusually complex...

Sustainability Disclosure Rules Reshaping Asia Pacific Markets

Sustainability Disclosure Rules Reshaping Asia Pacific Markets

Sustainability reporting requirements across the Asia Pacific region are entering a new phase as regulators move from voluntary guidance to mandatory climate and ESG disclosure. Governments and market authorities are introducing stronger reporting...

Driving business value through stronger internal controls

Driving business value through stronger internal controls

Corporate governance requirements continue to evolve and expectations around internal control effectiveness are rising. Recent regulatory updates have moved the focus beyond high level statements toward clear evidence consistency and...

Vinod Rai Concludes Tenure As Independent Director Of Apollo Tyres

Vinod Rai Concludes Tenure As Independent Director Of Apollo Tyres

Vinod Rai is a senior leader with extensive experience across finance banking and public administration. He is the Founder of India Infrastructure Finance Co. Ltd. and currently holds several key board level positions in the financial and corporate...

Redefining Investor Relations in a Digital First Market

Redefining Investor Relations in a Digital First Market

Investor relations has transformed dramatically in recent years. What was once a structured and predictable function now operates in a fast moving digital environment shaped by constant information flow and expanding stakeholder expectations....

Manoranjan Mohapatra Joins OnMobile Global As Independent Director

Manoranjan Mohapatra Joins OnMobile Global As Independent Director

Manoranjan Mohapatra, widely known as Mao, brings extensive leadership experience across the telecom and fintech sectors. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Comviva Technologies from 2007 to 2024, where he led the company’s transformation into...

From risk awareness to strategic governance priorities for 2026

From risk awareness to strategic governance priorities for 2026

As 2025 comes to a close many boards are taking stock of a year defined by constant disruption and rapid change. The past year tested governance frameworks across industries and highlighted how quickly risks can emerge and evolve. The insights...

Strengthening ESG Accountability Through Audit Functions

Strengthening ESG Accountability Through Audit Functions

Organizations around the world are facing rising expectations to clearly demonstrate progress on environmental social and governance priorities and to show how climate related risks are identified managed and reported across the business....

Aseem Dhru Redesignated As Executive Vice Chairman Of SBFC Finance

Aseem Dhru Redesignated As Executive Vice Chairman Of SBFC Finance

Aseem Dhru has played a key leadership role at SBFC Finance since joining the company in September 2017. With more than 25 years of experience in the banking and financial services sector he brings deep expertise in business strategy operations and...

February 2026 Board Newsletter

Board Composition | The Impact Of Board Culture On Effective Evaluation A key first step in a board evaluating, and possibly improving, its culture would be formally adding a review of its culture to the board’s periodic assessment, especially if...

PepsiCo CEO Ramon L. Laguarta Appointed To IBM Board

PepsiCo CEO Ramon L. Laguarta Appointed To IBM Board

Ramon L. Laguarta has been Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo since 2018. Prior to this role he served as President of the company and led its corporate strategy. Over the course of his career at PepsiCo he has held senior leadership responsibilities...