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Corporate Governance for Board Directors

This course equips serving and aspiring board members with a working command of fiduciary duty, board composition and the practical mechanics of effective boardroom decision making. Participants examine governance codes including King IV in South Africa alongside comparable regional frameworks used across Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe, and learn to translate code principles into board charters, committee terms of reference and meeting practice. The programme uses real board failure case studies to show how governance gaps become financial and reputational losses.

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Course objectives

  • Explain the legal and fiduciary duties of directors under common company law and local Companies Acts
  • Distinguish the roles of the board, the chairperson, the chief executive and board committees
  • Design a board charter and committee terms of reference aligned to a recognised governance code
  • Apply structured techniques for evaluating board and director performance
  • Identify early warning indicators of governance failure from board packs and minutes

Who should attend

  • Non executive and executive directors
  • Board chairpersons and committee chairs
  • Company secretaries supporting the board
  • Senior executives being groomed for board appointment
  • Regulators and supervisors overseeing governed entities

Course outline

  1. 01Foundations of corporate governance and the role of the modern board
  2. 02Director duties, liability and conflicts of interest
  3. 03Board composition, independence and succession planning
  4. 04Board committees: audit, risk, remuneration and nominations
  5. 05Board and director performance evaluation
  6. 06Case studies in governance failure and boardroom intervention

Scheduled sessions

Scheduled sessions for Corporate Governance for Board Directors
DatesVenueFormatPriceRegister
22 to 24 December 2026London, United KingdomClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
19 to 21 January 2027Durban, South AfricaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
25 to 27 February 2027Online, OnlineOnlineR6,500 per delegateRegister Now
17 to 19 June 2027Victoria Falls, ZimbabweClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
20 to 22 June 2027Nairobi, KenyaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
7 to 9 July 2027Cape Town, South AfricaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now