- Don’t expect non-executive directors to add to corporate governance. They are dependent on the company. An independent director must assume responsibility more out of prestige than remuneration. There must be a cap on the independent director’s remuneration, so that they quit the board in case the chairman ignores their view.
- Each independent director must have a dotted line relationship with one or more executive(s) of the company related to his/her field of expertise/domain knowledge so that the board can look towards them for their views, irrespective of the views of the management. This will bring diversity in governance and increase the involvement of independent directors in the company’s affairs.
- The board’s performance evaluation must be external, by independent directors and should be so mandated by the Companies Act. Even the most respected companies carry out internal evaluation of the board. This is just for compliance, not for accountability.
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