Is it time to re-examine board composition in UK companies?

Mindful Money references Russell Reynolds Associates’ Board Composition study in the recent article, 'Is it time to re-examine board composition in UK companies?'

This piece by headhunters' Russell Reynolds highlights some of the most important considerations for companies. It suggests that companies have to achieve balance in three major areas: Continuity vs. fresh perspective; Cohesion vs. diversity; Granular expertise vs. big-picture oversight. It adds that companies are currently in flux over board composition, as the financial crisis has exposed their inadequacies.

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