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April Hall

April Hall
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April Hall is the former managing editor of Private Company Director.
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Should Private Companies and Family Businesses Care About ESG?

The pressure on companies to enact ESG (environmental, social and governance) plans has come from all sides: investors, stakeholders, employees and regulĂĄators. Public companies...
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The Qualities of a Resilient Board: Considerations for the “next normal.”

After an arduous 2020, many boards have been able to turn their focus from crisis management to recovery. Governance questions now involve worker safety;...
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Redefining Private Company Board Service

A 15-month shakeup changed the rules of engagement. There is no doubt that directors had to be deeply engaged and ready to pivot in...
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The Board/CEO Relationship: Clear communication and transitions are board responsibilities.

For publicly traded companies, the board’s primary responsibility is often defined as the hiring and firing of the CEO. In privately held companies, the...
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A New Perspective in the Boardroom: Women board chairs bring diversity of thought to...

Meghan Juday was appointed chairman of IDEAL Industries in February 2020. A few months before, the company had welcomed a new non-family CEO. A...
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The Power of Independent Directors: Christie Hefner says a board must be open to...

Christie Hefner’s start in corporate governance was somewhat unusual. While most directors begin on a nonprofit or private company board, she became chairman of...
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Risk Management for Private Companies and Boards: How will lessons learned in 2020 affect...

Risk management oversight is one of the most important roles of the board. The board must have processes and policies in place before a...
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Balancing Business and Family: MacLean-Fogg’s board dynamics include both the professional and the personal.

MacLean-Fogg has annual revenues of more than $1 billion and a professional, majority independent fiduciary board, but there are still governance moments that are...

The 2021 Private Company Boards of the Year Awards

Seven private company boards were honored at the 2021 Private Company Governance Summit.
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Our Board Evolution: Building the Board and Management of the Future

In 2009, foreseeing difficult economic times, the leadership of Ulteig decided that independent experience on the board would help the company navigate the future....