Foreword by Bonnie Lysyk, MBA, FCPA, FCA, LPA, ICD.D xix
Preface xxi
About the Editor xxv
1 The Board Governance Handbook: An Introduction and Overview 1
Richard W. Leblanc, FCMC, CMC-AF, BSc, MBA, LLB, JD, LLM, PhD
I Hiring, Evaluating, and Dismissing the CEO 33
2 CEO Succession Planning 35
David F. Larcker, BS, MS, PhD Brian Tayan, BA, MBA
3 Incrementalism Is Not Going to Work 55
Raj L. Gupta, BS, MS, MBA Dan Bigman, BFA
4 Model President and CEO Position Description 63
Richard W. Leblanc, FCMC, CMC-AF, BSc, MBA, LLB, JD, LLM, PhD
5 Model President and CEO Annual Performance Evaluation and Incentive Compensation Policy 71
Richard W. Leblanc, FCMC, CMC- AF, BSc, MBA, LLB, JD, LLM, PhD
6 Board Oversight of Possible CEO Misconduct 87
Richard W. Leblanc, FCMC, CMC- AF, BSc, MBA, LLB, JD, LLM, PhD
7 Model CEO Succession Planning Charter 109
Richard W. Leblanc, FCMC, CMC-AF, BSc, MBA, LLB, JD, LLM, PhD
II Strategy and Investors 117
8 The Three Dilemmas for Creating a Long- Term Board 119
Ariel Fromer Babcock, BA, CFA, Robert G. Eccles, SB, SB, AM, PHD Sarah Keohane Williamson, BA, MBA, CAIA, CFA
9 Pension Fund Governance: Working Under Tension 151
Bryan Campbell, PhD Michel Magnan, PhD, FRSC, FCPA, Auditor, FCA, ASC, CDir
10 A Critique of the Investment Fund Governance Regime in Canada 163
André Fok Kam, BSc, MBA, FCA
11 Third Stage Corporate Governance: Investors and Companies Divided by a Common Language 183
Jon Lukomnik, BA James P. Hawley, BA, MA, PhD
III Technology Governance 195
12 Technology and the Corporate Board: Critical Considerations Going Forward 197
Gary L. Evans, Dip CS, BA, Hons Bcomm, MBA, PhD
13 Questions the Board Should Ask About Artificial Intelligence 233
Timothy E. Storus, LLB, ICDD
14 Artificial Intelligence Governance Standards 243
Sam De Silva, LLB, BMS, MBS, DBA, FCIPS, CITP, FBCS, FRSA Barbara Zapisetskaya, BA, LLB
15 Fair Warning Has Been Given: What Do Directors Need to Do Now to Respond to Cyber Risk? 263
Lloyd Komori, BA Dip IT, CDir, ACC, HRCC
16 Cyber Risk from an IT Leader's Point of View 285
Michael Castro, CDir, ASC, MBA
17 Cyber Legislation, Standards, and Practices: An Overview for Directors 295
S. David Craig, PEng, MBA, CRISC, ICDD
IV Environment, Social, and Governance 315
18 Environmental, Social, and Governance Issues and the Board 317
Cynthia E. Clark, BA, MA, PhD
19 ESG'S Growing Pains 335
Nell Minow, BA, JD
20 Shareholders, Stakeholders, and Tangible and Intangible Capitals 365
James E. Nevels, AB, MBA, JD, LLM
21 Responsible Boards for a Sustainable Future: Not ESG but G(ees) 383
Yilmaz Argüden, BS, PhD Gizem Argüden Oskay, BSc
22 Board Oversight and Climate Change: What Directors Need to Know 425
Patricia A. Koval, BA, JD, MBA
23 Business Reconciliation: Calls to Action #92 Board and Business Imperative 467
Gary L. Evans, Dip CS, BA, Hons BComm, MBA, PhD Corinne Chappell, MEd, MEd, EdD David D. Varis, BA, MA
24 CEO Political Activism: Corporate Governance and Ethical Dimensions 489
John M. Holcomb, BA, MA, JD
25 Business and the Social Agenda: C- suite Activism, Corporate Responsibility, Workplace Trust, and the Board's Role 505
Sally J. Curley, BA, MBA, IRC Carol Nolan Drake, BA, JD
26 A CPA's Primer on EDI: What Directors Should Know About Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Audits 525
Romi-Lee Sevel, MFAC, CPA, CA
27 Making Diversity Work 535
John Zinkin, BA, MSc Chris Bennett, MBA
28 An Introduction to Regenerative Governance 559
J. Lyn Mcdonell BA, MA, FCMC, CDir<