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Item List : "Board of directors"

12 items, ordered by date. Show on timeline  

1. Letter, dated 2? October 1989, from JP Charkham, Bank of England.

Charkham passes on contact details of a German professors with an interest in boards of German companies.

2. Letter, 25 July 1990, and paper entitled 'Building a board: a guide for chairmen and CEOs.'

Paper was written by Jonathan Charkham at request of Bob Monks.

3. Letter, dated 30 January 1991, from CB Gough to Sir Peter Gregson, Permanent Secretary, Department of Trade & Industry

The letter refers to a meeting which covered the relationship between boards of directors and auditors and the effectiveness of audit. It proposes a review of corporate governance and accountability.

5. Letters, June 1991, between Sir Adrian Cadbury and Neville Bain, Coats Viyella.

Neville Bain sets out some points on directors and responsibilities, annual reports and audit committees.

7. Draft, dated 21 August 1991, evaluating a company's progress, prepared by Neville Bain, Coats Viyella

Paper prepared by Neville Bain. Not clear who is the intended audience.

8. Letter and submission from the Society of Investment Analysts, 29 October 1991

The submission covers the composition of the Board e.g. Separate Chairman and Chief Executive, non-executive directors; qualitative and quantitative financial reports, importance of non-executive directors, external auditors and audit committees.

9. Handwritten notes (17 December 1991) and letter from RJ Chapman, Arthur Andersen, 7 November 1991.

Letter sets out Arthur Andersen's views as a contribution to evidence gathering.

10. Letter, dated 19 December 1991, from JP Charkham, Bank of England and extracts from Conference Board Research Report.

Comments on 100 Group paper definition of corporate governance, the board should be balanced and reporting.

11. Meeting on 17 September 1992, Committee's conclusions on proposed revision to draft report.

Covers all sections of the report with suggested replacement wording.

The Cadbury Archive at Cambridge Judge Business School consists of papers compiled and preserved by Sir Adrian Cadbury from his time as Chairman of the Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance.

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