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Item List : "Non-executive directors"

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27. Letter, dated 1 October 1991, from Simon Blunt about service contracts for directors.

Letter expresses concerns about contracts granted to directors.

28. Letter from Andrew H Simon, Evode Group plc, 3 October 1991

Letter concentrates on various committees within a company and a responsible attitude being adopted by institutional shareholders.

29. Letter, dated 16 October 1991, from Lord Chilver, chairman of the Innovation Advisory Board and copy of Chapter 3 from the IAB publication 'Promoting innovation and long termism', published 1990.

Submisson concentrates on communication between companies and their shareholders, reporting on intangible assets and non-executive directors.

30. Letter, dated 16 October 1991, from Sir David Lees, GKN plc

Letter comments on the number of non-executive directorships held.

31. Letter, dated 28 October 1991, from Simon Jenkins, The Times

Letter sets out personal views on the role of non-executive directors.

32. 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.

33. Letter, dated 29 October 1991, from Ewan Macpherson, Smith & Williamson

Letter gives his view on roles and responsibilites of non-executive directors including remuneration committees.

34. Correspondence with and submission from Institute of Public Relations, December 1991

Main content is 'A submission to the Committee on the Finacinal Aspects of Corporate Governance by the Institute of Public Relations , City & Financial Group, December 1991.

35. Correspondence with Austin Mitchell and Prem Sikka and their submission, December 1991, January 1992

Covers issues such as communication between boards and shareholders, emphasis on the long term, corporate reporting, company-auditor relationships, responsibilities of non-executive directors, audit committees and auditors responsibilities.

36. Record of meeting with Mr Bill Morrison, Chairman of the Auditing Practices Board, on 4 December 1991

Includes a draft work programme and an update of the draft Accounting Practices Board discussion draft.

37. Corporate Governance Committee Correspondence 1992-1994.

Correspondence on subjects such as rights of executive directors to seek external professional advice and be re-imbursed, comments on comments on the draft report, the interests of of the 'private' shareholder as well as the interests of the institutional ones.

38. Record of meeting with Hugh Collum, 100 Group, 14 January 1992

Comments on the papers circulated for the 20-21 January 1992 meeting.

39. Correspondence between Sir Adrian Cadbury and Dick Taverne, QC, chairman of PRIMA Europe January to February 1992.

Covers some aspects of institutional investors and also their relations with non-executive directors in two articles.

40. Letter, dated 21 February 1992, from Dr Maurice Gillibrand and submission to the Committee.

Submission covers communication between boards and stakeholders, executive and non-executive directors, corporate reporting.

41. Letter, dated 24 April 1992, from Chris Holder, Arthur Andersen covering views expressed at Cadbury Committee on Corporate Governance Dinner, 30 March 1992.

The views cover the range of auditing issues, non-executive directors, responsibilities of directors, divided boards and other matters.

42. Report on a pilot study on attitudes toward the issues of corporate governance, a presentation by Angus Maitland, Burson-Marsteller at CBI/B-M conference on Corporate Governance 10 June 1992 and reply by Nigel Peace.

Reports the results of a survey. Auditors are least likely to benefit while non-executive directors benefit most. Responsibility for compliance lies with company management and institutional shareholders or Stock Exchange, while expresses doubts over self-regulation.

43. Letter, dated 16 June 1992, from Stewart Douglas-Mann, Guinness Mahon & Co.

Comments on the wording re independence of non-executive directors.

44. Comments, dated 17 June 1992, by JC Dwek, Bodycote International plc, letter and reply by Nigel Peace.

Comments that fraud is very difficult to prevent and comments on non-executive directors and auditing, especially their resignation advice.

45. Letter, dated 18 June 1992, Annual Report analysis from Jonathan Chaytor and FT article.

Comments on institutional investors, non-executive directors and internal auditors.

46. Letter, dated 24 June 1992, from EA Bradman.

Comments on voluntary nature of the code, non-executive directors, the role of audit committees, directors' contracts and the independence of auditors.

47. Letter, 24 June 1997, from Edward Adeane, Hambros and reply by Nigel Peace.

Seeks and gives clarification on the meaning of independent in relation to non-executive directors.

48. Address to the Annual Conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Eastsbourne 25-27 June 1992, The role of Directors by Graham Corbett.

This is a workshop exercise on the role of the directors in Eurotunnel delivered at the ICAEW conference . It is used to comment on unitary boards, separation of roles of Chairman and Chief Executive, non-executive directors and institutional investors.

49. Letter and comments, dated 30 June 1992, from Tim Knowles.

Comments on non-executive directors, financial reporting, auditing and institutional shareholders.

50. Correspondence, dated July / August 1992 between Sir Adrian Cadbury and Tony Hirst, Association of Independent Museums.

Hirst expresses concern about the suggestion that non-executive directors should only serve on one board.

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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